Avignon weather in July

In July, Avignon sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 26 mm of rain across 4.1 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 18 min at the start of July to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Avignon's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Avignon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
26 mm
4.1 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
5:17 AM – 8:16 PM
Cloud cover
30%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Avignon is commune in Vaucluse, France.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,383/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical July day in Avignon reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Avignon

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Avignon weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 597.60.69.12.8
Feb12° / 425.80.410.23.7
Mar16° / 446.10.111.65.7
Apr19° / 668.7013.26.5
May24° / 13°628014.57.2
Jun28° / 17°385.2015.26.8
Jul31° / 19°264.1014.95.4
Aug31° / 19°424.1013.85.6
Sep26° / 15°936.6012.37.5
Oct20° / 12°978.6010.86.7
Nov15° / 1009.90.19.44.5
Dec11° / 558.10.28.83.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Avignon gets around 26 mm of rain over 4.1 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 13% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 42% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 18 min at the start of July to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:07 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 8:22 PM to 8:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.35:078:22
215.25:078:22
315.25:088:21
415.25:088:21
515.25:098:21
615.25:098:21
715.25:108:20
815.25:118:20
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1215.15:148:18
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1415.05:158:17
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.1 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.49 kWh/m² to a high of 7.1 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 7.1 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Avignon?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Avignon for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Avignon in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Avignon sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Avignon in July

The nearest coast averages about 21°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 64 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 28 to Sep 24 — about 2.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan13Bracing
Feb12Bracing
Mar13Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May16Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov17Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Avignon in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Avignon peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Avignon?

Avignon sits at 43.9°N, 4.8°E, 31 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Le Pontet, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Avignon

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Avignon.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Avignon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 26 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 261 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,883 m.

The land around Avignon is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (48%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
261 m
80 km
1,883 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Le Pontet 4.0 km · Sorgues 9.0 km · L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue 20 km · Orange 21 km · Cavaillon 22 km · Carpentras 23 km · Bagnols-sur-Cèze 28 km · Arles 33 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 77% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$48,986
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 539
Religion
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Avignon (43.9483°, 4.8089°, elevation 31 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).