Marcols-les-Eaux sits near the top of mainland French towns for rain, with 1,556 mm a year
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at 2.0°C on average. The rainiest month is November; the driest is June. By frosts alone, it ranks gentler than 78% of mainland French towns. Homes need heating from November to March, the months averaging under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Antraigues Sa station, 12 km south.
A year in Marcols-les-Eaux at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Antraigues Sa station.
What a year in Marcols-les-Eaux feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Antraigues Sa.
About 1,556 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and June 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 Mazet-Volamont
29 frosts and 65 days of 25°C a year
On about 29 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 65 days a year reach 25°C, and 16 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Antraigues 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 Antraigues Sa
Antraigues Sa is 12 km south of Marcols-les-Eaux. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Marcols-les-Eaux itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Antraigues Sa (07011004) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km south |
| Station altitude | 600 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 739 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.9 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Mazet-Volamont, 27 km away |
Marcols-les-Eaux sits 139 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Marcols-les-Eaux to run about 0.9°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 Marcols-les-Eaux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcols-les-Eaux | Antraigues Sa | 26.8°C | 2.0°C | 1,556 mm |
| Le Cheylard 11 km | Cheylard Sa | 28.3°C 1.5°C warmer | 0.2°C 1.8°C colder | 1,179 mm |
| Vals-les-Bains 17 km | Vals-les-Bains | 29.7°C 2.9°C warmer | 1.6°C about the same | 1,250 mm |
| Privas 18 km | Chomérac Sa | 29.0°C 2.2°C warmer | 1.1°C 0.9°C colder | 1,105 mm |
| Aubenas 22 km | Vals-les-Bains | 29.7°C 2.9°C warmer | 1.6°C about the same | 1,250 mm |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon 24 km | Aubenas Sa | 30.4°C 3.6°C warmer | 1.0°C 1°C colder | 1,061 mm |
| Chomérac 24 km | Chomérac Sa | 29.0°C 2.2°C warmer | 1.1°C 0.9°C colder | 1,105 mm |
Marcols-les-Eaux weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Antraigues Sa station; sunshine at Mazet-Volamont.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.6°C | 2.0°C | 4.8°C | 129 mm | 98 |
| February | 8.6°C | 2.0°C | 5.3°C | 81 mm | 122 |
| March | 12.4°C | 4.5°C | 8.4°C | 79 mm | 168 |
| April | 15.4°C | 6.9°C | 11.2°C | 119 mm | 182 |
| May | 19.5°C | 10.3°C | 14.9°C | 118 mm | 197 |
| June | 24.0°C | 13.9°C | 18.9°C | 72 mm | 234 |
| July | 26.8°C | 16.0°C | 21.4°C | 76 mm | 277 |
| August | 26.5°C | 16.0°C | 21.2°C | 95 mm | 250 |
| September | 21.3°C | 12.5°C | 16.9°C | 163 mm | 192 |
| October | 16.4°C | 9.5°C | 13.0°C | 236 mm | 138 |
| November | 11.1°C | 5.3°C | 8.2°C | 237 mm | 99 |
| December | 8.3°C | 2.8°C | 5.5°C | 154 mm | 100 |
| Year | 16.5°C | 8.5°C | 12.5°C | 1,556 mm | 2,057 |
Where Marcols-les-Eaux’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Antraigues Sa, 12 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, 27 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 Marcols-les-Eaux’s climate
How warm does Marcols-les-Eaux get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.8°C. About 65 days a year reach 25°C, more than 56% of mainland French towns, and about 16 reach 30°C.
How cold does Marcols-les-Eaux get in winter?
January nights average 2.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 29 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Marcols-les-Eaux get?
About 1,556 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. November is the wettest month (237 mm) and June the driest (72 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Mazet-Volamont (27 km away), averages 2,057 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Marcols-les-Eaux itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Marcols-les-Eaux, Antraigues Sa, 12 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 ANTRAIGUES SA, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Marcols-les-Eaux →
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.