Few mainland French towns have warmer summer afternoons than Modène
Météo-France’s Carpentras station, 5.6 km west: July afternoons reach 32.3°C on a typical day and January nights drop to 1.0°C; 666 mm of rain falls in a year. Rain is light here, less than falls on 80% of mainland French towns. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 31°C.
A year in Modène at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Carpentras station.
What a year in Modène feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Carpentras.
About 666 mm of rain a year
September is the wettest month and July the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 29th wettest of 47 towns of 2,500+ in Vaucluse.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Carpentras
48 frosts and 129 days of 25°C a year
On about 48 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 129 days a year reach 25°C, and 67 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Carpentras: 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 Carpentras
Carpentras is 5.6 km west of Modène. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Modène itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Carpentras (84031001) |
| Distance from the town | 5.6 km west |
| Station altitude | 98 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 175 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Modène 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modène | Carpentras | 32.3°C | 1.0°C | 666 mm |
| Caromb 1.7 km | same station | 32.3°C about the same | 1.0°C about the same | 666 mm |
| Mazan 5.2 km | same station | 32.3°C about the same | 1.0°C about the same | 666 mm |
| Bédoin 5.6 km | Buis -Baronnies | 31.5°C 0.8°C cooler | 0.6°C about the same | 793 mm |
| Carpentras 7.8 km | same station | 32.3°C about the same | 1.0°C about the same | 666 mm |
| Aubignan 7.8 km | same station | 32.3°C about the same | 1.0°C about the same | 666 mm |
| Malaucène 8.7 km | Vinsobres | 30.0°C 2.3°C cooler | 2.5°C 1.5°C milder | 789 mm |
Modène weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Carpentras station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.1°C | 1.0°C | 6.1°C | 46 mm | 151 |
| February | 12.8°C | 1.1°C | 6.9°C | 34 mm | 173 |
| March | 17.1°C | 4.0°C | 10.5°C | 41 mm | 230 |
| April | 20.4°C | 6.9°C | 13.6°C | 61 mm | 244 |
| May | 24.6°C | 10.8°C | 17.7°C | 56 mm | 285 |
| June | 29.1°C | 14.4°C | 21.7°C | 42 mm | 328 |
| July | 32.3°C | 16.5°C | 24.4°C | 26 mm | 363 |
| August | 31.9°C | 16.1°C | 24.0°C | 41 mm | 327 |
| September | 26.4°C | 12.7°C | 19.5°C | 99 mm | 257 |
| October | 21.1°C | 9.5°C | 15.3°C | 88 mm | 191 |
| November | 15.0°C | 4.9°C | 9.9°C | 91 mm | 149 |
| December | 11.3°C | 1.8°C | 6.5°C | 42 mm | 138 |
| Year | 21.1°C | 8.3°C | 14.7°C | 666 mm | 2,835 |
Where Modène’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Carpentras, 5.6 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, 5.6 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 Modène’s climate
How warm does Modène get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 32.3°C. About 129 days a year reach 25°C, more than almost every mainland French town, and about 67 reach 30°C.
How cold does Modène get in winter?
January nights average 1.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 48 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Modène get?
About 666 mm a year, less than 80% of mainland French towns. September is the wettest month (99 mm) and July the driest (26 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carpentras (5.6 km away), averages 2,835 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Modène itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Modène, Carpentras, 5.6 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 CARPENTRAS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Modène →
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.