Summer afternoons in Alba-la-Romaine are warmer than in 92% of mainland French towns
Midwinter brings lows of about 1.2°C. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 89% of mainland French towns. Of all months, November brings the most rain and February the least. Frost greets about 43 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Alba-la-Romaine station, 1.9 km south-west.
A year in Alba-la-Romaine at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Alba-la-Romaine station.
What a year in Alba-la-Romaine feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Alba-la-Romaine.
About 1,044 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 29 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 8th wettest of 22 towns of 2,500+ in Ardèche.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montélimar
43 frosts and 104 days of 25°C a year
On about 43 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 104 days a year reach 25°C, and 47 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Alba-la-Romaine: 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 Alba-la-Romaine
Alba-la-Romaine is 1.9 km south-west of Alba-la-Romaine. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Alba-la-Romaine itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Alba-la-Romaine (07005001) |
| Distance from the town | 1.9 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 223 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 200 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Montélimar, 11 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 Alba-la-Romaine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alba-la-Romaine | Alba-la-Romaine | 30.1°C | 1.2°C | 1,044 mm |
| Le Teil 6.9 km | Montélimar | 29.8°C about the same | 2.6°C 1.4°C milder | 920 mm |
| Villeneuve-de-Berg 7.2 km | Mirabel Sa | 29.5°C 0.6°C cooler | 1.2°C about the same | 998 mm |
| Viviers 10 km | Donzère | 30.9°C 0.8°C warmer | 2.4°C 1.2°C milder | 826 mm |
| Châteauneuf-du-Rhône 12 km | Donzère | 30.9°C 0.8°C warmer | 2.4°C 1.2°C milder | 826 mm |
| Montélimar 12 km | Montélimar | 29.8°C about the same | 2.6°C 1.4°C milder | 920 mm |
| Donzère 16 km | Donzère | 30.9°C 0.8°C warmer | 2.4°C 1.2°C milder | 826 mm |
Alba-la-Romaine weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Alba-la-Romaine station; sunshine at Montélimar.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.0°C | 1.2°C | 5.1°C | 83 mm | 107 |
| February | 10.7°C | 1.3°C | 6.0°C | 50 mm | 136 |
| March | 15.3°C | 4.0°C | 9.6°C | 60 mm | 200 |
| April | 18.6°C | 6.6°C | 12.6°C | 82 mm | 219 |
| May | 22.9°C | 10.4°C | 16.6°C | 92 mm | 260 |
| June | 27.2°C | 14.1°C | 20.7°C | 58 mm | 300 |
| July | 30.1°C | 16.3°C | 23.2°C | 56 mm | 330 |
| August | 29.8°C | 15.9°C | 22.9°C | 60 mm | 299 |
| September | 24.5°C | 12.5°C | 18.5°C | 130 mm | 231 |
| October | 18.8°C | 9.2°C | 14.0°C | 146 mm | 156 |
| November | 12.7°C | 4.8°C | 8.8°C | 152 mm | 110 |
| December | 9.3°C | 1.9°C | 5.6°C | 76 mm | 95 |
| Year | 19.1°C | 8.2°C | 13.6°C | 1,044 mm | 2,441 |
Where Alba-la-Romaine’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Alba-la-Romaine, 1.9 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, Montélimar, 11 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 Alba-la-Romaine’s climate
How warm does Alba-la-Romaine get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.1°C. About 104 days a year reach 25°C, more than 90% of mainland French towns, and about 47 reach 30°C.
How cold does Alba-la-Romaine get in winter?
January nights average 1.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 43 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Alba-la-Romaine get?
About 1,044 mm a year, more than 89% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (152 mm) and February the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montélimar (11 km away), averages 2,441 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Alba-la-Romaine itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Alba-la-Romaine, Alba-la-Romaine, 1.9 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 ALBA LA ROMAINE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Alba-la-Romaine →
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.