Lachamp-Raphaël sits near the top of mainland French towns for rain, with 2,058 mm a year
In January the night’s low is typically −2.0°C. Frosty nights outnumber those of 98% of mainland French towns. Only 24°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Expect about 96 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
Figures from Météo-France’s Loubaresse station, 29 km south-west: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Lachamp-Raphaël at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Loubaresse station.
What a year in Lachamp-Raphaël feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Loubaresse.
About 2,058 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 45 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 Mazet-Volamont
A frosty town: 96 frosts and 18 days of 25°C a year
On about 96 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 20 days it stays below freezing all day. About 18 days a year reach 25°C, and under 1 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Loubaresse: 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 Loubaresse
Loubaresse is 29 km south-west of Lachamp-Raphaël. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Lachamp-Raphaël itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Loubaresse (07144001) |
| Distance from the town | 29 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 1,200 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,310 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 11 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Mazet-Volamont, 24 km away |
Lachamp-Raphaël sits 110 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Lachamp-Raphaël to run about 0.7°C cooler than these figures.
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 Lachamp-Raphaël 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lachamp-Raphaël | Loubaresse | 21.8°C | −2.0°C | 2,058 mm |
| Le Cheylard 16 km | Cheylard Sa | 28.3°C 6.5°C warmer | 0.2°C 2.2°C milder | 1,179 mm |
| Vals-les-Bains 17 km | Vals-les-Bains | 29.7°C 7.9°C warmer | 1.6°C 3.6°C milder | 1,250 mm |
| Aubenas 23 km | Vals-les-Bains | 29.7°C 7.9°C warmer | 1.6°C 3.6°C milder | 1,250 mm |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon 25 km | Aubenas Sa | 30.4°C 8.6°C warmer | 1.0°C 3°C milder | 1,061 mm |
| Privas 27 km | Chomérac Sa | 29.0°C 7.2°C warmer | 1.1°C 3.1°C milder | 1,105 mm |
| Le Chambon-sur-Lignon 28 km | Mazet-Volamont | 21.6°C about the same | −2.5°C 0.5°C colder | 975 mm |
Lachamp-Raphaël weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Loubaresse station; sunshine at Mazet-Volamont.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.7°C | −2.0°C | 0.8°C | 176 mm | 98 |
| February | 4.1°C | −2.3°C | 0.9°C | 115 mm | 122 |
| March | 7.6°C | 0.2°C | 3.9°C | 118 mm | 168 |
| April | 10.3°C | 2.4°C | 6.3°C | 177 mm | 182 |
| May | 14.3°C | 6.1°C | 10.2°C | 163 mm | 197 |
| June | 18.8°C | 9.8°C | 14.3°C | 97 mm | 234 |
| July | 21.8°C | 12.0°C | 16.9°C | 64 mm | 277 |
| August | 21.7°C | 12.3°C | 17.0°C | 75 mm | 250 |
| September | 16.8°C | 8.7°C | 12.7°C | 202 mm | 192 |
| October | 12.1°C | 5.7°C | 8.9°C | 308 mm | 138 |
| November | 7.1°C | 1.4°C | 4.3°C | 363 mm | 99 |
| December | 4.7°C | −1.1°C | 1.8°C | 201 mm | 100 |
| Year | 11.9°C | 4.4°C | 8.2°C | 2,058 mm | 2,057 |
Where Lachamp-Raphaël’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Loubaresse, 29 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, Mazet-Volamont, 24 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 Lachamp-Raphaël’s climate
How warm does Lachamp-Raphaël get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.8°C. About 18 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 96% of mainland French towns, and about under 1 reach 30°C.
How cold does Lachamp-Raphaël get in winter?
February nights average −2.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 96 nights a year, and about 20 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Lachamp-Raphaël get?
About 2,058 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. November is the wettest month (363 mm) and July the driest (64 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Mazet-Volamont (24 km away), averages 2,057 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Lachamp-Raphaël itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Lachamp-Raphaël, Loubaresse, 29 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 LOUBARESSE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Lachamp-Raphaël →
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.