The climate of Provence is warm and dry. It results from the combination of three
factors:
- High number of sunny days (over 300 days)
- limited precipitation (snow, rain, etc); in winter the wind called mistral/mistrau drives out the clouds after short but intense downpours.
- dry weather (the area could have dryness one month and rain the following, but still have significant dryness overall)
The legendary Mistral is a strong, cold wind from the north that occurs mostly in the
winter and spring. The higher regions of Provence get snow in winter.
In Provence the weather is exceptionnally favorable for vacation.
The sun shines most of the time with little rain falls.
July and August are the warmest months.
May, June and September are very pleasant vacation months.