Few mainland French towns get more frosts than Venterol
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 24.9°C. None of the 15 towns of 2,500+ in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence gets more rain. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 28°C apart. Radiators earn their keep from October to April, the months that average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Lus L Croix Hte station, 39 km north-west: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Venterol at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Lus L Croix Hte station.
What a year in Venterol feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lus L Croix Hte.
About 1,150 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 38 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 15 towns of 2,500+ in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Embrun
A frosty town: 114 frosts and 50 days of 25°C a year
On about 114 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 15 days it stays below freezing all day. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, and 8 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lus L Croix Hte: a frost is a night of 0°C or below, a summer day (jour d’été) 25°C or more, a hot day (forte chaleur) 30°C or more.
The Météo-France station at Lus L Croix Hte
Lus L Croix Hte is 39 km north-west of Venterol. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Venterol itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Lus L Croix Hte (26168001) |
| Distance from the town | 39 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 1,059 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,067 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 4.7 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Embrun, 36 km away |
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Venterol compares
Against the 4,385 towns of 2,500 or more in mainland France, each read from its own matched station. The dots are the other towns of 2,500+ in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venterol | Lus L Croix Hte | 24.9°C | −3.4°C | 1,150 mm |
| Gap 12 km | Tallard | 29.7°C 4.8°C warmer | −4.0°C 0.6°C colder | 766 mm |
| La Bâtie-Neuve 16 km | Embrun | 27.8°C 2.9°C warmer | −2.4°C 1°C milder | 733 mm |
| Chorges 19 km | Embrun | 27.8°C 2.9°C warmer | −2.4°C 1°C milder | 733 mm |
| Veynes 23 km | La Faurie | 27.4°C 2.5°C warmer | −4.6°C 1.2°C colder | 951 mm |
| Laragne-Montéglin 26 km | Laragne-Montéglin | 30.5°C 5.6°C warmer | −2.6°C 0.8°C milder | 814 mm |
Venterol weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Lus L Croix Hte station; sunshine at Embrun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.1°C | −3.4°C | 0.9°C | 89 mm | 159 |
| February | 6.0°C | −3.4°C | 1.3°C | 68 mm | 175 |
| March | 10.2°C | −0.5°C | 4.8°C | 71 mm | 225 |
| April | 13.4°C | 2.1°C | 7.8°C | 100 mm | 210 |
| May | 17.5°C | 5.9°C | 11.7°C | 111 mm | 225 |
| June | 22.0°C | 9.2°C | 15.6°C | 87 mm | 265 |
| July | 24.9°C | 11.1°C | 18.0°C | 65 mm | 292 |
| August | 24.8°C | 11.0°C | 17.9°C | 74 mm | 271 |
| September | 19.7°C | 7.8°C | 13.7°C | 104 mm | 233 |
| October | 15.0°C | 4.8°C | 9.9°C | 127 mm | 187 |
| November | 8.9°C | 0.4°C | 4.7°C | 145 mm | 145 |
| December | 5.5°C | −2.5°C | 1.5°C | 108 mm | 142 |
| Year | 14.4°C | 3.5°C | 9.0°C | 1,150 mm | 2,530 |
Where Venterol’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Lus L Croix Hte, 39 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Embrun, 36 km away.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Venterol’s climate
How warm does Venterol get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.9°C. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 68% of mainland French towns, and about 8 reach 30°C.
How cold does Venterol get in winter?
January nights average −3.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 114 nights a year, and about 15 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Venterol get?
About 1,150 mm a year, more than 94% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (145 mm) and July the driest (65 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Embrun (36 km away), averages 2,530 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Venterol itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Venterol, Lus L Croix Hte, 39 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station LUS L CROIX HTE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Venterol →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.