Cheval-Blanc has warmer summer afternoons than 94% of mainland French towns
January nights here settle around 0.6°C. A year here swings 30°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 79% of mainland French towns. Frost greets about 54 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Figures from Météo-France’s Cabrières-d'Avignon station, 12 km north-east.
A year in Cheval-Blanc at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Cabrières-d'Avignon station.
What a year in Cheval-Blanc feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cabrières-d'Avignon.
About 697 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and July the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 21st wettest of 47 towns of 2,500+ in Vaucluse.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Carpentras
A frosty town: 54 frosts and 115 days of 25°C a year
On about 54 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 115 days a year reach 25°C, and 52 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cabrières-d'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 Cabrières-d'Avignon
Cabrières-d'Avignon is 12 km north-east of Cheval-Blanc. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Cheval-Blanc itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Cabrières-d'Avignon (84025001) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 142 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 83 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Carpentras, 32 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 Cheval-Blanc 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheval-Blanc | Cabrières-d'Avignon | 30.7°C | 0.6°C | 697 mm |
| Orgon 3.4 km | same station | 30.7°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 697 mm |
| Cavaillon 5.4 km | Avignon | 31.5°C 0.8°C warmer | 1.9°C 1.3°C milder | 649 mm |
| Sénas 6.2 km | Salon-de-Provence | 30.7°C about the same | 1.8°C 1.2°C milder | 594 mm |
| Plan-d'Orgon 6.2 km | Avignon | 31.5°C 0.8°C warmer | 1.9°C 1.3°C milder | 649 mm |
| Robion 6.3 km | same station | 30.7°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 697 mm |
| Mollégès 10 km | Eyragues | 31.7°C 1°C warmer | 2.2°C 1.6°C milder | 632 mm |
Cheval-Blanc weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Cabrières-d'Avignon station; sunshine at Carpentras.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.6°C | 0.6°C | 5.6°C | 58 mm | 151 |
| February | 12.0°C | 0.6°C | 6.3°C | 38 mm | 173 |
| March | 16.2°C | 3.4°C | 9.8°C | 40 mm | 230 |
| April | 19.3°C | 6.4°C | 12.8°C | 65 mm | 244 |
| May | 23.7°C | 10.2°C | 16.9°C | 58 mm | 285 |
| June | 27.9°C | 13.6°C | 20.8°C | 39 mm | 328 |
| July | 30.7°C | 15.7°C | 23.2°C | 22 mm | 363 |
| August | 30.4°C | 15.4°C | 22.9°C | 41 mm | 327 |
| September | 25.3°C | 12.1°C | 18.7°C | 92 mm | 257 |
| October | 20.4°C | 9.2°C | 14.8°C | 100 mm | 191 |
| November | 14.5°C | 4.5°C | 9.5°C | 95 mm | 149 |
| December | 10.9°C | 1.4°C | 6.2°C | 51 mm | 138 |
| Year | 20.2°C | 7.8°C | 14.0°C | 697 mm | 2,835 |
Where Cheval-Blanc’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Cabrières-d'Avignon, 12 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, Carpentras, 32 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 Cheval-Blanc’s climate
How warm does Cheval-Blanc get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.7°C. About 115 days a year reach 25°C, more than 93% of mainland French towns, and about 52 reach 30°C.
How cold does Cheval-Blanc get in winter?
January nights average 0.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 54 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Cheval-Blanc get?
About 697 mm a year, less than 68% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (100 mm) and July the driest (22 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carpentras (32 km away), averages 2,835 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Cheval-Blanc itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Cheval-Blanc, Cabrières-d'Avignon, 12 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 CABRIERES D'AVIGNON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Cheval-Blanc →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.