Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Lagarde-d'Apt
High summer brings afternoon highs near 26.8°C. November is the wettest month here, with about 4.8 times the rain of July. None of the 47 towns of 2,500+ in Vaucluse gets more rain. Radiators earn their keep from November to April, the months that average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Christol station, 5.9 km north.
A year in Lagarde-d'Apt at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Christol station.
What a year in Lagarde-d'Apt feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Christol.
About 1,015 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 31 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 47 towns of 2,500+ in Vaucluse.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Carpentras
A frosty town: 109 frosts and 64 days of 25°C a year
On about 109 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 64 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Christol: 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-Christol
Saint-Christol is 5.9 km north of Lagarde-d'Apt. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Lagarde-d'Apt itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Christol (84107002) |
| Distance from the town | 5.9 km north |
| Station altitude | 836 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,182 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Carpentras, 36 km away |
Lagarde-d'Apt sits 346 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Lagarde-d'Apt to run about 2.2°C cooler than these figures.
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 Lagarde-d'Apt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagarde-d'Apt | Saint-Christol | 26.8°C | −2.9°C | 1,015 mm |
| Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt 12 km | Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt | 30.3°C 3.5°C warmer | 1.5°C 4.4°C milder | 710 mm |
| Apt 14 km | Apt-Viton | 32.5°C 5.7°C warmer | −0.4°C 2.5°C milder | 770 mm |
| Gargas 15 km | Apt-Viton | 32.5°C 5.7°C warmer | −0.4°C 2.5°C milder | 770 mm |
| Forcalquier 24 km | Valensole | 29.8°C 3°C warmer | 1.1°C 4°C milder | 672 mm |
| Bédoin 28 km | Buis -Baronnies | 31.5°C 4.7°C warmer | 0.6°C 3.5°C milder | 793 mm |
| Pierrevert 28 km | La Bastide-des-Jourdans | 30.3°C 3.5°C warmer | 0.8°C 3.7°C milder | 698 mm |
Lagarde-d'Apt weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Christol station; sunshine at Carpentras.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.7°C | −2.9°C | 2.4°C | 91 mm | 151 |
| February | 8.6°C | −3.2°C | 2.7°C | 60 mm | 173 |
| March | 12.1°C | −0.7°C | 5.7°C | 64 mm | 230 |
| April | 14.7°C | 2.0°C | 8.4°C | 89 mm | 244 |
| May | 18.9°C | 5.6°C | 12.3°C | 80 mm | 285 |
| June | 23.6°C | 9.0°C | 16.3°C | 54 mm | 328 |
| July | 26.8°C | 11.0°C | 18.9°C | 33 mm | 363 |
| August | 26.6°C | 10.8°C | 18.7°C | 51 mm | 327 |
| September | 21.3°C | 7.6°C | 14.5°C | 107 mm | 257 |
| October | 16.5°C | 4.9°C | 10.7°C | 132 mm | 191 |
| November | 11.1°C | 0.8°C | 6.0°C | 158 mm | 149 |
| December | 8.1°C | −2.0°C | 3.1°C | 98 mm | 138 |
| Year | 16.3°C | 3.6°C | 10.0°C | 1,015 mm | 2,835 |
Where Lagarde-d'Apt’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Christol, 5.9 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, 36 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 Lagarde-d'Apt’s climate
How warm does Lagarde-d'Apt get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.8°C. About 64 days a year reach 25°C, more than 55% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does Lagarde-d'Apt get in winter?
February nights average −3.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 109 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Lagarde-d'Apt get?
About 1,015 mm a year, more than 88% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (158 mm) and July the driest (33 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carpentras (36 km away), averages 2,835 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Lagarde-d'Apt itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Lagarde-d'Apt, Saint-Christol, 5.9 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 CHRISTOL, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Lagarde-d'Apt →
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