Summer arrives in force in La Roque-sur-Pernes, hotter than in 93% of mainland French towns
January mornings start at about 1.5°C. Its yearly rainfall falls short of 65% of mainland French towns. Temperatures cover 29°C across the year, low to high. An umbrella earns its place on about 70 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt station, 22 km east.
A year in La Roque-sur-Pernes at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt station.
What a year in La Roque-sur-Pernes feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt.
About 710 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 20th wettest of 47 towns of 2,500+ in Vaucluse.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Carpentras
39 frosts and 106 days of 25°C a year
On about 39 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 106 days a year reach 25°C, and 47 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt: 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 Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt
Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt is 22 km east of La Roque-sur-Pernes. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Roque-sur-Pernes itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt (84118001) |
| Distance from the town | 22 km east |
| Station altitude | 322 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 297 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 10 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Carpentras, 12 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 La Roque-sur-Pernes 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Roque-sur-Pernes | Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt | 30.3°C | 1.5°C | 710 mm |
| Pernes-les-Fontaines 5.2 km | Carpentras | 32.3°C 2°C warmer | 1.0°C 0.5°C colder | 666 mm |
| Velleron 6.8 km | Avignon | 31.5°C 1.2°C warmer | 1.9°C about the same | 649 mm |
| L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue 7.7 km | Avignon | 31.5°C 1.2°C warmer | 1.9°C about the same | 649 mm |
| Mazan 8.2 km | Carpentras | 32.3°C 2°C warmer | 1.0°C 0.5°C colder | 666 mm |
| Carpentras 9.7 km | Carpentras | 32.3°C 2°C warmer | 1.0°C 0.5°C colder | 666 mm |
| Le Thor 11 km | Avignon | 31.5°C 1.2°C warmer | 1.9°C about the same | 649 mm |
La Roque-sur-Pernes weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt station; sunshine at Carpentras.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.0°C | 1.5°C | 5.8°C | 56 mm | 151 |
| February | 11.4°C | 1.4°C | 6.4°C | 38 mm | 173 |
| March | 15.4°C | 4.1°C | 9.8°C | 41 mm | 230 |
| April | 18.4°C | 6.8°C | 12.6°C | 65 mm | 244 |
| May | 22.7°C | 10.5°C | 16.6°C | 64 mm | 285 |
| June | 27.2°C | 13.9°C | 20.6°C | 43 mm | 328 |
| July | 30.3°C | 16.2°C | 23.2°C | 34 mm | 363 |
| August | 30.1°C | 16.1°C | 23.1°C | 40 mm | 327 |
| September | 24.9°C | 12.7°C | 18.8°C | 88 mm | 257 |
| October | 19.7°C | 9.8°C | 14.8°C | 89 mm | 191 |
| November | 13.8°C | 5.2°C | 9.5°C | 97 mm | 149 |
| December | 10.3°C | 2.2°C | 6.3°C | 55 mm | 138 |
| Year | 19.5°C | 8.4°C | 14.0°C | 710 mm | 2,835 |
Where La Roque-sur-Pernes’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt, 22 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, 12 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 La Roque-sur-Pernes’s climate
How warm does La Roque-sur-Pernes get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.3°C. About 106 days a year reach 25°C, more than 90% of mainland French towns, and about 47 reach 30°C.
How cold does La Roque-sur-Pernes get in winter?
February nights average 1.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 39 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does La Roque-sur-Pernes get?
About 710 mm a year, less than 65% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (97 mm) and July the driest (34 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carpentras (12 km away), averages 2,835 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Roque-sur-Pernes itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Roque-sur-Pernes, Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt, 22 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 ST SATURNIN LES APT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for La Roque-sur-Pernes →
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