Beauchastel has warmer summer afternoons than 91% of mainland French towns
Nights in January average 1.4°C. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 79% of mainland French towns. Of all months, October brings the most rain and February the least. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings suit May, September and October, with highs of 19–25°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Livron station, 4.2 km south-east.
A year in Beauchastel at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Livron station.
What a year in Beauchastel feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Livron.
About 917 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 12th wettest of 22 towns of 2,500+ in Ardèche.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Colombier Jeune Rad
41 frosts and 104 days of 25°C a year
On about 41 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 104 days a year reach 25°C, and 43 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Livron: 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 Livron
Livron is 4.2 km south-east of Beauchastel. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Beauchastel itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Livron (26165001) |
| Distance from the town | 4.2 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 98 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 97 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Colombier Jeune Rad, 23 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 Beauchastel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauchastel | Livron | 29.6°C | 1.4°C | 917 mm |
| La Voulte-sur-Rhône 2.7 km | same station | 29.6°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 917 mm |
| Charmes-sur-Rhône 5.1 km | Saint-Laurent Pape | 30.0°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,028 mm |
| Livron-sur-Drôme 5.7 km | same station | 29.6°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 917 mm |
| Étoile-sur-Rhône 6.6 km | Étoile | 29.2°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 905 mm |
| Portes-lès-Valence 7.7 km | Étoile | 29.2°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 905 mm |
| Loriol-sur-Drôme 8.4 km | same station | 29.6°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 917 mm |
Beauchastel weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Livron station; sunshine at Colombier Jeune Rad.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.5°C | 1.4°C | 5.0°C | 64 mm | 73 |
| February | 10.4°C | 1.5°C | 6.0°C | 42 mm | 99 |
| March | 15.4°C | 4.0°C | 9.7°C | 48 mm | 168 |
| April | 18.8°C | 6.7°C | 12.8°C | 76 mm | 188 |
| May | 23.0°C | 10.4°C | 16.7°C | 83 mm | 218 |
| June | 27.1°C | 13.8°C | 20.4°C | 56 mm | 261 |
| July | 29.6°C | 15.5°C | 22.6°C | 56 mm | 282 |
| August | 29.4°C | 15.1°C | 22.2°C | 69 mm | 253 |
| September | 24.5°C | 11.9°C | 18.2°C | 109 mm | 197 |
| October | 19.0°C | 9.1°C | 14.1°C | 132 mm | 123 |
| November | 12.8°C | 4.9°C | 8.8°C | 124 mm | 81 |
| December | 8.9°C | 2.2°C | 5.5°C | 59 mm | 62 |
| Year | 18.9°C | 8.0°C | 13.5°C | 917 mm | 2,003 |
Where Beauchastel’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Livron, 4.2 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, Colombier Jeune Rad, 23 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 Beauchastel’s climate
How warm does Beauchastel get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.6°C. About 104 days a year reach 25°C, more than 90% of mainland French towns, and about 43 reach 30°C.
How cold does Beauchastel get in winter?
January nights average 1.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 41 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Beauchastel get?
About 917 mm a year, more than 79% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (132 mm) and February the driest (42 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Colombier Jeune Rad (23 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Beauchastel itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Beauchastel, Livron, 4.2 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 LIVRON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Beauchastel →
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