July in Laurac-en-Vivarais runs hotter than in 91% of mainland French towns
In January the night’s low is typically 1.3°C. The rainiest month is October; the driest is July. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 90% of mainland French towns. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 38 nights a year below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Lanas Syn station, 6.9 km north-east.
A year in Laurac-en-Vivarais at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Lanas Syn station.
What a year in Laurac-en-Vivarais feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lanas Syn.
About 1,067 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and July the driest. About 31 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 7th wettest of 22 towns of 2,500+ in Ardèche.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Lanas Syn
38 frosts and 98 days of 25°C a year
On about 38 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 98 days a year reach 25°C, and 43 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lanas Syn: 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 Lanas Syn
Lanas Syn is 6.9 km north-east of Laurac-en-Vivarais. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Laurac-en-Vivarais itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Lanas Syn (07131001) |
| Distance from the town | 6.9 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 265 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 206 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 Laurac-en-Vivarais 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurac-en-Vivarais | Lanas Syn | 29.9°C | 1.3°C | 1,067 mm |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon 12 km | Aubenas Sa | 30.4°C 0.5°C warmer | 1.0°C about the same | 1,061 mm |
| Aubenas 14 km | Vals-les-Bains | 29.7°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 1,250 mm |
| Les Vans 17 km | Grospierres | 31.9°C 2°C warmer | 0.1°C 1.2°C colder | 1,095 mm |
| Villeneuve-de-Berg 18 km | Mirabel Sa | 29.5°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 998 mm |
| Vals-les-Bains 18 km | Vals-les-Bains | 29.7°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 1,250 mm |
| Bessèges 28 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 1°C warmer | 1.1°C about the same | 1,092 mm |
Laurac-en-Vivarais weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Lanas Syn station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.4°C | 1.3°C | 5.4°C | 84 mm | 131 |
| February | 10.9°C | 1.5°C | 6.2°C | 56 mm | 153 |
| March | 15.1°C | 4.3°C | 9.7°C | 61 mm | 208 |
| April | 18.0°C | 7.0°C | 12.5°C | 81 mm | 208 |
| May | 22.2°C | 10.6°C | 16.4°C | 90 mm | 246 |
| June | 26.8°C | 14.4°C | 20.6°C | 68 mm | 286 |
| July | 29.9°C | 16.8°C | 23.3°C | 49 mm | 314 |
| August | 29.5°C | 16.4°C | 23.0°C | 60 mm | 284 |
| September | 24.2°C | 12.9°C | 18.6°C | 138 mm | 220 |
| October | 18.7°C | 9.5°C | 14.1°C | 151 mm | 154 |
| November | 13.0°C | 5.1°C | 9.0°C | 140 mm | 125 |
| December | 9.8°C | 2.0°C | 5.9°C | 87 mm | 120 |
| Year | 19.0°C | 8.5°C | 13.7°C | 1,067 mm | 2,447 |
Where Laurac-en-Vivarais’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Lanas Syn, 6.9 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, 6.9 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 Laurac-en-Vivarais’s climate
How warm does Laurac-en-Vivarais get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.9°C. About 98 days a year reach 25°C, more than 87% of mainland French towns, and about 43 reach 30°C.
How cold does Laurac-en-Vivarais get in winter?
January nights average 1.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 38 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Laurac-en-Vivarais get?
About 1,067 mm a year, more than 90% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (151 mm) and July the driest (49 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lanas Syn (6.9 km away), averages 2,447 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Laurac-en-Vivarais itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Laurac-en-Vivarais, Lanas Syn, 6.9 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 LANAS SYN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Laurac-en-Vivarais →
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.