Few mainland French towns have warmer summer afternoons than Saint-Alban-Auriolles
January nights here settle around 0.2°C. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 90% of mainland French towns. Seasons differ by 31°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. If you like long walks, May, September and October offer highs of 20–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Grospierres Sa station, 2.4 km south.
A year in Saint-Alban-Auriolles at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Grospierres Sa station.
What a year in Saint-Alban-Auriolles feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Grospierres Sa.
About 1,075 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and July the driest. About 31 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 Lanas Syn
A frosty town: 60 frosts and 118 days of 25°C a year
On about 60 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 118 days a year reach 25°C, and 57 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Grospierres 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 Grospierres Sa
Grospierres Sa is 2.4 km south of Saint-Alban-Auriolles. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Alban-Auriolles itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Grospierres Sa (07101002) |
| Distance from the town | 2.4 km south |
| Station altitude | 107 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 115 m |
| Period | 1993–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Lanas Syn, 13 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 Saint-Alban-Auriolles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Alban-Auriolles | Grospierres Sa | 31.3°C | 0.2°C | 1,075 mm |
| Les Vans 14 km | Grospierres | 31.9°C 0.6°C warmer | 0.1°C about the same | 1,095 mm |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon 19 km | Aubenas Sa | 30.4°C 0.9°C cooler | 1.0°C 0.8°C milder | 1,061 mm |
| Villeneuve-de-Berg 21 km | Mirabel Sa | 29.5°C 1.8°C cooler | 1.2°C 1°C milder | 998 mm |
| Saint-Ambroix 21 km | Salindres | 30.9°C about the same | 1.1°C 0.9°C milder | 1,092 mm |
| Aubenas 22 km | Vals-les-Bains | 29.7°C 1.6°C cooler | 1.6°C 1.4°C milder | 1,250 mm |
| Bessèges 22 km | Salindres | 30.9°C about the same | 1.1°C 0.9°C milder | 1,092 mm |
Saint-Alban-Auriolles weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Grospierres Sa station; sunshine at Lanas Syn.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.3°C | 0.2°C | 5.3°C | 92 mm | 131 |
| February | 12.3°C | 0.3°C | 6.3°C | 57 mm | 153 |
| March | 16.5°C | 2.7°C | 9.6°C | 61 mm | 208 |
| April | 19.4°C | 5.8°C | 12.6°C | 83 mm | 208 |
| May | 23.6°C | 9.4°C | 16.5°C | 88 mm | 246 |
| June | 28.4°C | 12.9°C | 20.7°C | 55 mm | 286 |
| July | 31.3°C | 14.7°C | 23.0°C | 49 mm | 314 |
| August | 30.9°C | 14.4°C | 22.6°C | 63 mm | 284 |
| September | 25.6°C | 11.0°C | 18.3°C | 136 mm | 220 |
| October | 20.3°C | 8.6°C | 14.5°C | 151 mm | 154 |
| November | 14.2°C | 4.2°C | 9.2°C | 150 mm | 125 |
| December | 10.6°C | 0.8°C | 5.7°C | 90 mm | 120 |
| Year | 20.3°C | 7.1°C | 13.7°C | 1,075 mm | 2,447 |
Where Saint-Alban-Auriolles’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Grospierres Sa, 2.4 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1993–2020, 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, Lanas Syn, 13 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 Saint-Alban-Auriolles’s climate
How warm does Saint-Alban-Auriolles get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.3°C. About 118 days a year reach 25°C, more than 95% of mainland French towns, and about 57 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Alban-Auriolles get in winter?
January nights average 0.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 60 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Alban-Auriolles get?
About 1,075 mm a year, more than 90% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (151 mm) and July the driest (49 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lanas Syn (13 km away), averages 2,447 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Alban-Auriolles itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Alban-Auriolles, Grospierres Sa, 2.4 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 GROSPIERRES SA, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Alban-Auriolles →
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