Montfort-sur-Argens

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Coat of arms

Location of Montfort-sur-Argens

(2020–2026) Éric Audibert^[1]Area

11.92 km² (4.60 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,466 • Density120/km² (320/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

83083 /83570

Elevation129–344 m (423–1,129 ft)
(avg. 110 m or 360 ft)Websitewww.montfort-sur-argens.fr¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montfort-sur-Argens (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃fɔʁ syʁ aʁʒɑ̃(s)], literally Montfort on Argens; Occitan: Montfòrt d'Argenç) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

Geography

Climate

Montfort-sur-Argens has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Montfort-sur-Argens is 14.7 °C (58.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 789.3 mm (31.07 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 23.8 °C (74.8 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.9 °C (44.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Montfort-sur-Argens was 42.5 °C (108.5 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −11.0 °C (12.2 °F) on 8 January 1985.

Climate data for Montfort-sur-Argens (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1980−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	22.7 (72.9)	24.8 (76.6)	28.6 (83.5)	30.3 (86.5)	35.2 (95.4)	42.5 (108.5)	41.0 (105.8)	40.8 (105.4)	35.6 (96.1)	33.6 (92.5)	24.8 (76.6)	23.6 (74.5)	42.5 (108.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	12.5 (54.5)	13.9 (57.0)	17.5 (63.5)	20.3 (68.5)	24.6 (76.3)	29.0 (84.2)	32.1 (89.8)	32.0 (89.6)	26.8 (80.2)	21.7 (71.1)	16.0 (60.8)	12.7 (54.9)	21.6 (70.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	6.9 (44.4)	7.5 (45.5)	10.5 (50.9)	13.2 (55.8)	17.3 (63.1)	21.2 (70.2)	23.8 (74.8)	23.7 (74.7)	19.3 (66.7)	15.3 (59.5)	10.6 (51.1)	7.4 (45.3)	14.7 (58.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	1.3 (34.3)	1.2 (34.2)	3.5 (38.3)	6.2 (43.2)	10.0 (50.0)	13.4 (56.1)	15.5 (59.9)	15.4 (59.7)	11.9 (53.4)	9.0 (48.2)	5.1 (41.2)	2.0 (35.6)	7.9 (46.2)
Record low °C (°F)	−11.0 (12.2)	−9.8 (14.4)	−10.6 (12.9)	−4.9 (23.2)	1.0 (33.8)	3.6 (38.5)	6.6 (43.9)	5.0 (41.0)	2.6 (36.7)	−4.0 (24.8)	−8.0 (17.6)	−9.3 (15.3)	−11.0 (12.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	65.3 (2.57)	45.8 (1.80)	43.2 (1.70)	68.8 (2.71)	63.6 (2.50)	51.2 (2.02)	25.4 (1.00)	31.0 (1.22)	85.6 (3.37)	114.4 (4.50)	122.7 (4.83)	72.3 (2.85)	789.3 (31.07)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	5.8	5.4	5.2	6.9	6.5	4.3	2.7	3.3	5.3	7.1	8.2	6.2	66.9
Source: Météo-France^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 14, 2022.