Visiting Toulon by yacht

Climate, anchoring rules and what is on foot from the Vieille Darse.

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Seasons

When to come

Season	Months	Daily high	Monthly rain
Peak	June to September	25.9 to 29.8 °C	6 to 70 mm
Shoulder	March to May, October	16.4 to 22.6 °C	39 to 106 mm
Off season	November to February	13.2 to 16.8 °C	47 to 93 mm

Météo-France normals 1991 to 2020, Toulon station. Season bands are our own estimate.

At anchor

Anchoring near Toulon

Orders change. Read the current text on the Préfecture Maritime site before you drop anchor.

Grande radeOrder 157/2024 (23 May 2024) says yachts of 80 m and over, and other ships of 45 m and over, need authorisation to anchor or stop. Send the request at least one hour before arrival. For the Grande rade of Toulon, it goes to the Cépet lookout.

Cap Cépet to CarqueiranneThe same order sets one mandatory anchoring zone of 150 m radius, centred on 43°05.910'N 5°58.320'E, for ships that need authorisation.

West of Cap CépetOrder 245/2020 (15 December 2020, consolidated 2023) covers ships of 24 m and over from Pointe Fauconnière to Cap Cépet. They may anchor only seaward of a set line. Dynamic positioning is banned within 500 m of shore and limited to two hours elsewhere.

RoadsteadOrder 281/2025 (25 July 2025) covers the roadstead. Keep watch on VHF 74. Yachts over 20 m call the Cépet lookout when they enter, use the main channel and ask the lookout for an anchoring spot in the Grande rade. Pilotage is mandatory from 45 m. Anchoring and stopping are banned in the Petite rade, except with Navy approval.

Préfet maritime de la Méditerranée orders 157/2024, 245/2020 and 281/2025. Anchoring is also restricted over Posidonia seagrass.

Ashore

The old town and a tourist office are on foot from the Vieille Darse. The Provençal market runs on the Cours Lafayette every day except Monday. Boatmen run guided tours of the roadstead all year.

Naval base

Toulon holds the main French naval base. It is the home port of the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, so warships share the roadstead with yachts.

Getting here

The rail and coach station is 15 minutes on foot from the Vieille Darse.

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