January in Rochepaule bites harder than in 93% of mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 24.5°C. Seasons differ by 25°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 78% of mainland French towns. Garden chairs stay out from June to September, the months with highs of 19–25°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Monistrol-sur-Loire station, 32 km north-west; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Rochepaule at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Monistrol-sur-Loire station.
What a year in Rochepaule feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Monistrol-sur-Loire.
About 822 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 18th 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: 73 frosts and 46 days of 25°C a year
On about 73 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 17 days it stays below freezing all day. About 46 days a year reach 25°C, and 11 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Monistrol-sur-Loire: 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 Monistrol-sur-Loire
Monistrol-sur-Loire is 32 km north-west of Rochepaule. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Rochepaule itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Monistrol-sur-Loire (43137003) |
| Distance from the town | 32 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 777 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 792 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7.1 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Colombier Jeune Rad, 18 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 Rochepaule 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochepaule | Monistrol-sur-Loire | 24.5°C | −0.8°C | 822 mm |
| Le Chambon-sur-Lignon 12 km | Mazet-Volamont | 21.6°C 2.9°C cooler | −2.5°C 1.7°C colder | 975 mm |
| Tence 14 km | Yssingeaux | 24.6°C about the same | −2.2°C 1.4°C colder | 949 mm |
| Dunières 18 km | same station | 24.5°C about the same | −0.8°C about the same | 822 mm |
| Le Cheylard 19 km | Cheylard Sa | 28.3°C 3.8°C warmer | 0.2°C 1°C milder | 1,179 mm |
| Roiffieux 22 km | Annonay | 28.4°C 3.9°C warmer | 0.2°C 1°C milder | 802 mm |
| Annonay 24 km | Annonay | 28.4°C 3.9°C warmer | 0.2°C 1°C milder | 802 mm |
Rochepaule weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Monistrol-sur-Loire station; sunshine at Colombier Jeune Rad.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.1°C | −0.8°C | 2.1°C | 46 mm | 73 |
| February | 6.2°C | −0.8°C | 2.7°C | 35 mm | 99 |
| March | 10.2°C | 1.5°C | 5.8°C | 39 mm | 168 |
| April | 13.5°C | 4.0°C | 8.7°C | 69 mm | 188 |
| May | 17.8°C | 7.7°C | 12.7°C | 93 mm | 218 |
| June | 22.0°C | 11.2°C | 16.6°C | 81 mm | 261 |
| July | 24.5°C | 13.0°C | 18.8°C | 79 mm | 282 |
| August | 24.4°C | 12.9°C | 18.6°C | 78 mm | 253 |
| September | 19.4°C | 9.5°C | 14.5°C | 80 mm | 197 |
| October | 14.8°C | 7.1°C | 10.9°C | 89 mm | 123 |
| November | 8.9°C | 2.7°C | 5.8°C | 87 mm | 81 |
| December | 6.0°C | 0.2°C | 3.1°C | 47 mm | 62 |
| Year | 14.4°C | 5.7°C | 10.0°C | 822 mm | 2,003 |
Where Rochepaule’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Monistrol-sur-Loire, 32 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, 18 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 Rochepaule’s climate
How warm does Rochepaule get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.5°C. About 46 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 74% of mainland French towns, and about 11 reach 30°C.
How cold does Rochepaule get in winter?
January nights average −0.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 73 nights a year, and about 17 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Rochepaule get?
About 822 mm a year, more than 65% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (93 mm) and February the driest (35 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Colombier Jeune Rad (18 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Rochepaule itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Rochepaule, Monistrol-sur-Loire, 32 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 MONISTROL-SUR-LOIRE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Rochepaule →
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.