Carpentras in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Carpentras sees average daytime highs around 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 169 mm of precipitation over about 23 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 14°C in early March to 25°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Carpentras's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Carpentras's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 19°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 9°C
Precipitation: 169 mm; 23 wet days
Avg wind: 13 km/h
Travel score: 6.2; 2nd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Carpentras in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 14°C in early March to 25°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Carpentras reaches about 19°C and drops to 9°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Carpentras

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Carpentras weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	10° / 3°	56	7.5	0.9	9.1	2.6
Feb	12° / 3°	42	5.5	0.5	10.2	3.4
Mar	15° / 6°	43	6.2	0.2	11.6	5.3
Apr	19° / 8°	64	8.7	0	13.2	6.3
May	23° / 12°	62	8.3	0	14.5	7.1
Jun	27° / 16°	37	5.4	0	15.2	7.1
Jul	30° / 18°	23	3.6	0	15	5.9
Aug	30° / 18°	37	4.3	0	13.8	6.1
Sep	25° / 14°	82	6.6	0	12.3	7.6
Oct	20° / 11°	88	8.2	0	10.8	6.6
Nov	14° / 6°	98	9.6	0.2	9.4	4.3
Dec	11° / 3°	55	7.8	0.5	8.8	2.8

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Carpentras gets around 169 mm of rain and snow over 23 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 13 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min in early March to 15 hours by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.3 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Carpentras?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.2

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

2.8

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Carpentras for sightseeing.

What to pack for Carpentras in Spring

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

In spring, Carpentras sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes, a warm layer and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesa warm layerrain gear

UV index in Carpentras in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Carpentras peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	3	4	6	7	7	9	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	7	High
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Carpentras in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Carpentras is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	14	14	16	16	13	15	11	12	12	12	12	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	16	Moderate
May	13	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	11	Good
Aug	12	Good
Sep	12	Good
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	12	Good
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Carpentras?

Carpentras sits at 44.1°N, 5.0°E, 110 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Sorgues, 15 km away.

Topography around Carpentras

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carpentras has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m around an average of 94 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 823 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,897 m.

The land around Carpentras is covered by trees (45%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, trees (52%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) within 80 km.

3 km

122 m

trees 45%

16 km

823 m

trees 52%

80 km

1,897 m

trees 61%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

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Spring weather nearby: Sorgues 15 km · L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue 15 km · Le Pontet 18 km · Orange 21 km · Avignon 23 km · Cavaillon 25 km · Bagnols-sur-Cèze 36 km · Salon-de-Provence 46 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

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 Carpentras (44.0551°, 5.0481°, elevation 110 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.