Photo: 0ups · CC BY-SA 3.0Summer afternoons in Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon are warmer than in 93% of mainland French towns
Deep winter brings January lows near 1.0°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 89% of mainland French towns. Only 29°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. The outdoor season, with highs of 20–25°C, runs through May, September and October.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Aubenas Sa station, 2.5 km east.
A year in Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Aubenas Sa station.
What a year in Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Aubenas Sa.
About 1,061 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 32 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
46 frosts and 108 days of 25°C a year
On about 46 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 108 days a year reach 25°C, and 47 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Aubenas 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 Aubenas Sa
Aubenas Sa is 2.5 km east of Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Aubenas Sa (07019005) |
| Distance from the town | 2.5 km east |
| Station altitude | 176 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 213 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Lanas Syn, 6.7 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-Étienne-de-Fontbellon 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-Étienne-de-Fontbellon | Aubenas Sa | 30.4°C | 1.0°C | 1,061 mm |
| Aubenas 2.4 km | Vals-les-Bains | 29.7°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.6°C 0.6°C milder | 1,250 mm |
| Vals-les-Bains 7.7 km | Vals-les-Bains | 29.7°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.6°C 0.6°C milder | 1,250 mm |
| Villeneuve-de-Berg 11 km | Mirabel Sa | 29.5°C 0.9°C cooler | 1.2°C about the same | 998 mm |
| Privas 23 km | Chomérac Sa | 29.0°C 1.4°C cooler | 1.1°C about the same | 1,105 mm |
| Le Teil 25 km | Montélimar | 29.8°C 0.6°C cooler | 2.6°C 1.6°C milder | 920 mm |
| Chomérac 26 km | Chomérac Sa | 29.0°C 1.4°C cooler | 1.1°C about the same | 1,105 mm |
Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Aubenas Sa station; sunshine at Lanas Syn.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.2°C | 1.0°C | 5.6°C | 80 mm | 131 |
| February | 11.7°C | 1.1°C | 6.4°C | 54 mm | 153 |
| March | 15.9°C | 3.9°C | 9.9°C | 59 mm | 208 |
| April | 18.8°C | 6.5°C | 12.6°C | 78 mm | 208 |
| May | 22.9°C | 10.2°C | 16.6°C | 88 mm | 246 |
| June | 27.4°C | 13.9°C | 20.7°C | 64 mm | 286 |
| July | 30.4°C | 16.0°C | 23.2°C | 58 mm | 314 |
| August | 30.1°C | 15.6°C | 22.9°C | 65 mm | 284 |
| September | 25.0°C | 12.2°C | 18.6°C | 137 mm | 220 |
| October | 19.5°C | 8.9°C | 14.2°C | 150 mm | 154 |
| November | 13.9°C | 4.6°C | 9.3°C | 144 mm | 125 |
| December | 10.5°C | 1.6°C | 6.0°C | 86 mm | 120 |
| Year | 19.7°C | 8.0°C | 13.8°C | 1,061 mm | 2,447 |
Where Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Aubenas Sa, 2.5 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, Lanas Syn, 6.7 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-Étienne-de-Fontbellon’s climate
How warm does Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.4°C. About 108 days a year reach 25°C, more than 91% of mainland French towns, and about 47 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon get in winter?
January nights average 1.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 46 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon get?
About 1,061 mm a year, more than 89% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (150 mm) and February the driest (54 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lanas Syn (6.7 km away), averages 2,447 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon, Aubenas Sa, 2.5 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 AUBENAS SA, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon →
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