Best: Jun · Great: May, Jul-Sep
Two separate wet seasons shape the year here, roughly around April and November, with drier, more reliable stretches in between rather than one long wet or dry season. In June, expect highs around 27°C with rain on roughly 3 days of the month.
The hilltop villages of the Luberon (Gordes, Roussillon) and the Roman ruins at Arles and the Pont du Gard anchor inland Provence, while Nice's promenade and Cannes' film-festival glamour define the Côte d'Azur further east. The lavender fields around Valensole are one of the region's most photographed sights, and Marseille's old port and calanques (limestone coastal inlets) are worth the detour south.
Try ratatouille and bouillabaisse, Provençal and Mediterranean coastal staples.
Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.
Expect cool days around 12°/3°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 13°/4°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 16°/6°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 19°/9°C, with occasional rain (~7 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 23°/13°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 27°/17°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 32°/20°C, with mostly dry conditions (~2 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 31°/20°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 27°/17°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 22°/13°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 16°/8°C, with occasional rain (~9 rainy days).
Expect cool days around 13°/5°C, with occasional rain (~7 rainy days).