Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Roquestéron (French pronunciation: [ʁɔkɛsteʁɔ̃]; Occitan: Roquesteron; Italian: Roccasterone) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
History
It was part of the historic County of Nice until 1860 as Roccasterone.
Population
Historical population| Year | | |
|---|
| 1968 | 422 | — |
|---|
| 1975 | 404 | −0.62% |
|---|
| 1982 | 428 | +0.83% |
|---|
| 1990 | 509 | +2.19% |
|---|
| 1999 | 478 | −0.70% |
|---|
| 2009 | 558 | +1.56% |
|---|
| 2014 | 574 | +0.57% |
|---|
| 2020 | 570 | −0.12% |
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| Source: INSEE[3] |
Climate
Roquestéron had a weather station between 1987 and 2008. It has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by volatile temperatures, heavy precipitation varied with dry spells, and high diurnal temperature variation.
| Climate data for Roquestéron (1987–2008 normals & extremes)
|
| Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
| Record high °C (°F)
|
27.1
(80.8)
|
25.6
(78.1)
|
26.8
(80.2)
|
28.1
(82.6)
|
32.6
(90.7)
|
35.8
(96.4)
|
36.7
(98.1)
|
40.1
(104.2)
|
34.7
(94.5)
|
30.4
(86.7)
|
24.6
(76.3)
|
22.2
(72.0)
|
40.1
(104.2)
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
11.6
(52.9)
|
13.8
(56.8)
|
17.0
(62.6)
|
18.6
(65.5)
|
23.4
(74.1)
|
27.3
(81.1)
|
30.7
(87.3)
|
31.1
(88.0)
|
26.2
(79.2)
|
21.0
(69.8)
|
15.0
(59.0)
|
11.2
(52.2)
|
20.6
(69.1)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
5.6
(42.1)
|
6.9
(44.4)
|
9.9
(49.8)
|
11.7
(53.1)
|
16.3
(61.3)
|
19.9
(67.8)
|
22.7
(72.9)
|
23.0
(73.4)
|
18.8
(65.8)
|
14.8
(58.6)
|
9.1
(48.4)
|
5.7
(42.3)
|
13.8
(56.8)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
−0.5
(31.1)
|
-0.0
(32.0)
|
2.7
(36.9)
|
4.9
(40.8)
|
9.2
(48.6)
|
12.4
(54.3)
|
14.6
(58.3)
|
14.8
(58.6)
|
11.3
(52.3)
|
8.4
(47.1)
|
3.3
(37.9)
|
0.1
(32.2)
|
6.8
(44.2)
|
| Record low °C (°F)
|
−8.5
(16.7)
|
−8.0
(17.6)
|
−9.3
(15.3)
|
−2.0
(28.4)
|
−0.6
(30.9)
|
4.7
(40.5)
|
8.0
(46.4)
|
8.0
(46.4)
|
3.0
(37.4)
|
−1.4
(29.5)
|
−7.1
(19.2)
|
−9.4
(15.1)
|
−9.4
(15.1)
|
| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
87.9
(3.46)
|
48.8
(1.92)
|
45.4
(1.79)
|
90.0
(3.54)
|
78.1
(3.07)
|
52.0
(2.05)
|
35.1
(1.38)
|
46.5
(1.83)
|
100.1
(3.94)
|
148.0
(5.83)
|
135.2
(5.32)
|
91.2
(3.59)
|
964.5
(37.97)
|
| Average precipitation days
|
5.9
|
3.9
|
4.7
|
9.0
|
8.0
|
6.0
|
4.4
|
4.7
|
6.2
|
7.9
|
7.4
|
5.3
|
73.3
|
| Source 1: Météo Climat [4]
|
| Source 2: Météo Climat [5]
|
See also
References
