Astet is among the wettest of mainland French towns: 2,058 mm of rain a year
January nights here settle around −2.0°C. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than 98% of mainland French towns. The rainiest month is November; the driest is July. Frost greets about 96 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Loubaresse station, 10 km south.
A year in Astet at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Loubaresse station.
What a year in Astet feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Loubaresse.
About 2,058 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 45 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 22 towns of 2,500+ in Ardèche.
Rain by month
Millimeters
A frosty town: 96 frosts and 18 days of 25°C a year
On about 96 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 20 days it stays below freezing all day. About 18 days a year reach 25°C, and under 1 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Loubaresse: 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 Loubaresse
Loubaresse is 10 km south of Astet. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Astet itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Loubaresse (07144001) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km south |
| Station altitude | 1,200 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,162 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 5.3 km |
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 Astet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astet | Loubaresse | 21.8°C | −2.0°C | 2,058 mm |
| Langogne 16 km | Cros Géorand | 23.3°C 1.5°C warmer | −3.5°C 1.5°C colder | 1,410 mm |
| Vals-les-Bains 25 km | Vals-les-Bains | 29.7°C 7.9°C warmer | 1.6°C 3.6°C milder | 1,250 mm |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon 28 km | Aubenas Sa | 30.4°C 8.6°C warmer | 1.0°C 3°C milder | 1,061 mm |
| Aubenas 28 km | Vals-les-Bains | 29.7°C 7.9°C warmer | 1.6°C 3.6°C milder | 1,250 mm |
Astet weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Loubaresse station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.7°C | −2.0°C | 0.8°C | 176 mm |
| February | 4.1°C | −2.3°C | 0.9°C | 115 mm |
| March | 7.6°C | 0.2°C | 3.9°C | 118 mm |
| April | 10.3°C | 2.4°C | 6.3°C | 177 mm |
| May | 14.3°C | 6.1°C | 10.2°C | 163 mm |
| June | 18.8°C | 9.8°C | 14.3°C | 97 mm |
| July | 21.8°C | 12.0°C | 16.9°C | 64 mm |
| August | 21.7°C | 12.3°C | 17.0°C | 75 mm |
| September | 16.8°C | 8.7°C | 12.7°C | 202 mm |
| October | 12.1°C | 5.7°C | 8.9°C | 308 mm |
| November | 7.1°C | 1.4°C | 4.3°C | 363 mm |
| December | 4.7°C | −1.1°C | 1.8°C | 201 mm |
| Year | 11.9°C | 4.4°C | 8.2°C | 2,058 mm |
Where Astet’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Loubaresse, 10 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.
- 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 Astet’s climate
How warm does Astet get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.8°C. About 18 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 96% of mainland French towns, and about under 1 reach 30°C.
How cold does Astet get in winter?
February nights average −2.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 96 nights a year, and about 20 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Astet get?
About 2,058 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. November is the wettest month (363 mm) and July the driest (64 mm).
Are these figures for Astet itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Astet, Loubaresse, 10 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 LOUBARESSE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Astet →
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