Sainte-Maxime climate — normals and trends
Sainte-Maxime (France) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 714 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 August (23.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (9.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Sainte-Maxime averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 77 rainy days per year.
Sainte-Maxime has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.3 °C (on 7 July 1982) and the coldest -4.5 °C (on 21 January 1940).
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
Sainte-MaximeProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- coords
- 43.31°, 6.64°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.2°C
Average daily high
17.8°C
Average daily low
14.6°C
Annual rainfall
714mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
23.1km/h
Seasonal range
14.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
77 d/yr
Annual snowfall
1.9 cm
Average feels-like high
17.0 °C
Average feels-like low
12.8 °C
Average peak gust
36.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
80 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
34.3 °C
7 July 1982
Coldest day
-4.5 °C
21 January 1940
Wettest day
103 mm
23 November 2019
Windiest day
69.3 km/h
1 December 1959
Strongest gust
116.3 km/h
1 December 1959
Hottest feels-like
37.8 °C
12 August 2024
Coldest feels-like
-12.8 °C
10 February 1986
Snowiest day
10.7 cm
2 February 1956
Sunniest day
15.0 h
30 May 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 | 13.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 118 mm | +50 mm |
| Feb | 13.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 54 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 14.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 133 mm | +69 mm |
| Apr | 16.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 72 mm | +12 mm |
| May | 20.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 42 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 25.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 6 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 27.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 8 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 27.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 11 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 24.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 48 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 20.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 51 mm | -51 mm |
| Nov | 16.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 80 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | 14.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 126 mm | +41 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sainte-Maxime?
Sainte-Maxime has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.2 °C and it receives 714 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sainte-Maxime?
The hottest day measured in Sainte-Maxime between 1940 and 2025 was 7 July 1982, reaching 34.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sainte-Maxime?
The coldest day measured in Sainte-Maxime between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1940, at -4.5 °C.
Does it snow in Sainte-Maxime?
Yes. Sainte-Maxime gets on average 1.9 cm of snow per year and has around 0 frost days.
Has the climate of Sainte-Maxime warmed?
Yes: Sainte-Maxime warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sainte-Maxime?
The wettest day measured in Sainte-Maxime between 1940 and 2025 was 23 November 2019, with 103 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sainte-Maxime?
The windiest day measured in Sainte-Maxime between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1959, with winds reaching 69.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sainte-Maxime?
The warmest month in Sainte-Maxime is August (23.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (9.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Sainte-Maxime?
Sainte-Maxime receives on average 714 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 77 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sainte-Maxime?
Sainte-Maxime gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sainte-Maxime?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sainte-Maxime between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1956, with 10.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sainte-Maxime?
Yes: Sainte-Maxime has on average 80 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sainte-Maxime?
In Sainte-Maxime, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.8 °C on 12 August 2024, and the lowest was -12.8 °C on 10 February 1986.
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