Summer arrives in force in Mérindol, hotter than in 94% of mainland French towns
On a normal January night the air cools to about 0.6°C. By January nights alone, it runs colder than 79% of mainland French towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 30°C. Frost greets about 54 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Cabrières-d'Avignon station, 15 km north.
A year in Mérindol at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Cabrières-d'Avignon station.
What a year in Mérindol 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 Aix-en-Provence
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 15 km north of Mérindol. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Mérindol itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Cabrières-d'Avignon (84025001) |
| Distance from the town | 15 km north |
| Station altitude | 142 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 143 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 13 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Aix-en-Provence, 31 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 Mérindol 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérindol | Cabrières-d'Avignon | 30.7°C | 0.6°C | 697 mm |
| Mallemort 3.5 km | same station | 30.7°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 697 mm |
| Charleval 5.2 km | same station | 30.7°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 697 mm |
| Alleins 6.2 km | Salon-de-Provence | 30.7°C about the same | 1.8°C 1.2°C milder | 594 mm |
| Lauris 9 km | same station | 30.7°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 697 mm |
| Sénas 9.6 km | Salon-de-Provence | 30.7°C about the same | 1.8°C 1.2°C milder | 594 mm |
| La Roque-d'Anthéron 9.8 km | Aix-en-Provence | 31.0°C about the same | 1.6°C 1°C milder | 609 mm |
Mérindol weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Cabrières-d'Avignon station; sunshine at Aix-en-Provence.
| 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 | 177 |
| March | 16.2°C | 3.4°C | 9.8°C | 40 mm | 233 |
| 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 | 297 |
| June | 27.9°C | 13.6°C | 20.8°C | 39 mm | 331 |
| July | 30.7°C | 15.7°C | 23.2°C | 22 mm | 370 |
| August | 30.4°C | 15.4°C | 22.9°C | 41 mm | 332 |
| 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 | 190 |
| November | 14.5°C | 4.5°C | 9.5°C | 95 mm | 152 |
| December | 10.9°C | 1.4°C | 6.2°C | 51 mm | 141 |
| Year | 20.2°C | 7.8°C | 14.0°C | 697 mm | 2,873 |
Where Mérindol’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, 15 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, 31 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 Mérindol’s climate
How warm does Mérindol 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 Mérindol 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 Mérindol 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, Aix-en-Provence (31 km away), averages 2,873 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Mérindol itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Mérindol, Cabrières-d'Avignon, 15 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 Mérindol →
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.