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Yes, we're English and its our favourite
topic, but down here in Provence the sunshine tends not to
disappoint. We have over 300 days of sun each year, and although
it gets rather chilly in the winter months its rare to have
any length of time when we cant ride out in the dry. As the
BBC weather site puts it: "Here summers are warm, or
even hot, with a three-month period when rain rarely falls.
Sunshine is abundant, as much as eleven to twelve hours a
day in summer and five in midwinter."
|
| Month |
Average
Sunlight (hours) |
Temperature |
| Average |
| Min |
Max |
 |
|
|
|
| Jan |
4 |
2 |
10 |
| Feb |
6 |
2 |
12 |
| March |
6 |
5 |
15 |
| April |
8 |
8 |
18 |
| May |
9 |
11 |
22 |
| June |
10 |
15 |
26 |
| July |
11 |
17 |
29 |
| Aug |
10 |
17 |
28 |
| Sept |
8 |
15 |
25 |
| Oct |
6 |
10 |
20 |
| Nov |
5 |
6 |
15 |
| Dec |
4 |
3 |
11 |
Outside of May to September we recommend
you bring some warm riding gear, and in December through
March maybe some waterproofs as well (its rare we get rain
all day anytime through the year).
The biggest problem to riding we get from
the weather is the famous 'Mistral' - the wind which whistles
down from the north and then runs along the coast to Spain.
Tradition here says it blows for 3, 6 or 9 days, and it
can come at any time of the year. Although it blows hard
and can make riding less pleasant, it tends to be very localised
and we can usually find somewhere which is calm to head
for. |
