Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Saint-Martial
July afternoons average 23.3°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 27°C. None of the 22 towns of 2,500+ in Ardèche gets more rain. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from October to April, when means dip under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Cros Géorand station, 17 km south-west.
A year in Saint-Martial at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Cros Géorand station.
What a year in Saint-Martial feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cros Géorand.
About 1,410 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and August the driest. About 37 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 Mazet-Volamont
A frosty town: 130 frosts and 35 days of 25°C a year
On about 130 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 20 days it stays below freezing all day. About 35 days a year reach 25°C, and 4 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cros Géorand: 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 Cros Géorand
Cros Géorand is 17 km south-west of Saint-Martial. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Martial itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Cros Géorand (07075001) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 1,021 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 928 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 9.7 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Mazet-Volamont, 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-Martial 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-Martial | Cros Géorand | 23.3°C | −3.5°C | 1,410 mm |
| Le Cheylard 13 km | Cheylard Sa | 28.3°C 5°C warmer | 0.2°C 3.7°C milder | 1,179 mm |
| Le Chambon-sur-Lignon 22 km | Mazet-Volamont | 21.6°C 1.7°C cooler | −2.5°C 1°C milder | 975 mm |
| Vals-les-Bains 23 km | Vals-les-Bains | 29.7°C 6.4°C warmer | 1.6°C 5.1°C milder | 1,250 mm |
| Tence 28 km | Yssingeaux | 24.6°C 1.3°C warmer | −2.2°C 1.3°C milder | 949 mm |
Saint-Martial weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Cros Géorand station; sunshine at Mazet-Volamont.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.1°C | −3.5°C | 0.3°C | 115 mm | 98 |
| February | 5.4°C | −3.7°C | 0.9°C | 76 mm | 122 |
| March | 9.5°C | −1.4°C | 4.0°C | 80 mm | 168 |
| April | 12.2°C | 0.9°C | 6.6°C | 127 mm | 182 |
| May | 16.2°C | 4.6°C | 10.4°C | 125 mm | 197 |
| June | 20.3°C | 8.0°C | 14.2°C | 87 mm | 234 |
| July | 23.3°C | 9.9°C | 16.6°C | 73 mm | 277 |
| August | 23.3°C | 9.4°C | 16.3°C | 71 mm | 250 |
| September | 18.4°C | 6.4°C | 12.4°C | 140 mm | 192 |
| October | 13.6°C | 4.3°C | 8.9°C | 181 mm | 138 |
| November | 8.0°C | 0.4°C | 4.2°C | 214 mm | 99 |
| December | 4.8°C | −2.5°C | 1.1°C | 121 mm | 100 |
| Year | 13.3°C | 2.7°C | 8.0°C | 1,410 mm | 2,057 |
Where Saint-Martial’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Cros Géorand, 17 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, Mazet-Volamont, 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-Martial’s climate
How warm does Saint-Martial get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.3°C. About 35 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 86% of mainland French towns, and about 4 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Martial get in winter?
February nights average −3.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 130 nights a year, and about 20 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Martial get?
About 1,410 mm a year, more than 98% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (214 mm) and August the driest (71 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Mazet-Volamont (18 km away), averages 2,057 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Martial itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Martial, Cros Géorand, 17 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 CROS GEORAND, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Martial →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.