Summer arrives in force in Vitrolles-en-Lubéron, hotter than in 93% of mainland French towns
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 0.8°C. The rainiest month is November; the driest is July. By January nights alone, it runs colder than 77% of mainland French towns. Plan for rain on about 68 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s La Bastide-des-Jourdans station, 2.6 km south-east.
A year in Vitrolles-en-Lubéron at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the La Bastide-des-Jourdans station.
What a year in Vitrolles-en-Lubéron feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at La Bastide-des-Jourdans.
About 698 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 23 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
49 frosts and 105 days of 25°C a year
On about 49 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 105 days a year reach 25°C, and 47 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at La Bastide-des-Jourdans: 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 La Bastide-des-Jourdans
La Bastide-des-Jourdans is 2.6 km south-east of Vitrolles-en-Lubéron. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Vitrolles-en-Lubéron itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | La Bastide-des-Jourdans (84009002) |
| Distance from the town | 2.6 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 381 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 439 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Aix-en-Provence, 34 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 Vitrolles-en-Lubéron 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitrolles-en-Lubéron | La Bastide-des-Jourdans | 30.3°C | 0.8°C | 698 mm |
| La Tour-d'Aigues 9.7 km | Sannes | 30.2°C about the same | 0.3°C 0.5°C colder | 693 mm |
| Pierrevert 12 km | same station | 30.3°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 698 mm |
| Sainte-Tulle 14 km | same station | 30.3°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 698 mm |
| Pertuis 14 km | Sannes | 30.2°C about the same | 0.3°C 0.5°C colder | 693 mm |
| Manosque 15 km | same station | 30.3°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 698 mm |
| Villelaure 17 km | Sannes | 30.2°C about the same | 0.3°C 0.5°C colder | 693 mm |
Vitrolles-en-Lubéron weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the La Bastide-des-Jourdans station; sunshine at Aix-en-Provence.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.1°C | 0.8°C | 5.5°C | 56 mm | 151 |
| February | 11.5°C | 0.7°C | 6.1°C | 39 mm | 177 |
| March | 15.3°C | 3.2°C | 9.3°C | 40 mm | 233 |
| April | 18.1°C | 5.9°C | 12.0°C | 68 mm | 244 |
| May | 22.5°C | 9.7°C | 16.1°C | 60 mm | 297 |
| June | 27.2°C | 13.0°C | 20.1°C | 44 mm | 331 |
| July | 30.3°C | 15.3°C | 22.8°C | 26 mm | 370 |
| August | 29.9°C | 15.3°C | 22.6°C | 40 mm | 332 |
| September | 24.7°C | 12.0°C | 18.3°C | 89 mm | 257 |
| October | 19.6°C | 9.0°C | 14.3°C | 82 mm | 190 |
| November | 13.7°C | 4.5°C | 9.1°C | 95 mm | 152 |
| December | 10.4°C | 1.5°C | 5.9°C | 59 mm | 141 |
| Year | 19.4°C | 7.6°C | 13.5°C | 698 mm | 2,873 |
Where Vitrolles-en-Lubéron’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for La Bastide-des-Jourdans, 2.6 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, Aix-en-Provence, 34 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 Vitrolles-en-Lubéron’s climate
How warm does Vitrolles-en-Lubéron get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.3°C. About 105 days a year reach 25°C, more than 90% of mainland French towns, and about 47 reach 30°C.
How cold does Vitrolles-en-Lubéron get in winter?
February nights average 0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 49 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Vitrolles-en-Lubéron get?
About 698 mm a year, less than 68% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (95 mm) and July the driest (26 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Aix-en-Provence (34 km away), averages 2,873 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Vitrolles-en-Lubéron itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Vitrolles-en-Lubéron, La Bastide-des-Jourdans, 2.6 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 LA BASTIDE DES JOURDANS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Vitrolles-en-Lubéron →
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