Summer afternoons in Balazuc are warmer than in 93% of mainland French towns
Deep winter brings January lows near 1.0°C. October is the wettest month here, with about 2.8 times the rain of February. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 89% of mainland French towns. Homes need heating from November to March, the months averaging under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Aubenas Sa station, 11 km north.
A year in Balazuc at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Aubenas Sa station.
What a year in Balazuc feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Aubenas Sa.
About 1,061 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 32 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 7th wettest of 22 towns of 2,500+ in Ardèche.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Lanas Syn
46 frosts and 108 days of 25°C a year
On about 46 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 108 days a year reach 25°C, and 47 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Aubenas 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 Aubenas Sa
Aubenas Sa is 11 km north of Balazuc. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Balazuc itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Aubenas Sa (07019005) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km north |
| Station altitude | 176 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 179 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 3.5 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Lanas Syn, 3.5 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 Balazuc 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. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balazuc | Aubenas Sa | 30.4°C | 1.0°C | 1,061 mm |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon 10 km | same station | 30.4°C about the same | 1.0°C about the same | 1,061 mm |
| Villeneuve-de-Berg 12 km | Mirabel Sa | 29.5°C 0.9°C cooler | 1.2°C about the same | 998 mm |
| Aubenas 12 km | Vals-les-Bains | 29.7°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.6°C 0.6°C milder | 1,250 mm |
| Vals-les-Bains 18 km | Vals-les-Bains | 29.7°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.6°C 0.6°C milder | 1,250 mm |
| Les Vans 22 km | Grospierres | 31.9°C 1.5°C warmer | 0.1°C 0.9°C colder | 1,095 mm |
| Viviers 24 km | Donzère | 30.9°C 0.5°C warmer | 2.4°C 1.4°C milder | 826 mm |
Balazuc weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Aubenas Sa station; sunshine at Lanas Syn.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.2°C | 1.0°C | 5.6°C | 80 mm | 131 |
| February | 11.7°C | 1.1°C | 6.4°C | 54 mm | 153 |
| March | 15.9°C | 3.9°C | 9.9°C | 59 mm | 208 |
| April | 18.8°C | 6.5°C | 12.6°C | 78 mm | 208 |
| May | 22.9°C | 10.2°C | 16.6°C | 88 mm | 246 |
| June | 27.4°C | 13.9°C | 20.7°C | 64 mm | 286 |
| July | 30.4°C | 16.0°C | 23.2°C | 58 mm | 314 |
| August | 30.1°C | 15.6°C | 22.9°C | 65 mm | 284 |
| September | 25.0°C | 12.2°C | 18.6°C | 137 mm | 220 |
| October | 19.5°C | 8.9°C | 14.2°C | 150 mm | 154 |
| November | 13.9°C | 4.6°C | 9.3°C | 144 mm | 125 |
| December | 10.5°C | 1.6°C | 6.0°C | 86 mm | 120 |
| Year | 19.7°C | 8.0°C | 13.8°C | 1,061 mm | 2,447 |
Where Balazuc’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Aubenas Sa, 11 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, Lanas Syn, 3.5 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 Balazuc’s climate
How warm does Balazuc get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.4°C. About 108 days a year reach 25°C, more than 91% of mainland French towns, and about 47 reach 30°C.
How cold does Balazuc get in winter?
January nights average 1.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 46 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Balazuc get?
About 1,061 mm a year, more than 89% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (150 mm) and February the driest (54 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lanas Syn (3.5 km away), averages 2,447 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Balazuc itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Balazuc, Aubenas Sa, 11 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 AUBENAS SA, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Balazuc →
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.