Summer arrives in force in Saint-Étienne-de-Valoux, hotter than in 86% of mainland French towns
On a normal January night the air cools to about 1.5°C. Seasons differ by 27°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. It is the driest of its 6 nearest neighbors. Windscreens need scraping on about 37 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Désirat Sa station, 1.7 km north.
A year in Saint-Étienne-de-Valoux at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Désirat Sa station.
What a year in Saint-Étienne-de-Valoux feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Désirat Sa.
About 698 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 23rd wettest of 22 towns of 2,500+ in Ardèche.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Colombier Jeune Rad
37 frosts and 90 days of 25°C a year
On about 37 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 90 days a year reach 25°C, and 34 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Désirat 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 Saint-Désirat Sa
Saint-Désirat Sa is 1.7 km north of Saint-Étienne-de-Valoux. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Étienne-de-Valoux itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Désirat Sa (07228001) |
| Distance from the town | 1.7 km north |
| Station altitude | 275 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 176 m |
| Period | 1994–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Colombier Jeune Rad, 27 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-Valoux 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-Valoux | Saint-Désirat Sa | 28.6°C | 1.5°C | 698 mm |
| Vernosc-lès-Annonay 5.2 km | Annonay | 28.4°C about the same | 0.2°C 1.3°C colder | 802 mm |
| Davézieux 5.9 km | Annonay | 28.4°C about the same | 0.2°C 1.3°C colder | 802 mm |
| Saint-Rambert-d'Albon 6.4 km | Sablons | 30.2°C 1.6°C warmer | 0.7°C 0.8°C colder | 805 mm |
| Saint-Vallier 7.8 km | Saint-Barthélemy-V | 29.1°C 0.5°C warmer | 0.6°C 0.9°C colder | 860 mm |
| Annonay 8.4 km | Annonay | 28.4°C about the same | 0.2°C 1.3°C colder | 802 mm |
| Chanas 8.4 km | Sablons | 30.2°C 1.6°C warmer | 0.7°C 0.8°C colder | 805 mm |
Saint-Étienne-de-Valoux weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Désirat Sa station; sunshine at Colombier Jeune Rad.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.7°C | 1.5°C | 4.6°C | 45 mm | 73 |
| February | 9.6°C | 1.9°C | 5.7°C | 30 mm | 99 |
| March | 14.2°C | 4.5°C | 9.4°C | 36 mm | 168 |
| April | 17.9°C | 7.5°C | 12.7°C | 54 mm | 188 |
| May | 21.8°C | 11.1°C | 16.5°C | 70 mm | 218 |
| June | 26.1°C | 14.6°C | 20.3°C | 56 mm | 261 |
| July | 28.6°C | 16.5°C | 22.5°C | 57 mm | 282 |
| August | 28.3°C | 16.1°C | 22.2°C | 49 mm | 253 |
| September | 23.6°C | 12.6°C | 18.1°C | 66 mm | 197 |
| October | 18.5°C | 9.7°C | 14.1°C | 94 mm | 123 |
| November | 11.9°C | 5.1°C | 8.5°C | 94 mm | 81 |
| December | 8.2°C | 2.2°C | 5.2°C | 47 mm | 62 |
| Year | 18.0°C | 8.6°C | 13.3°C | 698 mm | 2,003 |
Where Saint-Étienne-de-Valoux’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Désirat Sa, 1.7 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1994–2020, 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, 27 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-Valoux’s climate
How warm does Saint-Étienne-de-Valoux get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.6°C. About 90 days a year reach 25°C, more than 82% of mainland French towns, and about 34 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Étienne-de-Valoux get in winter?
January nights average 1.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 37 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Étienne-de-Valoux get?
About 698 mm a year, less than 67% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (94 mm) and February the driest (30 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Colombier Jeune Rad (27 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Étienne-de-Valoux itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Étienne-de-Valoux, Saint-Désirat Sa, 1.7 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 ST-DESIRAT SA, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Étienne-de-Valoux →
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