Hardly any mainland French towns collect more rain than Montpezat-sous-Bauzon: 1,650 mm a year
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 27.3°C. Temperatures cover 26°C across the year, low to high. Its January nights bite harder than in 76% of mainland French towns. Plan for rain on about 104 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Montpezat Sa station, 1.1 km north-west.
A year in Montpezat-sous-Bauzon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Montpezat Sa station.
What a year in Montpezat-sous-Bauzon 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 1.1 km north-west of Montpezat-sous-Bauzon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Montpezat-sous-Bauzon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Montpezat Sa (07161001) |
| Distance from the town | 1.1 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 602 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 526 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Lanas Syn, 23 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 Montpezat-sous-Bauzon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montpezat-sous-Bauzon | Montpezat Sa | 27.3°C | 0.9°C | 1,650 mm |
| Vals-les-Bains 13 km | Vals-les-Bains | 29.7°C 2.4°C warmer | 1.6°C 0.7°C milder | 1,250 mm |
| Aubenas 17 km | Vals-les-Bains | 29.7°C 2.4°C warmer | 1.6°C 0.7°C milder | 1,250 mm |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon 18 km | Aubenas Sa | 30.4°C 3.1°C warmer | 1.0°C about the same | 1,061 mm |
| Le Cheylard 28 km | Cheylard Sa | 28.3°C 1°C warmer | 0.2°C 0.7°C colder | 1,179 mm |
| Villeneuve-de-Berg 28 km | Mirabel Sa | 29.5°C 2.2°C warmer | 1.2°C about the same | 998 mm |
| Langogne 29 km | Cros Géorand | 23.3°C 4°C cooler | −3.5°C 4.4°C colder | 1,410 mm |
Montpezat-sous-Bauzon 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 Montpezat-sous-Bauzon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Montpezat Sa, 1.1 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, 23 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 Montpezat-sous-Bauzon’s climate
How warm does Montpezat-sous-Bauzon 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 Montpezat-sous-Bauzon 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 Montpezat-sous-Bauzon 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 (23 km away), averages 2,447 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Montpezat-sous-Bauzon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Montpezat-sous-Bauzon, Montpezat Sa, 1.1 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 Montpezat-sous-Bauzon →
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