The inter-Stark energy levels due to crystal-field splittings within the 1 D 2 ! 3 H 4 intermanifold transition of Pr 3þ in calcium fluorapatite, Ca 5 (PO 4 ) 3 F, have been characterized using the fluorescence spectrum at 10 K. The temperature effects of the spectral width and position of the 623.1 (R 2 ! X 4 ) nm line within the 1 D 2 ! 3 H 4 intermanifold of Pr 3þ in this host have also been investigated. The linewidth of this transition was found to increase with increasing temperature. The emission line shifted toward the shorter wavelength (blue shift). The experimental result of the temperature-dependent widths of this emission line is explained using the phonon-ion interaction theory based on the Debye model for phonons in crystalline solids.