Frosty mornings in Vérignon outnumber those of 93% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 26.8°C. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 28°C. Of the 85 towns of 2,500+ in Var, it is the wettest. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 77 times a year.
Figures from Météo-France’s Comps-sur-Artuby station, 16 km east.
A year in Vérignon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Comps-sur-Artuby station.
What a year in Vérignon feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Comps-sur-Artuby.
About 1,010 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 30 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 85 towns of 2,500+ in Var.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Le Luc
A frosty town: 75 frosts and 67 days of 25°C a year
On about 75 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 67 days a year reach 25°C, and 10 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Comps-sur-Artuby: a frost is a night of 0°C or below, a summer day (jour d’été) 25°C or more, a hot day (forte chaleur) 30°C or more.
The Météo-France station at Comps-sur-Artuby
Comps-sur-Artuby is 16 km east of Vérignon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Vérignon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Comps-sur-Artuby (83044003) |
| Distance from the town | 16 km east |
| Station altitude | 892 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 873 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Le Luc, 31 km away |
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Vérignon compares
Against the 4,385 towns of 2,500 or more in mainland France, each read from its own matched station. The dots are the other towns of 2,500+ in Var.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vérignon | Comps-sur-Artuby | 26.8°C | −0.8°C | 1,010 mm |
| Salernes 10 km | Entrecasteaux | 32.1°C 5.3°C warmer | 1.8°C 2.6°C milder | 805 mm |
| Flayosc 16 km | Entrecasteaux | 32.1°C 5.3°C warmer | 1.8°C 2.6°C milder | 805 mm |
| Lorgues 19 km | Draguignan | 31.8°C 5°C warmer | 2.0°C 2.8°C milder | 865 mm |
| Draguignan 20 km | Draguignan | 31.8°C 5°C warmer | 2.0°C 2.8°C milder | 865 mm |
| Carcès 21 km | Montfort-sur-Argens | 32.1°C 5.3°C warmer | 1.3°C 2.1°C milder | 789 mm |
| Figanières 21 km | Seillans | 31.2°C 4.4°C warmer | 1.9°C 2.7°C milder | 914 mm |
Vérignon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Comps-sur-Artuby station; sunshine at Le Luc.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.4°C | −0.8°C | 3.8°C | 72 mm | 148 |
| February | 9.3°C | −1.1°C | 4.1°C | 62 mm | 166 |
| March | 12.2°C | 1.4°C | 6.8°C | 75 mm | 218 |
| April | 15.0°C | 4.3°C | 9.6°C | 93 mm | 232 |
| May | 19.1°C | 8.1°C | 13.6°C | 90 mm | 276 |
| June | 23.7°C | 11.7°C | 17.7°C | 81 mm | 320 |
| July | 26.8°C | 13.7°C | 20.3°C | 29 mm | 359 |
| August | 27.0°C | 13.5°C | 20.3°C | 43 mm | 325 |
| September | 21.9°C | 10.1°C | 16.0°C | 72 mm | 249 |
| October | 17.1°C | 6.9°C | 12.0°C | 126 mm | 179 |
| November | 11.6°C | 2.5°C | 7.0°C | 167 mm | 143 |
| December | 9.0°C | 0.0°C | 4.5°C | 102 mm | 137 |
| Year | 16.8°C | 5.9°C | 11.3°C | 1,010 mm | 2,752 |
Where Vérignon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Comps-sur-Artuby, 16 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1997–2020, where its record is shorter).
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Le Luc, 31 km away.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Var.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Vérignon’s climate
How warm does Vérignon get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.0°C. About 67 days a year reach 25°C, more than 57% of mainland French towns, and about 10 reach 30°C.
How cold does Vérignon get in winter?
February nights average −1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 75 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Vérignon get?
About 1,010 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (167 mm) and July the driest (29 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Le Luc (31 km away), averages 2,752 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Vérignon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Vérignon, Comps-sur-Artuby, 16 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station COMPS-SUR-ARTUBY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Vérignon →
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