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Gordes

Hot and mostly dry from June to August; cool and mostly dry from November to March.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years43.9°N330 m above the sea
  1. Jan51°11°33°1°Rain on about two days a week.
  2. Feb52°11°33°1°Rain on about two days a week.
  3. Mar58°14°36°2°Rain on about two days a week.
  4. Apr65°18°42°6°Rain on about two days a week.
  5. May72°22°50°10°Rain on about two days a week.
  6. Jun82°28°58°14°Rain on about one day a week.
  7. Jul88°31°63°17°Rain on about one day a week.
  8. Aug88°31°63°17°Rain on about one day a week.
  9. Sep78°26°56°13°Rain on about two days a week.
  10. Oct70°21°50°10°Rain on about two days a week.
  11. Nov59°15°41°5°Rain on about two days a week.
  12. Dec52°11°34°1°Rain on about two days a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The warm season runs from June to August, with highs near 86°F and nights near 61°F. From November to March, highs are nearer 54°F. Rain comes in two spells, from April to May and from October to January. July to August is the driest stretch, with rain on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 9 hours in December to 15½ hours in June.The warm season runs from June to August, with highs near 30°C and nights near 16°C. From November to March, highs are nearer 12°C. Rain comes in two spells, from April to May and from October to January. July to August is the driest stretch, with rain on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 9 hours in December to 15½ hours in June.

Where Gordes sits

Europe/Paris
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Latitude
43.9°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
330 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Provence (Aix-en-Provence)47 km south-east

The land around Gordes, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Gordes, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Gordes, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Gordes, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Gordes, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Gordes, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Gordes, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Gordes, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Gordes, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Gordes, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Gordes, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Gordes, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 51°F in January to 88°F in July and August.Highs from 11°C in January to 31°C in July and August.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in November (33% of days), driest in July (12%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in July (27% cover), cloudiest in November (53%).

Daylight

From 8h 57m in December to 15h 25m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C
Gordes, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryWetter
33°1°51°11°
2 days50%9h 18m
February
33°1°52°11°
2 days48%10h 24m
March
36°2°58°14°
2 days49%11h 51m
April
42°6°65°18°
2 days48%13h 24m
May
50°10°72°22°
2 days53%14h 44m
JuneWarm seasonAt its best
58°14°82°28°
1 day42%15h 25m
JulyWarm season
63°17°88°31°
1 day27%15h 05m
AugustWarm season
63°17°88°31°
1 day32%13h 55m
SeptemberAt its best
56°13°78°26°
2 days40%12h 25m
OctoberWetterAt its best
50°10°70°21°
2 days51%10h 52m
NovemberWetter
41°5°59°15°
2 days53%9h 35m
DecemberWetter
34°1°52°11°
2 days50%8h 57m

When is the best time to visit Gordes?

The best months are June, or September to October: highs near 77°F, nights near 55°F, and rain on about two days a week.The best months are June, or September to October: highs near 25°C, nights near 13°C, and rain on about two days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions

What is the warmest month in Gordes?

July and August, with highs near 88°F and lows near 63°F. The coolest is January, with highs near 51°F.July and August, with highs near 31°C and lows near 17°C. The coolest is January, with highs near 11°C.

When does it rain most in Gordes?

November, with rain on about two days a week. July is the driest, with rain on about one day a week.

How long are the days in Gordes?

From about 9 hours in December to 15½ hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Gordes?

July, when cloud covers about 27% of the sky on average. November is the cloudiest, at about 53%.

Places with a year like Gordes's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Gordes's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Gordes's summer.

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All of France

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Gordes. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (330 m) against the climate model's (262 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (330 m) against the climate model's (262 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.