Lacoste has warmer summer afternoons than 92% of mainland French towns
January nights here settle around 1.9°C. Temperatures cover 29°C across the year, low to high. Frost is rarer than in 65% of mainland French towns: about 35 nights a year drop below freezing. The outdoor season, with highs of 20–25°C, runs through May, September and October.
Figures from Météo-France’s Vaugines station, 13 km south-east.
A year in Lacoste at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Vaugines station.
What a year in Lacoste 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 Carpentras
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 13 km south-east of Lacoste. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Lacoste itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Vaugines (84140001) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 345 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 352 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 10 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Carpentras, 33 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 Lacoste 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacoste | Vaugines | 30.2°C | 1.9°C | 742 mm |
| Lauris 9.5 km | Cabrières-d'Avignon | 30.7°C 0.5°C warmer | 0.6°C 1.3°C colder | 697 mm |
| Gargas 10 km | Apt-Viton | 32.5°C 2.3°C warmer | −0.4°C 2.3°C colder | 770 mm |
| Apt 12 km | Apt-Viton | 32.5°C 2.3°C warmer | −0.4°C 2.3°C colder | 770 mm |
| Charleval 12 km | Cabrières-d'Avignon | 30.7°C 0.5°C warmer | 0.6°C 1.3°C colder | 697 mm |
| La Roque-d'Anthéron 13 km | Aix-en-Provence | 31.0°C 0.8°C warmer | 1.6°C about the same | 609 mm |
| Robion 13 km | Cabrières-d'Avignon | 30.7°C 0.5°C warmer | 0.6°C 1.3°C colder | 697 mm |
Lacoste weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Vaugines station; sunshine at Carpentras.
| 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 | 173 |
| March | 15.2°C | 4.5°C | 9.9°C | 45 mm | 230 |
| 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 | 285 |
| June | 27.1°C | 14.3°C | 20.7°C | 41 mm | 328 |
| July | 30.2°C | 16.6°C | 23.4°C | 28 mm | 363 |
| August | 29.9°C | 16.4°C | 23.2°C | 35 mm | 327 |
| 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 | 191 |
| November | 13.8°C | 5.5°C | 9.7°C | 109 mm | 149 |
| December | 10.6°C | 2.5°C | 6.6°C | 63 mm | 138 |
| Year | 19.5°C | 8.7°C | 14.1°C | 742 mm | 2,835 |
Where Lacoste’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Vaugines, 13 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, 33 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 Lacoste’s climate
How warm does Lacoste 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 Lacoste 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 Lacoste 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, Carpentras (33 km away), averages 2,835 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Lacoste itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Lacoste, Vaugines, 13 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 Lacoste →
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.