Saint-André-de-Cruzières has some of the warmest summer afternoons among mainland French towns
On a normal January night the air cools to about 0.1°C. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 91% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month, July the driest. Frost greets about 59 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Grospierres station, 13 km north-east.
A year in Saint-André-de-Cruzières at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Grospierres station.
What a year in Saint-André-de-Cruzières feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Grospierres.
About 1,095 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and July the driest. About 31 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 6th 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: 59 frosts and 122 days of 25°C a year
On about 59 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 122 days a year reach 25°C, and 63 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Grospierres: 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
Grospierres is 13 km north-east of Saint-André-de-Cruzières. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-André-de-Cruzières itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Grospierres (07101001) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 127 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 156 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 4.4 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Lanas Syn, 28 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-André-de-Cruzières 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-André-de-Cruzières | Grospierres | 31.9°C | 0.1°C | 1,095 mm |
| Saint-Ambroix 6.6 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 1°C cooler | 1.1°C 1°C milder | 1,092 mm |
| Bessèges 9.2 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 1°C cooler | 1.1°C 1°C milder | 1,092 mm |
| Les Vans 12 km | same station | 31.9°C about the same | 0.1°C about the same | 1,095 mm |
| Rousson 15 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 1°C cooler | 1.1°C 1°C milder | 1,092 mm |
| Salindres 16 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 1°C cooler | 1.1°C 1°C milder | 1,092 mm |
| Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers 18 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 1°C cooler | 1.1°C 1°C milder | 1,092 mm |
Saint-André-de-Cruzières weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Grospierres station; sunshine at Lanas Syn.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.4°C | 0.1°C | 5.2°C | 90 mm | 131 |
| February | 12.5°C | 0.1°C | 6.3°C | 58 mm | 153 |
| March | 17.0°C | 3.1°C | 10.1°C | 64 mm | 208 |
| April | 19.9°C | 5.9°C | 12.9°C | 84 mm | 208 |
| May | 24.0°C | 9.6°C | 16.8°C | 89 mm | 246 |
| June | 28.6°C | 13.2°C | 20.9°C | 59 mm | 286 |
| July | 31.9°C | 15.3°C | 23.6°C | 50 mm | 314 |
| August | 31.5°C | 14.9°C | 23.2°C | 65 mm | 284 |
| September | 26.0°C | 11.5°C | 18.8°C | 141 mm | 220 |
| October | 20.2°C | 8.7°C | 14.4°C | 153 mm | 154 |
| November | 14.2°C | 4.2°C | 9.2°C | 150 mm | 125 |
| December | 10.5°C | 0.8°C | 5.7°C | 93 mm | 120 |
| Year | 20.6°C | 7.3°C | 13.9°C | 1,095 mm | 2,447 |
Where Saint-André-de-Cruzières’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Grospierres, 13 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, Lanas Syn, 28 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-André-de-Cruzières’s climate
How warm does Saint-André-de-Cruzières get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.9°C. About 122 days a year reach 25°C, more than 96% of mainland French towns, and about 63 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-André-de-Cruzières get in winter?
January nights average 0.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 59 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-André-de-Cruzières get?
About 1,095 mm a year, more than 91% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (153 mm) and July the driest (50 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lanas Syn (28 km away), averages 2,447 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-André-de-Cruzières itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-André-de-Cruzières, Grospierres, 13 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, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-André-de-Cruzières →
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