Few mainland French towns get more rain than Laboule: 1,650 mm a year
January nights here settle around 0.9°C. Temperatures cover 26°C across the year, low to high. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 76% of mainland French towns. Waterproofs come out on about 104 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Montpezat Sa station, 15 km north.
A year in Laboule at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Montpezat Sa station.
What a year in Laboule feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montpezat Sa.
About 1,650 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 39 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 22 towns of 2,500+ in Ardèche.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Lanas Syn
43 frosts and 73 days of 25°C a year
On about 43 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 73 days a year reach 25°C, and 19 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montpezat Sa: 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 Montpezat Sa
Montpezat Sa is 15 km north of Laboule. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Laboule itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Montpezat Sa (07161001) |
| Distance from the town | 15 km north |
| Station altitude | 602 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 696 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.1 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Lanas Syn, 16 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 Laboule 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laboule | Montpezat Sa | 27.3°C | 0.9°C | 1,650 mm |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon 17 km | Aubenas Sa | 30.4°C 3.1°C warmer | 1.0°C about the same | 1,061 mm |
| Vals-les-Bains 18 km | Vals-les-Bains | 29.7°C 2.4°C warmer | 1.6°C 0.7°C milder | 1,250 mm |
| Aubenas 18 km | Vals-les-Bains | 29.7°C 2.4°C warmer | 1.6°C 0.7°C milder | 1,250 mm |
| Les Vans 20 km | Grospierres | 31.9°C 4.6°C warmer | 0.1°C 0.8°C colder | 1,095 mm |
| Villeneuve-de-Berg 27 km | Mirabel Sa | 29.5°C 2.2°C warmer | 1.2°C about the same | 998 mm |
Laboule weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Montpezat Sa station; sunshine at Lanas Syn.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.9°C | 0.9°C | 4.4°C | 126 mm | 131 |
| February | 9.1°C | 0.9°C | 5.0°C | 86 mm | 153 |
| March | 13.1°C | 3.4°C | 8.3°C | 87 mm | 208 |
| April | 15.8°C | 5.7°C | 10.7°C | 133 mm | 208 |
| May | 20.1°C | 8.9°C | 14.5°C | 127 mm | 246 |
| June | 24.4°C | 12.5°C | 18.4°C | 87 mm | 286 |
| July | 27.3°C | 14.5°C | 20.9°C | 67 mm | 314 |
| August | 27.0°C | 14.4°C | 20.7°C | 75 mm | 284 |
| September | 22.1°C | 11.2°C | 16.6°C | 181 mm | 220 |
| October | 16.8°C | 8.3°C | 12.6°C | 248 mm | 154 |
| November | 11.5°C | 4.4°C | 7.9°C | 278 mm | 125 |
| December | 8.5°C | 1.8°C | 5.1°C | 156 mm | 120 |
| Year | 17.0°C | 7.2°C | 12.1°C | 1,650 mm | 2,447 |
Where Laboule’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Montpezat Sa, 15 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, 16 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 Laboule’s climate
How warm does Laboule get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.3°C. About 73 days a year reach 25°C, more than 67% of mainland French towns, and about 19 reach 30°C.
How cold does Laboule get in winter?
January nights average 0.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 43 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Laboule get?
About 1,650 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. November is the wettest month (278 mm) and July the driest (67 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lanas Syn (16 km away), averages 2,447 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Laboule itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Laboule, Montpezat Sa, 15 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 MONTPEZAT SA, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Laboule →
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.