Saint-Tropez, France

If you're planning a sand-and-sea holiday, Saint-Tropez deserves a close look. This France destination lies along the Mediterranean, and its climate record peaks at a 99/100 sun score in July — 30°C afternoons under 22% average cloud cover.

Across a typical year, afternoon temperatures swing between 13°C (January) and 30°C (July). The wet–dry contrast is pronounced: 33% rain-day odds in November against 5% in July. Beach-warm afternoons (24°C and up) hold through June–September.

Season by season (on the northern calendar), spring brings 18°C highs with 23% rain-day odds, summer 29°C at 9%, autumn 21°C at 27%, and winter 13°C at 24%. That makes summer the statistical sweet spot (season score 99), with spring a workable second; winter is where the odds thin out. A practical compromise is June — the edge of the warm window, averaging 27°C with a 98 sun score.

Best months to visit Saint-Tropez

Our month-by-month scoring puts July first (99/100), with August (99) and June (98) close behind. The dependable window is wider than the podium, though: April–October all score 70 or better. Skip December if sunshine is the point — it bottoms out at 56/100.

Put against its 109 mediterranean peers in July, it lands in the sunnier half of the group, ahead of 61% of them.

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Right now the 15-day outlook shows 8 mostly-clear days (under 40% cloud) and none with real rain risk, with temperatures between 7°C and 21°C — which is how Saint-Tropez earns its current 66/100 sun score.