Saint-Tropez weather by month & the best time to visit
🇫🇷 France · beach resort · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Saint-Tropez is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with August and June close behind. Saint-Tropez averages about 2,729 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 9 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,729
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 93/100
- Rain / year
- 595 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 25°C / 77°F
- Population
- 6k
- Elevation
- 18 m
When is the best time to visit Saint-Tropez?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Saint-Tropez is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (28/100, 57 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Saint-Tropez?
Saint-Tropez gets a lot of sun: around 2,729 hours a year. 65 Sunshine Score points separate July (93) from January (28), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #7 of 53 destinations in France for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,146 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around November, carries about 44% of the annual 595 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28 | 12° / 54°F | 9° / 48°F | 57 mm | 1 | 15° / 59°F |
| February | 29 | 12° / 54°F | 8° / 46°F | 48 mm | 2 | 14° / 57°F |
| March | 43 | 14° / 57°F | 10° / 50°F | 51 mm | 3 | 14° / 57°F |
| April | 65 | 17° / 63°F | 12° / 54°F | 46 mm | 5 | 15° / 59°F |
| May | 87 | 20° / 68°F | 15° / 59°F | 42 mm | 6 | 18° / 64°F |
| June | 91 | 25° / 77°F | 19° / 66°F | 21 mm | 7 | 22° / 72°F |
| July | 93 | 27° / 81°F | 22° / 72°F | 9 mm | 8 | 24° / 75°F |
| August | 92 | 27° / 81°F | 22° / 72°F | 15 mm | 7 | 25° / 77°F |
| September | 87 | 24° / 75°F | 19° / 66°F | 45 mm | 5 | 23° / 73°F |
| October | 79 | 20° / 68°F | 16° / 61°F | 85 mm | 3 | 21° / 70°F |
| November | 51 | 16° / 61°F | 13° / 55°F | 105 mm | 1 | 18° / 64°F |
| December | 34 | 13° / 55°F | 10° / 50°F | 71 mm | 1 | 15° / 59°F |
Sea temperature in Saint-Tropez by month
The sea off Saint-Tropez is warmest in August at around 25°C / 77°F, and coolest in February at 14°C / 57°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 5 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Toulon France · 30 km · best in Jul · 2,729 h sun/yr
- Nice France · 78 km · best in Jul · 2,722 h sun/yr
- Marseille France · 106 km · best in Jul · 2,885 h sun/yr
- Calvi France · 203 km · best in Jul · 2,792 h sun/yr
- Montpellier/Méditerranée France · 208 km · best in Jul · 2,544 h sun/yr
- Genoa Italy · 232 km · best in Jul · 2,353 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Avignon France · 149 km · 2,838 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Cuneo Italy · 175 km · 2,309 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Nîmes/Garons France · 178 km · 2,837 h sun/yr · best in Aug
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