More rain falls on Privas than on 92% of mainland French towns: 1,105 mm a year
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 29.0°C. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 88% of mainland French towns. Temperatures cover 28°C across the year, low to high. An umbrella earns its place on about 85 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Chomérac Sa station, 5.5 km south-east.
A year in Privas at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Chomérac Sa station.
What a year in Privas feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chomérac Sa.
About 1,105 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 31 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th wettest of 22 towns of 2,500+ in Ardèche.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montélimar
45 frosts and 93 days of 25°C a year
On about 45 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 93 days a year reach 25°C, and 36 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chomérac 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 Chomérac Sa
Chomérac Sa is 5.5 km south-east of Privas. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Privas itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Chomérac Sa (07066001) |
| Distance from the town | 5.5 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 216 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 279 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Montélimar, 20 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 Privas 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. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Privas | Chomérac Sa | 29.0°C | 1.1°C | 1,105 mm |
| Chomérac 6.1 km | same station | 29.0°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,105 mm |
| Le Pouzin 12 km | Livron | 29.6°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.4°C about the same | 917 mm |
| Cruas 16 km | Montélimar | 29.8°C 0.8°C warmer | 2.6°C 1.5°C milder | 920 mm |
| La Voulte-sur-Rhône 17 km | Livron | 29.6°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.4°C about the same | 917 mm |
| Loriol-sur-Drôme 18 km | Livron | 29.6°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.4°C about the same | 917 mm |
| Vals-les-Bains 20 km | Vals-les-Bains | 29.7°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.6°C 0.5°C milder | 1,250 mm |
Privas weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Chomérac Sa station; sunshine at Montélimar.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.4°C | 1.1°C | 4.7°C | 87 mm | 107 |
| February | 10.0°C | 1.3°C | 5.7°C | 52 mm | 136 |
| March | 14.6°C | 4.0°C | 9.3°C | 60 mm | 200 |
| April | 17.8°C | 6.6°C | 12.2°C | 82 mm | 219 |
| May | 22.0°C | 10.3°C | 16.1°C | 87 mm | 260 |
| June | 26.3°C | 14.0°C | 20.2°C | 64 mm | 300 |
| July | 29.0°C | 15.8°C | 22.4°C | 65 mm | 330 |
| August | 28.7°C | 15.5°C | 22.1°C | 62 mm | 299 |
| September | 23.8°C | 12.1°C | 17.9°C | 127 mm | 231 |
| October | 18.4°C | 9.3°C | 13.8°C | 168 mm | 156 |
| November | 12.3°C | 4.8°C | 8.6°C | 165 mm | 110 |
| December | 8.8°C | 1.8°C | 5.3°C | 86 mm | 95 |
| Year | 18.3°C | 8.1°C | 13.2°C | 1,105 mm | 2,441 |
Where Privas’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Chomérac Sa, 5.5 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, Montélimar, 20 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 Privas’s climate
How warm does Privas get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.0°C. About 93 days a year reach 25°C, more than 84% of mainland French towns, and about 36 reach 30°C.
How cold does Privas get in winter?
January nights average 1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 45 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Privas get?
About 1,105 mm a year, more than 92% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (168 mm) and February the driest (52 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montélimar (20 km away), averages 2,441 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Privas itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Privas, Chomérac Sa, 5.5 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 CHOMERAC SA_RCE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Privas →
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