Annual average climate in Marseille
To begin, here is an overview of the climatic averages over the whole year in Marseille:
- Minimum annual temperature: 12°C
- Average annual temperature: 16°C
- Maximum annual temperature: 20°C
- Precipitation: 47 mm/month (with 6 rainy days/month)
Monthly climate normals
| Min / Max | Precipitation | |
| January | 5 ° / 12 ° | 33mm / 9 days |
| february | 6 ° / 14 ° | 28mm / 6 days |
| March | 9 ° / 17 ° | 18mm / 5 days |
| April | 10 ° / 19 ° | 47mm / 7 days |
| may | 14 ° / 23 ° | 46mm / 6 days |
| June | 18 ° / 27 ° | 16mm / 3 days |
| July | 19 ° / 28 ° | 12mm / 2 days |
| August | 20 ° / 29 ° | 21mm / 3 days |
| September | 16 ° / 24 ° | 104mm / 6 days |
| October | 14 ° / 22 ° | 78mm / 10 days |
| November | 9 ° / 16 ° | 77mm / 12 days |
| December | 7 ° / 13 ° | 78mm / 8 days |
These climate statistics were generated using information from the MARSEILLE OBS weather station. PALAIS-LONCHAMP. The latter is located in France, 2 km from Marseille and is at an altitude of 75 meters.
The best time to go, or the one to avoid
Here is some additional information that should help you choose when is the best time to travel to Marseille, or the worst months.
Which are the hottest months in Marseille?
In Marseille, the months of the year with the highest maximum temperatures are:
August (with 29°C), July (with 28°C), June (with 27°C), …
What are the coldest months?
The months of the year which record the lowest average temperatures in Marseille are:
January (with 9°C), february (with 10°C), December (with 10°C), …
Which are the driest months in Marseille?
In Marseille, the months of the year with the fewest rainy days are:
July (with 2 rainy days/month), August (with 3 rainy days/month), June (with 3 rainy days/month), …
What are the rainiest months?
The months with the most rainy days in Marseille are:
November (with 12 rainy days/month), October (with 10 rainy days/month), January (with 9 rainy days/month), …
What is the weather around?
Nearby cities with a similar climate
Cities around Marseille could have more or less similar climate trends:
Aix-en-Provence (26 km from Marseille), Marseille 15 (9 km), Marseille 09 (5 km), Marseille 14 (5 km), Martigues (29 km), Aubagne (15 km) , Vitrolles (21 km away), Marignane (19 km away), La Ciotat (23 km away), Allauch (9 km away), …
Around Marseilles
You might also be interested in these cities:
Aix-en-Provence (26 km from Marseille), Toulon (48 km), Hyères (64 km), Montpellier (126 km), Sète (137 km), Antibes (143 km), Montélimar ( 149 km), Nice (159 km), …
In France
Consult the climate forecasts for other major cities in France:
Paris (661 km from Marseille), Lyon (276 km), Toulouse (320 km), Nice (159 km), Nantes (696 km), Strasbourg (616 km), Montpellier (126 km) , Lille (834 km away), Rennes (765 km away), Reims (672 km away), …
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