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This is the current conditions weather report for Aix-en-provence. The report was made 23 minutes ago, at 02:30 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 5.6 kilometers per hour / 3 miles per hour from the northwest (300°). The temperature was 13°C / 55°F, with a dew-point at 13°C / 55°F. The atmospheric pressure was 1006 hPa / 29.68 inHg. The relative humidity was 88%. The skies were mostly cloudy.

Aix, or, to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, Aix-en-Provence is a city in southern France, some 30 km north of Marseille. It is located in the Provence region, in the Bouches-du-Rhône département, of which it is a sous-préfecture. The population of Aix is approximately 137,000.

Aix is often referred to as the city of a thousand fountains. Among the most notable are the seventeeth century Fontaine des Quatre Dauphins (Fountain of the Four Dolphins) in the Quartier Mazarin, designed by Jean-Claude Rambot, and three of the fountains down the central Cours Mirabeau. At the top, a nineteenth century fountain depicts the "good king" René holding the Muscat grapes that he introduced in Provence in the fifteenth century; half-way down is a natural hot water fountain (34°C), covered in moss, dating back to the romans; and right at the bottom at la Rotonde, the hub of modern Aix, stands a monumental fountain from 1860 beneath three giant statues representing art, justice and agriculture. In the older part of Aix, there are also charming fountains in the Place d'Albertas and the Place des Trois-Ormeaux.

Aix has long been a university town: Louis II of Anjou granted a royal charter for a university in 1409. Today Aix remains an important educational centre, with many teaching and research institutes:
Université de Provence Aix-Marseille I
Université de la Méditerranée Aix-Marseille II
Université Paul Cézanne Aix-Marseille III
Institut d'études politiques d'Aix-en-Provence (IEP), an Institute of Political Studies

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