Mazan climate — normals and trends
Mazan (France) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.4 °C and it receives 721 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 (22.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Mazan averages 51 frost days, 21 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 88 rainy days per year.
Mazan has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 69 to 33 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.2 °C (on 28 June 2019) and the coldest -18.5 °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
MazanProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- coords
- 44.06°, 5.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.4°C
Average daily high
17.3°C
Average daily low
7.7°C
Annual rainfall
721mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
16.6km/h
Seasonal range
18.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
51 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
21 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
88 d/yr
Annual snowfall
14.1 cm
Average feels-like high
15.4 °C
Average feels-like low
5.4 °C
Average peak gust
41.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
3 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
40.2 °C
28 June 2019
Coldest day
-18.5 °C
4 February 1963
Wettest day
104 mm
2 December 2003
Windiest day
44.1 km/h
5 May 2019
Strongest gust
118.8 km/h
8 November 1982
Hottest feels-like
41.5 °C
28 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-23.6 °C
4 February 1963
Snowiest day
22.8 cm
8 January 2010
Sunniest day
15.0 h
11 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 92 mm | +39 mm |
| Feb | 11.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 39 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 14.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 97 mm | +37 mm |
| Apr | 18.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 116 mm | +49 mm |
| May | 21.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 69 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +5.7 °C | 27 mm | -18 mm |
| Jul | 29.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 7 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 30.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 35 mm | -4 mm |
| Sep | 22.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 116 mm | +49 mm |
| Oct | 18.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 101 mm | +13 mm |
| Nov | 13.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 54 mm | -30 mm |
| Dec | 11.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 64 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mazan?
Mazan has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.4 °C and it receives 721 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mazan?
The hottest day measured in Mazan between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 2019, reaching 40.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mazan?
The coldest day measured in Mazan between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1963, at -18.5 °C.
Does it snow in Mazan?
Yes. Mazan gets on average 14.1 cm of snow per year and has around 51 frost days.
Has the climate of Mazan warmed?
Yes: Mazan warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mazan?
The wettest day measured in Mazan between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 2003, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mazan?
The windiest day measured in Mazan between 1940 and 2025 was 5 May 2019, with winds reaching 44.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mazan?
The warmest month in Mazan is July (22.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Mazan?
Mazan receives on average 721 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 88 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mazan?
Mazan gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Mazan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mazan between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 2010, with 22.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mazan?
Yes: Mazan has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mazan?
In Mazan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 28 June 2019, and the lowest was -23.6 °C on 4 February 1963.
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