Entrecasteaux
# Entrecasteaux

Entrecasteaux (French pronunciation: ​; Occitan: Entrecastèus) is a commune in the Var department in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 1,118.

It is noted for its public square designed by Le Nôtre, as well as its 17th-century château, restored by Scottish artist Ian MacGarvie-Munn.

## Geography

### Climate

Entrecasteaux has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Entrecasteaux is 14.9 °C (58.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 804.5 mm (31.67 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 24.2 °C (75.6 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.9 °C (44.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Entrecasteaux was 41.5 °C (106.7 °F) on 5 August 2017; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −10.0 °C (14.0 °F) on yy February 2012.

Climate data for Entrecasteaux (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1997−present) :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Record high °C (°F) | 22.4 (72.3) | 24.9 (76.8) | 27.6 (81.7) | 29.3 (84.7) | 34.5 (94.1) | 41.0 (105.8) | 40.1 (104.2) | 41.5 (106.7) | 36.5 (97.7) | 33.7 (92.7) | 23.5 (74.3) | 21.7 (71.1) | 41.5 (106.7) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) | 13.3 (55.9) | 16.8 (62.2) | 19.8 (67.6) | 24.0 (75.2) | 28.8 (83.8) | 32.1 (89.8) | 32.1 (89.8) | 26.9 (80.4) | 21.5 (70.7) | 15.5 (59.9) | 12.2 (54.0) | 21.2 (70.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) | 7.5 (45.5) | 10.5 (50.9) | 13.4 (56.1) | 17.3 (63.1) | 21.5 (70.7) | 24.2 (75.6) | 24.1 (75.4) | 19.9 (67.8) | 15.7 (60.3) | 10.5 (50.9) | 7.4 (45.3) | 14.9 (58.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) | 1.7 (35.1) | 4.1 (39.4) | 6.9 (44.4) | 10.6 (51.1) | 14.1 (57.4) | 16.3 (61.3) | 16.1 (61.0) | 12.8 (55.0) | 9.9 (49.8) | 5.5 (41.9) | 2.5 (36.5) | 8.5 (47.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.2 (17.2) | −10.0 (14.0) | −9.3 (15.3) | −3.5 (25.7) | 2.6 (36.7) | 6.3 (43.3) | 8.7 (47.7) | 8.3 (46.9) | 3.5 (38.3) | −3.6 (25.5) | −5.7 (21.7) | −8.2 (17.2) | −10.0 (14.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 59.0 (2.32) | 50.0 (1.97) | 51.7 (2.04) | 70.2 (2.76) | 81.4 (3.20) | 59.1 (2.33) | 19.7 (0.78) | 30.3 (1.19) | 60.0 (2.36) | 110.5 (4.35) | 141.1 (5.56) | 71.5 (2.81) | 804.5 (31.67) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 6.0 | 66.6 |
| Source: Météo-France ||||||||||||||
