Summer afternoons in Cucuron are warmer than in 92% of mainland French towns
On a normal January night the air cools to about 1.9°C. Rain peaks in November and eases off in July. By frosts alone, it ranks gentler than 65% of mainland French towns. Frost greets about 35 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Figures from Météo-France’s Vaugines station, 2.3 km west.
A year in Cucuron at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Vaugines station.
What a year in Cucuron feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Vaugines.
About 742 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 13th wettest of 47 towns of 2,500+ in Vaucluse.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Aix-en-Provence
35 frosts and 104 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 104 days a year reach 25°C, and 46 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Vaugines: 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 Vaugines
Vaugines is 2.3 km west of Cucuron. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Cucuron itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Vaugines (84140001) |
| Distance from the town | 2.3 km west |
| Station altitude | 345 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 318 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Aix-en-Provence, 27 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 Cucuron 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cucuron | Vaugines | 30.2°C | 1.9°C | 742 mm |
| Villelaure 6.7 km | Sannes | 30.2°C about the same | 0.3°C 1.6°C colder | 693 mm |
| Cadenet 6.8 km | same station | 30.2°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 742 mm |
| La Tour-d'Aigues 9.9 km | Sannes | 30.2°C about the same | 0.3°C 1.6°C colder | 693 mm |
| Pertuis 10 km | Sannes | 30.2°C about the same | 0.3°C 1.6°C colder | 693 mm |
| Lauris 11 km | Cabrières-d'Avignon | 30.7°C 0.5°C warmer | 0.6°C 1.3°C colder | 697 mm |
| La Roque-d'Anthéron 12 km | Aix-en-Provence | 31.0°C 0.8°C warmer | 1.6°C about the same | 609 mm |
Cucuron weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Vaugines station; sunshine at Aix-en-Provence.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.3°C | 1.9°C | 6.1°C | 58 mm | 151 |
| February | 11.4°C | 1.7°C | 6.5°C | 42 mm | 177 |
| March | 15.2°C | 4.5°C | 9.9°C | 45 mm | 233 |
| April | 18.1°C | 7.2°C | 12.7°C | 69 mm | 244 |
| May | 22.6°C | 10.9°C | 16.7°C | 63 mm | 297 |
| June | 27.1°C | 14.3°C | 20.7°C | 41 mm | 331 |
| July | 30.2°C | 16.6°C | 23.4°C | 28 mm | 370 |
| August | 29.9°C | 16.4°C | 23.2°C | 35 mm | 332 |
| September | 24.7°C | 13.0°C | 18.9°C | 92 mm | 257 |
| October | 19.6°C | 10.1°C | 14.8°C | 99 mm | 190 |
| November | 13.8°C | 5.5°C | 9.7°C | 109 mm | 152 |
| December | 10.6°C | 2.5°C | 6.6°C | 63 mm | 141 |
| Year | 19.5°C | 8.7°C | 14.1°C | 742 mm | 2,873 |
Where Cucuron’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Vaugines, 2.3 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, Aix-en-Provence, 27 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 Cucuron’s climate
How warm does Cucuron get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.2°C. About 104 days a year reach 25°C, more than 90% of mainland French towns, and about 46 reach 30°C.
How cold does Cucuron get in winter?
February nights average 1.7°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 Cucuron get?
About 742 mm a year, less than 54% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (109 mm) and July the driest (28 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Aix-en-Provence (27 km away), averages 2,873 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Cucuron itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Cucuron, Vaugines, 2.3 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 VAUGINES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Cucuron →
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