Hardly any mainland French towns collect more rain than Mayres: 1,650 mm a year
Nights in January average 0.9°C. Seasons differ by 26°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. In January, nights here are colder than in 76% of mainland French towns. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 43 nights a year below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Montpezat Sa station, 9.4 km north-east.
A year in Mayres at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Montpezat Sa station.
What a year in Mayres feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montpezat Sa.
About 1,650 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July 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 Lanas Syn
43 frosts and 73 days of 25°C a year
On about 43 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 73 days a year reach 25°C, and 19 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montpezat 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 Montpezat Sa
Montpezat Sa is 9.4 km north-east of Mayres. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Mayres itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Montpezat Sa (07161001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.4 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 602 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 585 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 4 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Lanas Syn, 25 km away |
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 Mayres 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayres | Montpezat Sa | 27.3°C | 0.9°C | 1,650 mm |
| Vals-les-Bains 20 km | Vals-les-Bains | 29.7°C 2.4°C warmer | 1.6°C 0.7°C milder | 1,250 mm |
| Langogne 21 km | Cros Géorand | 23.3°C 4°C cooler | −3.5°C 4.4°C colder | 1,410 mm |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon 23 km | Aubenas Sa | 30.4°C 3.1°C warmer | 1.0°C about the same | 1,061 mm |
| Aubenas 23 km | Vals-les-Bains | 29.7°C 2.4°C warmer | 1.6°C 0.7°C milder | 1,250 mm |
Mayres weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Montpezat Sa station; sunshine at Lanas Syn.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.9°C | 0.9°C | 4.4°C | 126 mm | 131 |
| February | 9.1°C | 0.9°C | 5.0°C | 86 mm | 153 |
| March | 13.1°C | 3.4°C | 8.3°C | 87 mm | 208 |
| April | 15.8°C | 5.7°C | 10.7°C | 133 mm | 208 |
| May | 20.1°C | 8.9°C | 14.5°C | 127 mm | 246 |
| June | 24.4°C | 12.5°C | 18.4°C | 87 mm | 286 |
| July | 27.3°C | 14.5°C | 20.9°C | 67 mm | 314 |
| August | 27.0°C | 14.4°C | 20.7°C | 75 mm | 284 |
| September | 22.1°C | 11.2°C | 16.6°C | 181 mm | 220 |
| October | 16.8°C | 8.3°C | 12.6°C | 248 mm | 154 |
| November | 11.5°C | 4.4°C | 7.9°C | 278 mm | 125 |
| December | 8.5°C | 1.8°C | 5.1°C | 156 mm | 120 |
| Year | 17.0°C | 7.2°C | 12.1°C | 1,650 mm | 2,447 |
Where Mayres’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Montpezat Sa, 9.4 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, 25 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 Mayres’s climate
How warm does Mayres get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.3°C. About 73 days a year reach 25°C, more than 67% of mainland French towns, and about 19 reach 30°C.
How cold does Mayres get in winter?
January nights average 0.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 43 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Mayres get?
About 1,650 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. November is the wettest month (278 mm) and July the driest (67 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lanas Syn (25 km away), averages 2,447 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Mayres itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Mayres, Montpezat Sa, 9.4 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 MONTPEZAT SA, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Mayres →
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.