Le Lavandou climate — normals and trends
Le Lavandou (France) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.1 °C and it receives 699 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (24.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Le Lavandou averages 15 frost days, 39 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 82 rainy days per year.
Le Lavandou has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 26 to 4 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 12 August 2025) and the coldest -13.9 °C (on 4 February 1963).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Le LavandouProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- coords
- 43.14°, 6.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.1°C
Average daily high
19.8°C
Average daily low
10.7°C
Annual rainfall
699mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
17.7km/h
Seasonal range
17.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
15 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
39 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
82 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.7 cm
Average feels-like high
18.4 °C
Average feels-like low
8.9 °C
Average peak gust
40.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
25 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
38.9 °C
12 August 2025
Coldest day
-13.9 °C
4 February 1963
Wettest day
90 mm
30 October 1983
Windiest day
52.9 km/h
1 December 1959
Strongest gust
114.5 km/h
1 December 1959
Hottest feels-like
42.0 °C
28 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-18.4 °C
15 February 1956
Snowiest day
20.0 cm
22 February 1956
Sunniest day
15.0 h
5 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 83 mm | +24 mm |
| Feb | 14.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 53 mm | -6 mm |
| Mar | 16.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 144 mm | +83 mm |
| Apr | 19.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 62 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 24.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 41 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 33.3 °C | +6.6 °C | 7 mm | -26 mm |
| Jul | 33.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 24 mm | +10 mm |
| Aug | 33.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 17 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 26.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 115 mm | +55 mm |
| Oct | 22.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 51 mm | -48 mm |
| Nov | 16.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 74 mm | -21 mm |
| Dec | 14.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 123 mm | +50 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Le Lavandou?
Le Lavandou has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.1 °C and it receives 699 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Le Lavandou?
The hottest day measured in Le Lavandou between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 2025, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Le Lavandou?
The coldest day measured in Le Lavandou between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1963, at -13.9 °C.
Does it snow in Le Lavandou?
Yes. Le Lavandou gets on average 5.7 cm of snow per year and has around 15 frost days.
Has the climate of Le Lavandou warmed?
Yes: Le Lavandou warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Le Lavandou?
The wettest day measured in Le Lavandou between 1940 and 2025 was 30 October 1983, with 90 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Le Lavandou?
The windiest day measured in Le Lavandou between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1959, with winds reaching 52.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Le Lavandou?
The warmest month in Le Lavandou is July (24.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Le Lavandou?
Le Lavandou receives on average 699 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 82 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Le Lavandou?
Le Lavandou gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Le Lavandou?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Le Lavandou between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 1956, with 20.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Le Lavandou?
Yes: Le Lavandou has on average 25 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Le Lavandou?
In Le Lavandou, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.0 °C on 28 June 2019, and the lowest was -18.4 °C on 15 February 1956.
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