Avignon sits near the top of mainland French towns for July heat
In January the night’s low is typically 1.9°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks drier than 83% of mainland French towns. Only 30°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Radiators earn their keep from December to February, the months that average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Avignon station, 6.6 km south-east.
A year in Avignon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Avignon station.
What a year in Avignon feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Avignon.
About 649 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 20 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 35th wettest of 47 towns of 2,500+ in Vaucluse.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Carpentras
35 frosts and 122 days of 25°C a year
On about 35 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 122 days a year reach 25°C, and 60 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Avignon: 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 Avignon
Avignon is 6.6 km south-east of Avignon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Avignon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Avignon (84007005) |
| Distance from the town | 6.6 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 34 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 22 m |
| Period | 1993–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Carpentras, 24 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 Avignon 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 Vaucluse.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avignon | Avignon | 31.5°C | 1.9°C | 649 mm |
| Le Pontet 3.6 km | same station | 31.5°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 649 mm |
| Rognonas 4.9 km | Eyragues | 31.7°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 632 mm |
| Villeneuve-lès-Avignon 4.9 km | Pujaut | 30.8°C 0.7°C cooler | 2.0°C about the same | 673 mm |
| Les Angles 5.3 km | Pujaut | 30.8°C 0.7°C cooler | 2.0°C about the same | 673 mm |
| Morières-lès-Avignon 5.8 km | same station | 31.5°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 649 mm |
| Châteaurenard 6.7 km | Eyragues | 31.7°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 632 mm |
Avignon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Avignon station; sunshine at Carpentras.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.7°C | 1.9°C | 6.3°C | 56 mm | 151 |
| February | 12.4°C | 2.3°C | 7.4°C | 36 mm | 173 |
| March | 16.6°C | 5.0°C | 10.8°C | 36 mm | 230 |
| April | 19.7°C | 7.7°C | 13.7°C | 60 mm | 244 |
| May | 23.9°C | 11.7°C | 17.8°C | 52 mm | 285 |
| June | 28.7°C | 15.6°C | 22.1°C | 35 mm | 328 |
| July | 31.5°C | 18.0°C | 24.8°C | 24 mm | 363 |
| August | 31.1°C | 17.6°C | 24.3°C | 35 mm | 327 |
| September | 26.0°C | 13.9°C | 19.9°C | 91 mm | 257 |
| October | 21.0°C | 10.7°C | 15.8°C | 89 mm | 191 |
| November | 14.7°C | 6.0°C | 10.3°C | 92 mm | 149 |
| December | 11.0°C | 2.5°C | 6.7°C | 44 mm | 138 |
| Year | 20.6°C | 9.4°C | 15.0°C | 649 mm | 2,835 |
Where Avignon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Avignon, 6.6 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1993–2020, 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, Carpentras, 24 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 Vaucluse.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Avignon’s climate
How warm does Avignon get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.5°C. About 122 days a year reach 25°C, more than 97% of mainland French towns, and about 60 reach 30°C.
How cold does Avignon get in winter?
January nights average 1.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 35 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Avignon get?
About 649 mm a year, less than 83% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (92 mm) and July the driest (24 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carpentras (24 km away), averages 2,835 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Avignon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Avignon, Avignon, 6.6 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 AVIGNON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Avignon →
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