Provence weather

Visitors have been enquiring about the weather in Provence. Basically, it's great. In fact, it's fantastic from May to October (averages comfortably 60 degress +). This means blue skies, sunshine and warm - eat outdoor weather. Our friends Ray & Jill who now live in Provence - near Seillans - once confirmed 300 days of sunshine, guaranteed. They look pretty tanned.

Provence rainfall is generally in February and November.

December & January can be cool, but with clear blue skies.  Rivieara weather is generally 2-5 degrees warmer on the coast in Cannes and Nice. Up near Fayence, it gets a bit nippy at night - often dipping below zero. Still, with a roaring fire in our house in Mons, we just about cope.

Comments

[Linda]

I don't know about you but I have been freezing this August. Almost died of the heat in July then, bam, August comes along with the darn mistral and it is 50 degrees every morning. My husband says that it often gets warm again in September. We will see!

[roger]

It has been strange so far in August, I agree. We have been up in the hills in Mons nr. Fayence (580m high). The Mistral has brought clear skies, cold evenings and lots of jellyfish (well, at the coast). We've had some astonishing orages to deal with - heaps of lightening & thunder. Our neighbours say Provence gets the butt-end of the cyclone over Europe that brings temperatures of 35+ to London. We are back in London now, and it's thunderstorms.