Photo: Sequajectrof · CC BY-SA 3.0Summer afternoons in Charmes-sur-Rhône are warmer than in 92% of mainland French towns
Nights in January average 1.1°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 29°C. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 88% of mainland French towns. The outdoor season, with highs of 19–25°C, runs through May, September and October.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Laurent Pape station, 8.8 km south-west.
A year in Charmes-sur-Rhône at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Laurent Pape station.
What a year in Charmes-sur-Rhône feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Laurent Pape.
About 1,028 mm of rain a year
October 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 Colombier Jeune Rad
44 frosts and 106 days of 25°C a year
On about 44 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 106 days a year reach 25°C, and 47 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Laurent Pape: 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 Saint-Laurent Pape
Saint-Laurent Pape is 8.8 km south-west of Charmes-sur-Rhône. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Charmes-sur-Rhône itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Laurent Pape (07261001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.8 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 112 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 110 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.7 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Colombier Jeune Rad, 21 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 Charmes-sur-Rhône 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charmes-sur-Rhône | Saint-Laurent Pape | 30.0°C | 1.1°C | 1,028 mm |
| Portes-lès-Valence 3.4 km | Étoile | 29.2°C 0.8°C cooler | 1.7°C 0.6°C milder | 905 mm |
| Étoile-sur-Rhône 5.1 km | Étoile | 29.2°C 0.8°C cooler | 1.7°C 0.6°C milder | 905 mm |
| La Voulte-sur-Rhône 7.7 km | Livron | 29.6°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 917 mm |
| Guilherand-Granges 8 km | Valence-Chabeui | 29.4°C 0.6°C cooler | 1.0°C about the same | 874 mm |
| Saint-Péray 8.3 km | Valence-Chabeui | 29.4°C 0.6°C cooler | 1.0°C about the same | 874 mm |
| Beaumont-lès-Valence 8.6 km | Étoile | 29.2°C 0.8°C cooler | 1.7°C 0.6°C milder | 905 mm |
Charmes-sur-Rhône weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Laurent Pape station; sunshine at Colombier Jeune Rad.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.8°C | 1.1°C | 5.0°C | 72 mm | 73 |
| February | 10.5°C | 1.3°C | 5.9°C | 50 mm | 99 |
| March | 15.3°C | 3.9°C | 9.6°C | 55 mm | 168 |
| April | 18.6°C | 6.6°C | 12.6°C | 82 mm | 188 |
| May | 22.9°C | 10.4°C | 16.7°C | 93 mm | 218 |
| June | 27.2°C | 14.2°C | 20.7°C | 61 mm | 261 |
| July | 30.0°C | 16.2°C | 23.1°C | 60 mm | 282 |
| August | 29.6°C | 15.8°C | 22.7°C | 77 mm | 253 |
| September | 24.6°C | 12.4°C | 18.5°C | 112 mm | 197 |
| October | 19.2°C | 9.4°C | 14.3°C | 152 mm | 123 |
| November | 12.9°C | 5.0°C | 9.0°C | 143 mm | 81 |
| December | 9.1°C | 2.0°C | 5.5°C | 72 mm | 62 |
| Year | 19.1°C | 8.2°C | 13.6°C | 1,028 mm | 2,003 |
Where Charmes-sur-Rhône’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Laurent Pape, 8.8 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, 21 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 Charmes-sur-Rhône’s climate
How warm does Charmes-sur-Rhône get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.0°C. About 106 days a year reach 25°C, more than 90% of mainland French towns, and about 47 reach 30°C.
How cold does Charmes-sur-Rhône get in winter?
January nights average 1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 44 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Charmes-sur-Rhône get?
About 1,028 mm a year, more than 88% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (152 mm) and February the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Colombier Jeune Rad (21 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Charmes-sur-Rhône itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Charmes-sur-Rhône, Saint-Laurent Pape, 8.8 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 ST-LAURENT PAPE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Charmes-sur-Rhône →
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