Bessas has warmer summer afternoons than 92% of mainland French towns
Nights in January average 2.1°C. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 86% of mainland French towns. Seasons differ by 28°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. The heating season runs November to February: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Orgnac Aven station, 11 km south-east.
A year in Bessas at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Orgnac Aven station.
What a year in Bessas feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Orgnac Aven.
About 971 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 30 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 10th 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 104 days of 25°C a year
On about 29 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 104 days a year reach 25°C, and 46 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Orgnac Aven: 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 Orgnac Aven
Orgnac Aven is 11 km south-east of Bessas. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bessas itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Orgnac Aven (07168001) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 230 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 214 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 5.7 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Lanas Syn, 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 Bessas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bessas | Orgnac Aven | 30.2°C | 2.1°C | 971 mm |
| Saint-Ambroix 12 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.1°C 1°C colder | 1,092 mm |
| Les Vans 15 km | Grospierres | 31.9°C 1.7°C warmer | 0.1°C 2°C colder | 1,095 mm |
| Bessèges 17 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.1°C 1°C colder | 1,092 mm |
| Rousson 21 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.1°C 1°C colder | 1,092 mm |
| Salindres 22 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.1°C 1°C colder | 1,092 mm |
| Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers 24 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.1°C 1°C colder | 1,092 mm |
Bessas weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Orgnac Aven station; sunshine at Lanas Syn.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.7°C | 2.1°C | 5.9°C | 78 mm | 131 |
| February | 11.2°C | 2.3°C | 6.7°C | 50 mm | 153 |
| March | 15.4°C | 5.1°C | 10.3°C | 56 mm | 208 |
| April | 18.4°C | 7.7°C | 13.0°C | 78 mm | 208 |
| May | 22.7°C | 11.2°C | 17.0°C | 80 mm | 246 |
| June | 27.2°C | 14.9°C | 21.0°C | 49 mm | 286 |
| July | 30.2°C | 17.2°C | 23.7°C | 44 mm | 314 |
| August | 29.8°C | 16.9°C | 23.4°C | 65 mm | 284 |
| September | 24.6°C | 13.5°C | 19.0°C | 132 mm | 220 |
| October | 19.1°C | 10.2°C | 14.7°C | 132 mm | 154 |
| November | 13.4°C | 5.7°C | 9.6°C | 137 mm | 125 |
| December | 10.1°C | 2.8°C | 6.5°C | 72 mm | 120 |
| Year | 19.3°C | 9.1°C | 14.2°C | 971 mm | 2,447 |
Where Bessas’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Orgnac Aven, 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, 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 Bessas’s climate
How warm does Bessas get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.2°C. About 104 days a year reach 25°C, more than 90% of mainland French towns, and about 46 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bessas get in winter?
January nights average 2.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 29 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bessas get?
About 971 mm a year, more than 86% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (137 mm) and July the driest (44 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lanas Syn (23 km away), averages 2,447 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bessas itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bessas, Orgnac Aven, 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 ORGNAC AVEN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bessas →
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.