Hardly any mainland French towns see hotter July days than Puyvert
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near −0.4°C. Frosty nights outnumber those of 93% of mainland French towns. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 33°C apart. Expect about 73 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Apt-Viton station, 15 km north-east.
A year in Puyvert at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Apt-Viton station.
What a year in Puyvert feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Apt-Viton.
About 770 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 10th 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: 73 frosts and 131 days of 25°C a year
On about 73 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 131 days a year reach 25°C, and 71 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Apt-Viton: 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 Apt-Viton
Apt-Viton is 15 km north-east of Puyvert. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Puyvert itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Apt-Viton (84003002) |
| Distance from the town | 15 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 242 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 180 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 4 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Aix-en-Provence, 26 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 Puyvert 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puyvert | Apt-Viton | 32.5°C | −0.4°C | 770 mm |
| Lauris 2.4 km | Cabrières-d'Avignon | 30.7°C 1.8°C cooler | 0.6°C 1°C milder | 697 mm |
| Cadenet 3.5 km | Vaugines | 30.2°C 2.3°C cooler | 1.9°C 2.3°C milder | 742 mm |
| La Roque-d'Anthéron 4.9 km | Aix-en-Provence | 31.0°C 1.5°C cooler | 1.6°C 2°C milder | 609 mm |
| Charleval 8.6 km | Cabrières-d'Avignon | 30.7°C 1.8°C cooler | 0.6°C 1°C milder | 697 mm |
| Villelaure 9 km | Sannes | 30.2°C 2.3°C cooler | 0.3°C 0.7°C milder | 693 mm |
| Rognes 10 km | Vaugines | 30.2°C 2.3°C cooler | 1.9°C 2.3°C milder | 742 mm |
Puyvert weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Apt-Viton station; sunshine at Aix-en-Provence.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.2°C | −0.4°C | 5.4°C | 69 mm | 151 |
| February | 13.0°C | −0.7°C | 6.1°C | 44 mm | 177 |
| March | 17.2°C | 2.1°C | 9.7°C | 47 mm | 233 |
| April | 20.2°C | 5.0°C | 12.6°C | 75 mm | 244 |
| May | 24.5°C | 8.9°C | 16.7°C | 69 mm | 297 |
| June | 29.1°C | 12.2°C | 20.6°C | 38 mm | 331 |
| July | 32.5°C | 14.4°C | 23.5°C | 27 mm | 370 |
| August | 32.3°C | 14.5°C | 23.4°C | 37 mm | 332 |
| September | 26.8°C | 11.2°C | 19.0°C | 85 mm | 257 |
| October | 21.1°C | 8.3°C | 14.7°C | 98 mm | 190 |
| November | 15.0°C | 3.5°C | 9.3°C | 114 mm | 152 |
| December | 11.4°C | 0.3°C | 5.9°C | 69 mm | 141 |
| Year | 21.2°C | 6.6°C | 13.9°C | 770 mm | 2,873 |
Where Puyvert’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Apt-Viton, 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, 26 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 Puyvert’s climate
How warm does Puyvert get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 32.5°C. About 131 days a year reach 25°C, more than almost every mainland French town, and about 71 reach 30°C.
How cold does Puyvert get in winter?
February nights average −0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 73 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Puyvert get?
About 770 mm a year, more than 53% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (114 mm) and July the driest (27 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Aix-en-Provence (26 km away), averages 2,873 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Puyvert itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Puyvert, Apt-Viton, 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 APT-VITON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Puyvert →
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.