Few mainland French towns get more rain than Saint-Basile: 1,204 mm a year
Deep winter brings January lows near 0.4°C. Only 26°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. In January, nights here are colder than in 81% of mainland French towns. An umbrella earns its place on about 99 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Vernoux station, 9.8 km south-east.
A year in Saint-Basile at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Vernoux station.
What a year in Saint-Basile feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Vernoux.
About 1,204 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 34 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd 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: 60 frosts and 58 days of 25°C a year
On about 60 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 58 days a year reach 25°C, and 12 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Vernoux: 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 Vernoux
Vernoux is 9.8 km south-east of Saint-Basile. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Basile itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Vernoux (07338001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.8 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 561 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 651 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Colombier Jeune Rad, 11 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-Basile 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-Basile | Vernoux | 25.9°C | 0.4°C | 1,204 mm |
| Le Cheylard 11 km | Cheylard Sa | 28.3°C 2.4°C warmer | 0.2°C about the same | 1,179 mm |
| Saint-Péray 22 km | Valence-Chabeui | 29.4°C 3.5°C warmer | 1.0°C 0.6°C milder | 874 mm |
| Le Chambon-sur-Lignon 23 km | Mazet-Volamont | 21.6°C 4.3°C cooler | −2.5°C 2.9°C colder | 975 mm |
| Charmes-sur-Rhône 24 km | Saint-Laurent Pape | 30.0°C 4.1°C warmer | 1.1°C 0.7°C milder | 1,028 mm |
| La Roche-de-Glun 24 km | Mercurol | 29.6°C 3.7°C warmer | 1.4°C 1°C milder | 864 mm |
| La Voulte-sur-Rhône 24 km | Livron | 29.6°C 3.7°C warmer | 1.4°C 1°C milder | 917 mm |
Saint-Basile weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Vernoux station; sunshine at Colombier Jeune Rad.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.6°C | 0.4°C | 3.5°C | 82 mm | 73 |
| February | 7.7°C | 0.4°C | 4.0°C | 55 mm | 99 |
| March | 11.7°C | 2.9°C | 7.3°C | 63 mm | 168 |
| April | 14.8°C | 5.2°C | 10.0°C | 91 mm | 188 |
| May | 18.8°C | 8.9°C | 13.8°C | 104 mm | 218 |
| June | 23.1°C | 12.3°C | 17.7°C | 73 mm | 261 |
| July | 25.9°C | 14.4°C | 20.1°C | 75 mm | 282 |
| August | 25.6°C | 14.1°C | 19.8°C | 85 mm | 253 |
| September | 20.6°C | 10.6°C | 15.6°C | 138 mm | 197 |
| October | 15.7°C | 7.9°C | 11.8°C | 186 mm | 123 |
| November | 10.2°C | 3.8°C | 7.0°C | 170 mm | 81 |
| December | 7.2°C | 1.2°C | 4.2°C | 83 mm | 62 |
| Year | 15.7°C | 6.8°C | 11.2°C | 1,204 mm | 2,003 |
Where Saint-Basile’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Vernoux, 9.8 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, 11 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-Basile’s climate
How warm does Saint-Basile get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.9°C. About 58 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 55% of mainland French towns, and about 12 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Basile get in winter?
January nights average 0.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 60 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Basile get?
About 1,204 mm a year, more than 96% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (186 mm) and February the driest (55 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Colombier Jeune Rad (11 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Basile itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Basile, Vernoux, 9.8 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 VERNOUX, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Basile →
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