Few mainland French towns get more rain than Ajoux: 1,556 mm a year
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 2.0°C. By frosts alone, it ranks gentler than 78% of mainland French towns. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 25°C. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 10°C on average.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Antraigues Sa station, 12 km south-west.
A year in Ajoux at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Antraigues Sa station.
What a year in Ajoux feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Antraigues Sa.
About 1,556 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and June the driest. About 39 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 22 towns of 2,500+ in Ardèche.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Lanas Syn
29 frosts and 65 days of 25°C a year
On about 29 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 65 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Antraigues Sa: 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 Antraigues Sa
Antraigues Sa is 12 km south-west of Ajoux. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Ajoux itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Antraigues Sa (07011004) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 600 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 719 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.9 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Lanas Syn, 26 km away |
Ajoux sits 119 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Ajoux to run about 0.8°C cooler than these figures.
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 Ajoux 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 Ardèche.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajoux | Antraigues Sa | 26.8°C | 2.0°C | 1,556 mm |
| Privas 8.9 km | Chomérac Sa | 29.0°C 2.2°C warmer | 1.1°C 0.9°C colder | 1,105 mm |
| Vals-les-Bains 14 km | Vals-les-Bains | 29.7°C 2.9°C warmer | 1.6°C about the same | 1,250 mm |
| Chomérac 15 km | Chomérac Sa | 29.0°C 2.2°C warmer | 1.1°C 0.9°C colder | 1,105 mm |
| Aubenas 17 km | Vals-les-Bains | 29.7°C 2.9°C warmer | 1.6°C about the same | 1,250 mm |
| Le Cheylard 18 km | Cheylard Sa | 28.3°C 1.5°C warmer | 0.2°C 1.8°C colder | 1,179 mm |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon 19 km | Aubenas Sa | 30.4°C 3.6°C warmer | 1.0°C 1°C colder | 1,061 mm |
Ajoux weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Antraigues Sa station; sunshine at Lanas Syn.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.6°C | 2.0°C | 4.8°C | 129 mm | 131 |
| February | 8.6°C | 2.0°C | 5.3°C | 81 mm | 153 |
| March | 12.4°C | 4.5°C | 8.4°C | 79 mm | 208 |
| April | 15.4°C | 6.9°C | 11.2°C | 119 mm | 208 |
| May | 19.5°C | 10.3°C | 14.9°C | 118 mm | 246 |
| June | 24.0°C | 13.9°C | 18.9°C | 72 mm | 286 |
| July | 26.8°C | 16.0°C | 21.4°C | 76 mm | 314 |
| August | 26.5°C | 16.0°C | 21.2°C | 95 mm | 284 |
| September | 21.3°C | 12.5°C | 16.9°C | 163 mm | 220 |
| October | 16.4°C | 9.5°C | 13.0°C | 236 mm | 154 |
| November | 11.1°C | 5.3°C | 8.2°C | 237 mm | 125 |
| December | 8.3°C | 2.8°C | 5.5°C | 154 mm | 120 |
| Year | 16.5°C | 8.5°C | 12.5°C | 1,556 mm | 2,447 |
Where Ajoux’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Antraigues Sa, 12 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, Lanas Syn, 26 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 Ardèche.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Ajoux’s climate
How warm does Ajoux get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.8°C. About 65 days a year reach 25°C, more than 56% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Ajoux get in winter?
January nights average 2.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 29 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Ajoux get?
About 1,556 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. November is the wettest month (237 mm) and June the driest (72 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lanas Syn (26 km away), averages 2,447 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Ajoux itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Ajoux, Antraigues Sa, 12 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 ANTRAIGUES SA, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Ajoux →
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.