Few mainland French towns get more frosts than Nozières
Sunny July days climb to about 22.8°C. Seasons differ by 25°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 93% of mainland French towns. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from June to September, with highs of 17–23°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Lalouvesc station, 9.8 km north.
A year in Nozières at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Lalouvesc station.
What a year in Nozières feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lalouvesc.
About 1,065 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 30 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 7th wettest of 22 towns of 2,500+ in Ardèche.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Colombier Jeune Rad
A frosty town: 100 frosts and 29 days of 25°C a year
On about 100 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 24 days it stays below freezing all day. About 29 days a year reach 25°C, and 3 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lalouvesc: 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 Lalouvesc
Lalouvesc is 9.8 km north of Nozières. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Nozières itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Lalouvesc (07128001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.8 km north |
| Station altitude | 1,090 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 908 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Colombier Jeune Rad, 10 km away |
Nozières sits 182 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Nozières to run about 1.2°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 Nozières 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nozières | Lalouvesc | 22.8°C | −2.3°C | 1,065 mm |
| Le Cheylard 17 km | Cheylard Sa | 28.3°C 5.5°C warmer | 0.2°C 2.5°C milder | 1,179 mm |
| Le Chambon-sur-Lignon 19 km | Mazet-Volamont | 21.6°C 1.2°C cooler | −2.5°C about the same | 975 mm |
| Tence 22 km | Yssingeaux | 24.6°C 1.8°C warmer | −2.2°C about the same | 949 mm |
| Tournon-sur-Rhône 23 km | Mercurol | 29.6°C 6.8°C warmer | 1.4°C 3.7°C milder | 864 mm |
| Roiffieux 23 km | Annonay | 28.4°C 5.6°C warmer | 0.2°C 2.5°C milder | 802 mm |
| Tain-l'Hermitage 24 km | Mercurol | 29.6°C 6.8°C warmer | 1.4°C 3.7°C milder | 864 mm |
Nozières weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Lalouvesc station; sunshine at Colombier Jeune Rad.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.2°C | −2.3°C | 0.4°C | 76 mm | 73 |
| February | 4.0°C | −2.4°C | 0.8°C | 52 mm | 99 |
| March | 8.1°C | 0.2°C | 4.1°C | 55 mm | 168 |
| April | 11.4°C | 2.5°C | 7.0°C | 83 mm | 188 |
| May | 15.6°C | 6.3°C | 11.0°C | 103 mm | 218 |
| June | 20.0°C | 10.0°C | 15.0°C | 75 mm | 261 |
| July | 22.8°C | 12.1°C | 17.4°C | 75 mm | 282 |
| August | 22.5°C | 12.2°C | 17.4°C | 75 mm | 253 |
| September | 17.2°C | 8.6°C | 12.9°C | 105 mm | 197 |
| October | 11.9°C | 5.6°C | 8.7°C | 146 mm | 123 |
| November | 6.7°C | 1.2°C | 3.9°C | 145 mm | 81 |
| December | 4.0°C | −1.4°C | 1.3°C | 77 mm | 62 |
| Year | 12.3°C | 4.4°C | 8.3°C | 1,065 mm | 2,003 |
Where Nozières’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Lalouvesc, 9.8 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, Colombier Jeune Rad, 10 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 Nozières’s climate
How warm does Nozières get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.8°C. About 29 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 92% of mainland French towns, and about 3 reach 30°C.
How cold does Nozières get in winter?
February nights average −2.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 100 nights a year, and about 24 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Nozières get?
About 1,065 mm a year, more than 89% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (146 mm) and February the driest (52 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Colombier Jeune Rad (10 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Nozières itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Nozières, Lalouvesc, 9.8 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 LALOUVESC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Nozières →
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.