Gilhoc-sur-Ormèze is wetter than 85% of mainland French towns: 965 mm of rain a year
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 25.6°C. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 76% of mainland French towns. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 25°C. Plan for rain on about 87 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Colombier Jeune Rad station, 3.4 km north.
A year in Gilhoc-sur-Ormèze at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Colombier Jeune Rad station.
What a year in Gilhoc-sur-Ormèze feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Colombier Jeune Rad.
About 965 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 27 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 Colombier Jeune Rad
45 frosts and 52 days of 25°C a year
On about 45 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 11 days it stays below freezing all day. About 52 days a year reach 25°C, and 13 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Colombier Jeune Rad: 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 Colombier Jeune Rad
Colombier Jeune Rad is 3.4 km north of Gilhoc-sur-Ormèze. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Gilhoc-sur-Ormèze itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Colombier Jeune Rad (07068001) |
| Distance from the town | 3.4 km north |
| Station altitude | 566 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 489 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Gilhoc-sur-Ormèze 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilhoc-sur-Ormèze | Colombier Jeune Rad | 25.6°C | 0.9°C | 965 mm |
| Saint-Péray 13 km | Valence-Chabeui | 29.4°C 3.8°C warmer | 1.0°C about the same | 874 mm |
| La Roche-de-Glun 14 km | Mercurol | 29.6°C 4°C warmer | 1.4°C about the same | 864 mm |
| Tournon-sur-Rhône 14 km | Mercurol | 29.6°C 4°C warmer | 1.4°C about the same | 864 mm |
| Pont-de-l'Isère 15 km | Mercurol | 29.6°C 4°C warmer | 1.4°C about the same | 864 mm |
| Tain-l'Hermitage 16 km | Mercurol | 29.6°C 4°C warmer | 1.4°C about the same | 864 mm |
| Guilherand-Granges 16 km | Valence-Chabeui | 29.4°C 3.8°C warmer | 1.0°C about the same | 874 mm |
Gilhoc-sur-Ormèze weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Colombier Jeune Rad station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.8°C | 0.9°C | 3.4°C | 62 mm | 73 |
| February | 6.9°C | 1.1°C | 4.0°C | 37 mm | 99 |
| March | 11.1°C | 4.1°C | 7.6°C | 50 mm | 168 |
| April | 14.5°C | 6.6°C | 10.5°C | 76 mm | 188 |
| May | 18.6°C | 10.2°C | 14.4°C | 85 mm | 218 |
| June | 22.8°C | 13.8°C | 18.3°C | 61 mm | 261 |
| July | 25.6°C | 15.9°C | 20.7°C | 68 mm | 282 |
| August | 25.4°C | 15.9°C | 20.6°C | 69 mm | 253 |
| September | 20.4°C | 12.3°C | 16.3°C | 111 mm | 197 |
| October | 15.3°C | 9.1°C | 12.2°C | 136 mm | 123 |
| November | 9.6°C | 4.5°C | 7.0°C | 140 mm | 81 |
| December | 6.5°C | 1.8°C | 4.2°C | 70 mm | 62 |
| Year | 15.2°C | 8.0°C | 11.6°C | 965 mm | 2,003 |
Where Gilhoc-sur-Ormèze’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Colombier Jeune Rad, 3.4 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, 3.4 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 Gilhoc-sur-Ormèze’s climate
How warm does Gilhoc-sur-Ormèze get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.6°C. About 52 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 65% of mainland French towns, and about 13 reach 30°C.
How cold does Gilhoc-sur-Ormèze get in winter?
January nights average 0.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 45 nights a year, and about 11 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Gilhoc-sur-Ormèze get?
About 965 mm a year, more than 85% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (140 mm) and February the driest (37 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Colombier Jeune Rad (3.4 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Gilhoc-sur-Ormèze itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Gilhoc-sur-Ormèze, Colombier Jeune Rad, 3.4 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 COLOMBIER JEUNE RAD, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Gilhoc-sur-Ormèze →
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