Labastide-de-Virac has warmer summer afternoons than 92% of mainland French towns
January nights here settle around 2.1°C. The rainiest month is November; the driest is July. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 86% of mainland French towns. If you like long walks, May, September and October offer highs of 19–25°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Orgnac Aven station, 7.1 km south.
A year in Labastide-de-Virac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Orgnac Aven station.
What a year in Labastide-de-Virac 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 7.1 km south of Labastide-de-Virac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Labastide-de-Virac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Orgnac Aven (07168001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.1 km south |
| Station altitude | 230 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 250 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 4.6 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Lanas Syn, 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 Labastide-de-Virac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labastide-de-Virac | Orgnac Aven | 30.2°C | 2.1°C | 971 mm |
| Bourg-Saint-Andéol 19 km | Pierrelatte | 30.3°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 795 mm |
| Saint-Ambroix 20 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.1°C 1°C colder | 1,092 mm |
| Pont-Saint-Esprit 21 km | Pont-Saint-Esprit | 30.6°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 830 mm |
| Les Vans 23 km | Grospierres | 31.9°C 1.7°C warmer | 0.1°C 2°C colder | 1,095 mm |
| Lapalud 23 km | Pierrelatte | 30.3°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 795 mm |
| Pierrelatte 24 km | Pierrelatte | 30.3°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 795 mm |
Labastide-de-Virac 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 Labastide-de-Virac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Orgnac Aven, 7.1 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, 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 Labastide-de-Virac’s climate
How warm does Labastide-de-Virac 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 Labastide-de-Virac 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 Labastide-de-Virac 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 (21 km away), averages 2,447 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Labastide-de-Virac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Labastide-de-Virac, Orgnac Aven, 7.1 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 Labastide-de-Virac →
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