Afternoon heat in Sorgues beats that of 95% of mainland French towns
Midwinter brings lows of about 2.0°C. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 29°C. Rain is light here, less than falls on 78% of mainland French towns. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 63 times a year.
Figures from Météo-France’s Pujaut station, 9.2 km west.
A year in Sorgues at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pujaut station.
What a year in Sorgues feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pujaut.
About 673 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 27th wettest of 47 towns of 2,500+ in Vaucluse.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Carpentras
36 frosts and 117 days of 25°C a year
On about 36 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 117 days a year reach 25°C, and 53 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pujaut: 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 Pujaut
Pujaut is 9.2 km west of Sorgues. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Sorgues itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pujaut (30209002) |
| Distance from the town | 9.2 km west |
| Station altitude | 44 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 25 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Carpentras, 17 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 Sorgues 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorgues | Pujaut | 30.8°C | 2.0°C | 673 mm |
| Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue 4.1 km | Avignon | 31.5°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.9°C about the same | 649 mm |
| Bédarrides 4.1 km | same station | 30.8°C about the same | 2.0°C about the same | 673 mm |
| Vedène 4.5 km | Avignon | 31.5°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.9°C about the same | 649 mm |
| Le Pontet 5.4 km | Avignon | 31.5°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.9°C about the same | 649 mm |
| Althen-des-Paluds 6.8 km | Avignon | 31.5°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.9°C about the same | 649 mm |
| Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon 7.1 km | Avignon | 31.5°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.9°C about the same | 649 mm |
Sorgues weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pujaut station; sunshine at Carpentras.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.5°C | 2.0°C | 6.3°C | 53 mm | 151 |
| February | 12.2°C | 2.2°C | 7.2°C | 35 mm | 173 |
| March | 16.4°C | 4.7°C | 10.6°C | 38 mm | 230 |
| April | 19.4°C | 7.1°C | 13.2°C | 61 mm | 244 |
| May | 23.6°C | 10.8°C | 17.2°C | 52 mm | 285 |
| June | 28.0°C | 14.7°C | 21.3°C | 39 mm | 328 |
| July | 30.8°C | 17.0°C | 23.9°C | 31 mm | 363 |
| August | 30.6°C | 16.7°C | 23.6°C | 37 mm | 327 |
| September | 25.5°C | 13.0°C | 19.3°C | 93 mm | 257 |
| October | 20.6°C | 10.1°C | 15.3°C | 88 mm | 191 |
| November | 14.4°C | 5.7°C | 10.1°C | 96 mm | 149 |
| December | 10.9°C | 2.7°C | 6.8°C | 48 mm | 138 |
| Year | 20.2°C | 8.9°C | 14.6°C | 673 mm | 2,835 |
Where Sorgues’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pujaut, 9.2 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, 17 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 Sorgues’s climate
How warm does Sorgues get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.8°C. About 117 days a year reach 25°C, more than 94% of mainland French towns, and about 53 reach 30°C.
How cold does Sorgues get in winter?
January nights average 2.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 36 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Sorgues get?
About 673 mm a year, less than 78% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (96 mm) and July the driest (31 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carpentras (17 km away), averages 2,835 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Sorgues itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Sorgues, Pujaut, 9.2 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 PUJAUT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Sorgues →
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.