Vidauban sits near the top of mainland French towns for July heat
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at 1.6°C on average. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 61% of mainland French towns. Expect the heaviest rain in November and the lightest in July. An umbrella earns its place on about 63 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Les Arcs station, 4.9 km north-east.
A year in Vidauban at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Les Arcs station.
What a year in Vidauban feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Les Arcs.
About 803 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 34th wettest of 85 towns of 2,500+ in Var.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Le Luc
44 frosts and 146 days of 25°C a year
On about 44 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 146 days a year reach 25°C, and 81 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Les Arcs: 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 Les Arcs
Les Arcs is 4.9 km north-east of Vidauban. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Vidauban itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Les Arcs (83004004) |
| Distance from the town | 4.9 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 55 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 54 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Le Luc, 5.3 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 Vidauban 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. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vidauban | Les Arcs | 33.0°C | 1.6°C | 803 mm |
| Les Arcs 6.1 km | same station | 33.0°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 803 mm |
| Le Cannet-des-Maures 7.4 km | Le Luc | 32.4°C 0.6°C cooler | 2.0°C about the same | 832 mm |
| Lorgues 9.5 km | Draguignan | 31.8°C 1.2°C cooler | 2.0°C about the same | 865 mm |
| Le Thoronet 10 km | Draguignan | 31.8°C 1.2°C cooler | 2.0°C about the same | 865 mm |
| Le Luc 10 km | Le Luc | 32.4°C 0.6°C cooler | 2.0°C about the same | 832 mm |
| Trans-en-Provence 10 km | Draguignan | 31.8°C 1.2°C cooler | 2.0°C about the same | 865 mm |
Vidauban weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Les Arcs station; sunshine at Le Luc.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.1°C | 1.6°C | 7.3°C | 62 mm | 148 |
| February | 14.5°C | 1.7°C | 8.1°C | 53 mm | 166 |
| March | 17.8°C | 4.1°C | 11.0°C | 53 mm | 218 |
| April | 20.9°C | 7.2°C | 14.1°C | 66 mm | 232 |
| May | 25.1°C | 11.0°C | 18.0°C | 57 mm | 276 |
| June | 30.0°C | 14.5°C | 22.3°C | 58 mm | 320 |
| July | 33.0°C | 16.7°C | 24.8°C | 16 mm | 359 |
| August | 33.0°C | 16.4°C | 24.7°C | 33 mm | 325 |
| September | 28.2°C | 13.1°C | 20.6°C | 63 mm | 249 |
| October | 22.8°C | 10.1°C | 16.5°C | 117 mm | 179 |
| November | 16.8°C | 5.7°C | 11.2°C | 147 mm | 143 |
| December | 13.3°C | 2.5°C | 7.9°C | 79 mm | 137 |
| Year | 22.4°C | 8.7°C | 15.5°C | 803 mm | 2,752 |
Where Vidauban’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Les Arcs, 4.9 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, 5.3 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 Vidauban’s climate
How warm does Vidauban get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 33.0°C. About 146 days a year reach 25°C, more than almost every mainland French town, and about 81 reach 30°C.
How cold does Vidauban get in winter?
January nights average 1.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 44 nights a year, and about 0 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Vidauban get?
About 803 mm a year, more than 61% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (147 mm) and July the driest (16 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Le Luc (5.3 km away), averages 2,752 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Vidauban itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Vidauban, Les Arcs, 4.9 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 LES ARCS_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Vidauban →
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