Saint-Genest-de-Beauzon sits near the top of mainland French towns for rain, with 1,257 mm a year
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 30.1°C. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 29°C apart. By July afternoons alone, it runs hotter than 92% of mainland French towns. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 10°C on average.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Lablachère station, 4.3 km north.
A year in Saint-Genest-de-Beauzon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Lablachère station.
What a year in Saint-Genest-de-Beauzon feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lablachère.
About 1,257 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and July the driest. About 35 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 22 towns of 2,500+ in Ardèche.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Lanas Syn
39 frosts and 102 days of 25°C a year
On about 39 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 102 days a year reach 25°C, and 45 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lablachère: 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 Lablachère
Lablachère is 4.3 km north of Saint-Genest-de-Beauzon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Genest-de-Beauzon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Lablachère (07117002) |
| Distance from the town | 4.3 km north |
| Station altitude | 295 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 252 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Lanas Syn, 18 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-Genest-de-Beauzon 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-Genest-de-Beauzon | Lablachère | 30.1°C | 1.5°C | 1,257 mm |
| Les Vans 6.4 km | Grospierres | 31.9°C 1.8°C warmer | 0.1°C 1.4°C colder | 1,095 mm |
| Bessèges 18 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 0.8°C warmer | 1.1°C about the same | 1,092 mm |
| Saint-Ambroix 21 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 0.8°C warmer | 1.1°C about the same | 1,092 mm |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon 23 km | Aubenas Sa | 30.4°C about the same | 1.0°C 0.5°C colder | 1,061 mm |
| Aubenas 25 km | Vals-les-Bains | 29.7°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 1,250 mm |
| Vals-les-Bains 28 km | Vals-les-Bains | 29.7°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 1,250 mm |
Saint-Genest-de-Beauzon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Lablachère station; sunshine at Lanas Syn.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.9°C | 1.5°C | 5.2°C | 100 mm | 131 |
| February | 10.7°C | 1.6°C | 6.1°C | 66 mm | 153 |
| March | 15.2°C | 4.3°C | 9.7°C | 76 mm | 208 |
| April | 18.2°C | 6.9°C | 12.6°C | 97 mm | 208 |
| May | 22.5°C | 10.6°C | 16.6°C | 95 mm | 246 |
| June | 27.1°C | 14.2°C | 20.7°C | 74 mm | 286 |
| July | 30.1°C | 16.4°C | 23.3°C | 51 mm | 314 |
| August | 29.6°C | 16.1°C | 22.9°C | 72 mm | 284 |
| September | 24.0°C | 12.6°C | 18.3°C | 143 mm | 220 |
| October | 18.2°C | 9.5°C | 13.9°C | 193 mm | 154 |
| November | 12.5°C | 5.2°C | 8.8°C | 178 mm | 125 |
| December | 9.2°C | 2.2°C | 5.7°C | 112 mm | 120 |
| Year | 18.9°C | 8.4°C | 13.6°C | 1,257 mm | 2,447 |
Where Saint-Genest-de-Beauzon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Lablachère, 4.3 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, 18 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-Genest-de-Beauzon’s climate
How warm does Saint-Genest-de-Beauzon get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.1°C. About 102 days a year reach 25°C, more than 89% of mainland French towns, and about 45 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Genest-de-Beauzon get in winter?
January nights average 1.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 39 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Genest-de-Beauzon get?
About 1,257 mm a year, more than 97% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (193 mm) and July the driest (51 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lanas Syn (18 km away), averages 2,447 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Genest-de-Beauzon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Genest-de-Beauzon, Lablachère, 4.3 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 LABLACHERE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Genest-de-Beauzon →
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