Rainfall in Plats tops that of 85% of mainland French towns: 965 mm a year
On a normal January night the air cools to about 0.9°C. By January nights alone, it runs colder than 76% of mainland French towns. Rain peaks in November and eases off in February. An umbrella earns its place on about 87 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Colombier Jeune Rad station, 8.7 km west.
A year in Plats at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Colombier Jeune Rad station.
What a year in Plats feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Colombier Jeune Rad.
About 965 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 10th wettest of 22 towns of 2,500+ in Ardèche.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Colombier Jeune Rad
45 frosts and 52 days of 25°C a year
On about 45 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 11 days it stays below freezing all day. About 52 days a year reach 25°C, and 13 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Colombier Jeune Rad: 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 Colombier Jeune Rad
Colombier Jeune Rad is 8.7 km west of Plats. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Plats itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Colombier Jeune Rad (07068001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.7 km west |
| Station altitude | 566 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 473 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Plats 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plats | Colombier Jeune Rad | 25.6°C | 0.9°C | 965 mm |
| La Roche-de-Glun 5.6 km | Mercurol | 29.6°C 4°C warmer | 1.4°C about the same | 864 mm |
| Pont-de-l'Isère 7 km | Mercurol | 29.6°C 4°C warmer | 1.4°C about the same | 864 mm |
| Tournon-sur-Rhône 7.1 km | Mercurol | 29.6°C 4°C warmer | 1.4°C about the same | 864 mm |
| Tain-l'Hermitage 8.5 km | Mercurol | 29.6°C 4°C warmer | 1.4°C about the same | 864 mm |
| Saint-Péray 8.9 km | Valence-Chabeui | 29.4°C 3.8°C warmer | 1.0°C about the same | 874 mm |
| Guilherand-Granges 11 km | Valence-Chabeui | 29.4°C 3.8°C warmer | 1.0°C about the same | 874 mm |
Plats weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Colombier Jeune Rad station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.8°C | 0.9°C | 3.4°C | 62 mm | 73 |
| February | 6.9°C | 1.1°C | 4.0°C | 37 mm | 99 |
| March | 11.1°C | 4.1°C | 7.6°C | 50 mm | 168 |
| April | 14.5°C | 6.6°C | 10.5°C | 76 mm | 188 |
| May | 18.6°C | 10.2°C | 14.4°C | 85 mm | 218 |
| June | 22.8°C | 13.8°C | 18.3°C | 61 mm | 261 |
| July | 25.6°C | 15.9°C | 20.7°C | 68 mm | 282 |
| August | 25.4°C | 15.9°C | 20.6°C | 69 mm | 253 |
| September | 20.4°C | 12.3°C | 16.3°C | 111 mm | 197 |
| October | 15.3°C | 9.1°C | 12.2°C | 136 mm | 123 |
| November | 9.6°C | 4.5°C | 7.0°C | 140 mm | 81 |
| December | 6.5°C | 1.8°C | 4.2°C | 70 mm | 62 |
| Year | 15.2°C | 8.0°C | 11.6°C | 965 mm | 2,003 |
Where Plats’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Colombier Jeune Rad, 8.7 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, 8.7 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 Plats’s climate
How warm does Plats get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.6°C. About 52 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 65% of mainland French towns, and about 13 reach 30°C.
How cold does Plats get in winter?
January nights average 0.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 45 nights a year, and about 11 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Plats get?
About 965 mm a year, more than 85% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (140 mm) and February the driest (37 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Colombier Jeune Rad (8.7 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Plats itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Plats, Colombier Jeune Rad, 8.7 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 COLOMBIER JEUNE RAD, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Plats →
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.