Vitrolles climate — normals and trends
Vitrolles (France) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.4 °C and it receives 628 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 (24.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (5.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Vitrolles averages 27 frost days, 35 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 78 rainy days per year.
Vitrolles 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 40 to 14 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.9 °C (on 28 June 2019) and the coldest -17.3 °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
VitrollesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- coords
- 43.46°, 5.25°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.4°C
Average daily high
19.2°C
Average daily low
10.1°C
Annual rainfall
628mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
20.2km/h
Seasonal range
18.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
27 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
35 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
78 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.2 cm
Average feels-like high
17.4 °C
Average feels-like low
8.0 °C
Average peak gust
40.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
21 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.1 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
39.9 °C
28 June 2019
Coldest day
-17.3 °C
4 February 1963
Wettest day
84 mm
2 December 2003
Windiest day
53.3 km/h
5 May 2019
Strongest gust
106.9 km/h
8 November 1982
Hottest feels-like
43.3 °C
28 June 2019
Coldest feels-like
-22.3 °C
4 February 1963
Snowiest day
15.8 cm
7 January 2009
Sunniest day
15.0 h
13 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 59 mm | +10 mm |
| Feb | 13.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 53 mm | +4 mm |
| Mar | 16.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 95 mm | +44 mm |
| Apr | 20.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 73 mm | +14 mm |
| May | 23.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 50 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 31.6 °C | +5.2 °C | 17 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 31.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 7 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 32.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 16 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 24.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 156 mm | +89 mm |
| Oct | 21.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 59 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 15.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 48 mm | -29 mm |
| Dec | 13.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 68 mm | +10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vitrolles?
Vitrolles has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.4 °C and it receives 628 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vitrolles?
The hottest day measured in Vitrolles between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 2019, reaching 39.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vitrolles?
The coldest day measured in Vitrolles between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1963, at -17.3 °C.
Does it snow in Vitrolles?
Yes. Vitrolles gets on average 5.2 cm of snow per year and has around 27 frost days.
Has the climate of Vitrolles warmed?
Yes: Vitrolles warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vitrolles?
The wettest day measured in Vitrolles between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 2003, with 84 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vitrolles?
The windiest day measured in Vitrolles between 1940 and 2025 was 5 May 2019, with winds reaching 53.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vitrolles?
The warmest month in Vitrolles is July (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (5.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Vitrolles?
Vitrolles receives on average 628 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vitrolles?
Vitrolles gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Vitrolles?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Vitrolles between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2009, with 15.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Vitrolles?
Yes: Vitrolles has on average 21 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vitrolles?
In Vitrolles, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 28 June 2019, and the lowest was -22.3 °C on 4 February 1963.
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