Le Béage is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 23.3°C. Of the 22 towns of 2,500+ in Ardèche, it is the wettest. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 27°C. Long walks are most pleasant from June to August, when afternoons reach 20–23°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Cros Géorand station, 8 km south.
A year in Le Béage at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Cros Géorand station.
What a year in Le Béage feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cros Géorand.
About 1,410 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and August the driest. About 37 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: 130 frosts and 35 days of 25°C a year
On about 130 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 20 days it stays below freezing all day. About 35 days a year reach 25°C, and 4 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cros Géorand: 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 Cros Géorand
Cros Géorand is 8 km south of Le Béage. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Le Béage itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Cros Géorand (07075001) |
| Distance from the town | 8 km south |
| Station altitude | 1,021 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,217 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.4 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Mazet-Volamont, 22 km away |
Le Béage sits 196 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Le Béage to run about 1.3°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 Le Béage 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. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Béage | Cros Géorand | 23.3°C | −3.5°C | 1,410 mm |
| Coubon 23 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 2.9°C warmer | −1.3°C 2.2°C milder | 632 mm |
| Saint-Germain-Laprade 24 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 2.9°C warmer | −1.3°C 2.2°C milder | 632 mm |
| Le Cheylard 25 km | Cheylard Sa | 28.3°C 5°C warmer | 0.2°C 3.7°C milder | 1,179 mm |
| Langogne 25 km | same station | 23.3°C about the same | −3.5°C about the same | 1,410 mm |
| Brives-Charensac 27 km | Le Puy-Chadrac | 26.2°C 2.9°C warmer | −1.3°C 2.2°C milder | 632 mm |
| Le Chambon-sur-Lignon 28 km | Mazet-Volamont | 21.6°C 1.7°C cooler | −2.5°C 1°C milder | 975 mm |
Le Béage weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Cros Géorand station; sunshine at Mazet-Volamont.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.1°C | −3.5°C | 0.3°C | 115 mm | 98 |
| February | 5.4°C | −3.7°C | 0.9°C | 76 mm | 122 |
| March | 9.5°C | −1.4°C | 4.0°C | 80 mm | 168 |
| April | 12.2°C | 0.9°C | 6.6°C | 127 mm | 182 |
| May | 16.2°C | 4.6°C | 10.4°C | 125 mm | 197 |
| June | 20.3°C | 8.0°C | 14.2°C | 87 mm | 234 |
| July | 23.3°C | 9.9°C | 16.6°C | 73 mm | 277 |
| August | 23.3°C | 9.4°C | 16.3°C | 71 mm | 250 |
| September | 18.4°C | 6.4°C | 12.4°C | 140 mm | 192 |
| October | 13.6°C | 4.3°C | 8.9°C | 181 mm | 138 |
| November | 8.0°C | 0.4°C | 4.2°C | 214 mm | 99 |
| December | 4.8°C | −2.5°C | 1.1°C | 121 mm | 100 |
| Year | 13.3°C | 2.7°C | 8.0°C | 1,410 mm | 2,057 |
Where Le Béage’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Cros Géorand, 8 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, 22 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 Le Béage’s climate
How warm does Le Béage get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.3°C. About 35 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 86% of mainland French towns, and about 4 reach 30°C.
How cold does Le Béage get in winter?
February nights average −3.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 130 nights a year, and about 20 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Le Béage get?
About 1,410 mm a year, more than 98% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (214 mm) and August the driest (71 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Mazet-Volamont (22 km away), averages 2,057 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Le Béage itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Le Béage, Cros Géorand, 8 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 CROS GEORAND, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Le Béage →
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