Few mainland French towns get more frosts than Lespéron
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 22.0°C. A year here swings 26°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 96% of mainland French towns. Radiators earn their keep from October to May, the months that average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Paul-de-Tart station, 8 km north.
A year in Lespéron at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Paul-de-Tart station.
What a year in Lespéron feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Paul-de-Tart.
About 788 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 23rd wettest of 22 towns of 2,500+ in Ardèche.
Rain by month
Millimeters
A frosty town: 124 frosts and 24 days of 25°C a year
On about 124 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 28 days it stays below freezing all day. About 24 days a year reach 25°C, and 3 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Paul-de-Tart: 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 Saint-Paul-de-Tart
Saint-Paul-de-Tart is 8 km north of Lespéron. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Lespéron itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Paul-de-Tart (43215001) |
| Distance from the town | 8 km north |
| Station altitude | 1,146 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,044 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
Lespéron sits 102 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Lespéron to run about 0.7°C warmer 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 Lespéron 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lespéron | Saint-Paul-de-Tart | 22.0°C | −3.5°C | 788 mm |
| Langogne 3.1 km | Cros Géorand | 23.3°C 1.3°C warmer | −3.5°C about the same | 1,410 mm |
Lespéron weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Paul-de-Tart station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.9°C | −3.5°C | −0.3°C | 50 mm |
| February | 3.5°C | −3.7°C | −0.1°C | 34 mm |
| March | 7.6°C | −1.3°C | 3.1°C | 38 mm |
| April | 10.6°C | 1.0°C | 5.8°C | 74 mm |
| May | 14.7°C | 4.6°C | 9.7°C | 87 mm |
| June | 19.2°C | 8.0°C | 13.6°C | 74 mm |
| July | 22.0°C | 9.7°C | 15.9°C | 60 mm |
| August | 22.1°C | 9.8°C | 16.0°C | 63 mm |
| September | 17.1°C | 6.8°C | 11.9°C | 79 mm |
| October | 12.3°C | 4.4°C | 8.4°C | 80 mm |
| November | 6.6°C | 0.2°C | 3.4°C | 95 mm |
| December | 3.8°C | −2.5°C | 0.6°C | 53 mm |
| Year | 11.9°C | 2.8°C | 7.3°C | 788 mm |
Where Lespéron’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Paul-de-Tart, 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.
- 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 Lespéron’s climate
How warm does Lespéron get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.1°C. About 24 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 93% of mainland French towns, and about 3 reach 30°C.
How cold does Lespéron get in winter?
February nights average −3.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 124 nights a year, and about 28 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Lespéron get?
About 788 mm a year, more than 57% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (95 mm) and February the driest (34 mm).
Are these figures for Lespéron itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Lespéron, Saint-Paul-de-Tart, 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 ST-PAUL-DE-TART, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Lespéron →
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.