Roussillon Temperature by Month

Roussillon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France has an average annual maximum temperature of 20°C (68°F), ranging from 11°C (52°F) in January to 30°C (86°F) in July. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.

Depending on the time of the year, temperatures range from very warm to cold in Roussillon. At night, minimum temperatures range from 17°C (63°F) in July to 1°C (34°F) in January.

The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Roussillon by month:

The coldest point of the day usually falls between 4 AM and 6 AM, with temperatures peaking around 3 PM. July, the city's warmest month, gets 371 hours of sunshine.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Roussillon's average annual maximum temperature is 20°C (68°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:

Rome, Italy averages 20°C (68°F) annually, with reliably warm summers and comfortable winters.

Reykjavík, Iceland averages 9°C (48°F) a year, mild summers by Icelandic standards, but cold winters and frequent wind.

Shanghai, China averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with warm summers, mild winters, and a noticeable spring and autumn.

Perth, Australia averages 25°C (77°F) annually, with a classic Mediterranean climate, hot dry summers and mild wet winters.

Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.

The readings come from a range of sources, land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.

For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained, so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.

For more on Roussillon's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Roussillon climate page.