diff --git a/src/pyinfra/facts/server.py b/src/pyinfra/facts/server.py
index 6ca2a6ed8..95cc89b74 100644
--- a/src/pyinfra/facts/server.py
+++ b/src/pyinfra/facts/server.py
@@ -52,12 +52,28 @@ def command(self):
 
 class TmpDir(FactBase):
     """
-    Returns the temporary directory of the current server, if configured.
+    Returns the temporary directory of the current server.
+
+    According to POSIX standards, checks environment variables in this order:
+    1. TMPDIR (if set and accessible)
+    2. TMP (if set and accessible)
+    3. TEMP (if set and accessible)
+    4. Falls back to empty string
     """
 
     @override
     def command(self):
-        return "echo $TMPDIR"
+        return """
+if [ -n "$TMPDIR" ] && [ -d "$TMPDIR" ] && [ -w "$TMPDIR" ]; then
+    echo "$TMPDIR"
+elif [ -n "$TMP" ] && [ -d "$TMP" ] && [ -w "$TMP" ]; then
+    echo "$TMP"
+elif [ -n "$TEMP" ] && [ -d "$TEMP" ] && [ -w "$TEMP" ]; then
+    echo "$TEMP"
+else
+    echo ""
+fi
+        """.strip()
 
 
 class Hostname(FactBase):
diff --git a/tests/facts/server.TmpDir/default_fallback.json b/tests/facts/server.TmpDir/default_fallback.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e673789d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/facts/server.TmpDir/default_fallback.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "command": "if [ -n \"$TMPDIR\" ] && [ -d \"$TMPDIR\" ] && [ -w \"$TMPDIR\" ]; then\n    echo \"$TMPDIR\"\nelif [ -n \"$TMP\" ] && [ -d \"$TMP\" ] && [ -w \"$TMP\" ]; then\n    echo \"$TMP\"\nelif [ -n \"$TEMP\" ] && [ -d \"$TEMP\" ] && [ -w \"$TEMP\" ]; then\n    echo \"$TEMP\"\nelse\n    echo \"\"\nfi",
+    "output": ["/tmp"],
+    "fact": "/tmp"
+}
diff --git a/tests/facts/server.TmpDir/temp_set.json b/tests/facts/server.TmpDir/temp_set.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a157244fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/facts/server.TmpDir/temp_set.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "command": "if [ -n \"$TMPDIR\" ] && [ -d \"$TMPDIR\" ] && [ -w \"$TMPDIR\" ]; then\n    echo \"$TMPDIR\"\nelif [ -n \"$TMP\" ] && [ -d \"$TMP\" ] && [ -w \"$TMP\" ]; then\n    echo \"$TMP\"\nelif [ -n \"$TEMP\" ] && [ -d \"$TEMP\" ] && [ -w \"$TEMP\" ]; then\n    echo \"$TEMP\"\nelse\n    echo \"\"\nfi",
+    "output": ["/temp"],
+    "fact": "/temp"
+}
diff --git a/tests/facts/server.TmpDir/tmp_set.json b/tests/facts/server.TmpDir/tmp_set.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b8fbb7e46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/facts/server.TmpDir/tmp_set.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "command": "if [ -n \"$TMPDIR\" ] && [ -d \"$TMPDIR\" ] && [ -w \"$TMPDIR\" ]; then\n    echo \"$TMPDIR\"\nelif [ -n \"$TMP\" ] && [ -d \"$TMP\" ] && [ -w \"$TMP\" ]; then\n    echo \"$TMP\"\nelif [ -n \"$TEMP\" ] && [ -d \"$TEMP\" ] && [ -w \"$TEMP\" ]; then\n    echo \"$TEMP\"\nelse\n    echo \"\"\nfi",
+    "output": ["/usr/tmp"],
+    "fact": "/usr/tmp"
+}
diff --git a/tests/facts/server.TmpDir/tmpdir_set.json b/tests/facts/server.TmpDir/tmpdir_set.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5561d140a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/facts/server.TmpDir/tmpdir_set.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "command": "if [ -n \"$TMPDIR\" ] && [ -d \"$TMPDIR\" ] && [ -w \"$TMPDIR\" ]; then\n    echo \"$TMPDIR\"\nelif [ -n \"$TMP\" ] && [ -d \"$TMP\" ] && [ -w \"$TMP\" ]; then\n    echo \"$TMP\"\nelif [ -n \"$TEMP\" ] && [ -d \"$TEMP\" ] && [ -w \"$TEMP\" ]; then\n    echo \"$TEMP\"\nelse\n    echo \"\"\nfi",
+    "output": ["/var/tmp"],
+    "fact": "/var/tmp"
+}