Hardly any mainland French towns log more warm days than Vins-sur-Caramy
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 1.3°C. The rainiest month is November; the driest is July. In January, nights here are colder than in 67% of mainland French towns. Frost greets about 47 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Montfort-sur-Argens station, 4 km north.
A year in Vins-sur-Caramy at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Montfort-sur-Argens station.
What a year in Vins-sur-Caramy feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montfort-sur-Argens.
About 789 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 38th wettest of 85 towns of 2,500+ in Var.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Le Luc
47 frosts and 134 days of 25°C a year
On about 47 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 134 days a year reach 25°C, and 69 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montfort-sur-Argens: 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 Montfort-sur-Argens
Montfort-sur-Argens is 4 km north of Vins-sur-Caramy. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Vins-sur-Caramy itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Montfort-sur-Argens (83083001) |
| Distance from the town | 4 km north |
| Station altitude | 141 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 219 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Le Luc, 21 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 Vins-sur-Caramy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vins-sur-Caramy | Montfort-sur-Argens | 32.1°C | 1.3°C | 789 mm |
| Le Val 5.2 km | same station | 32.1°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 789 mm |
| Carcès 5.8 km | same station | 32.1°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 789 mm |
| Brignoles 6.5 km | same station | 32.1°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 789 mm |
| Flassans-sur-Issole 9.5 km | same station | 32.1°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 789 mm |
| Besse-sur-Issole 10 km | Entrecasteaux | 32.1°C about the same | 1.8°C 0.5°C milder | 805 mm |
| Forcalqueiret 12 km | Entrecasteaux | 32.1°C about the same | 1.8°C 0.5°C milder | 805 mm |
Vins-sur-Caramy weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Montfort-sur-Argens station; sunshine at Le Luc.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.5°C | 1.3°C | 6.9°C | 65 mm | 148 |
| February | 13.9°C | 1.2°C | 7.5°C | 46 mm | 166 |
| March | 17.5°C | 3.5°C | 10.5°C | 43 mm | 218 |
| April | 20.3°C | 6.2°C | 13.2°C | 69 mm | 232 |
| May | 24.6°C | 10.0°C | 17.3°C | 64 mm | 276 |
| June | 29.0°C | 13.4°C | 21.2°C | 51 mm | 320 |
| July | 32.1°C | 15.5°C | 23.8°C | 25 mm | 359 |
| August | 32.0°C | 15.4°C | 23.7°C | 31 mm | 325 |
| September | 26.8°C | 11.9°C | 19.3°C | 86 mm | 249 |
| October | 21.7°C | 9.0°C | 15.3°C | 114 mm | 179 |
| November | 16.0°C | 5.1°C | 10.6°C | 123 mm | 143 |
| December | 12.7°C | 2.0°C | 7.4°C | 72 mm | 137 |
| Year | 21.6°C | 7.9°C | 14.7°C | 789 mm | 2,752 |
Where Vins-sur-Caramy’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Montfort-sur-Argens, 4 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- 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, 21 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 Vins-sur-Caramy’s climate
How warm does Vins-sur-Caramy get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 32.1°C. About 134 days a year reach 25°C, more than almost every mainland French town, and about 69 reach 30°C.
How cold does Vins-sur-Caramy get in winter?
February nights average 1.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 47 nights a year, and about 0 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Vins-sur-Caramy get?
About 789 mm a year, more than 57% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (123 mm) and July the driest (25 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Le Luc (21 km away), averages 2,752 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Vins-sur-Caramy itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Vins-sur-Caramy, Montfort-sur-Argens, 4 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 MONTFORT-SUR-ARGENS_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Vins-sur-Caramy →
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