Afternoon heat in Saint-Péray beats that of 89% of mainland French towns
January nights here settle around 1.0°C. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 75% of mainland French towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 28°C. If you like long walks, May, June, September and October offer highs of 19–27°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Valence-Chabeui station, 11 km east.
A year in Saint-Péray at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Valence-Chabeui station.
What a year in Saint-Péray feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Valence-Chabeui.
About 874 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 14th wettest of 22 towns of 2,500+ in Ardèche.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Colombier Jeune Rad
45 frosts and 98 days of 25°C a year
On about 45 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 98 days a year reach 25°C, and 41 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Valence-Chabeui: 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 Valence-Chabeui
Valence-Chabeui is 11 km east of Saint-Péray. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Péray itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Valence-Chabeui (26064001) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km east |
| Station altitude | 163 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 137 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Colombier Jeune Rad, 16 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-Péray 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. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Péray | Valence-Chabeui | 29.4°C | 1.0°C | 874 mm |
| Guilherand-Granges 2.8 km | same station | 29.4°C about the same | 1.0°C about the same | 874 mm |
| Bourg-lès-Valence 4.9 km | same station | 29.4°C about the same | 1.0°C about the same | 874 mm |
| Valence 5.3 km | same station | 29.4°C about the same | 1.0°C about the same | 874 mm |
| Pont-de-l'Isère 7.8 km | Mercurol | 29.6°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 864 mm |
| Portes-lès-Valence 8.2 km | Étoile | 29.2°C about the same | 1.7°C 0.7°C milder | 905 mm |
| Charmes-sur-Rhône 8.3 km | Saint-Laurent Pape | 30.0°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.1°C about the same | 1,028 mm |
Saint-Péray weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Valence-Chabeui station; sunshine at Colombier Jeune Rad.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.0°C | 1.0°C | 4.5°C | 57 mm | 73 |
| February | 9.8°C | 1.1°C | 5.5°C | 47 mm | 99 |
| March | 14.6°C | 3.8°C | 9.2°C | 54 mm | 168 |
| April | 18.3°C | 6.7°C | 12.5°C | 74 mm | 188 |
| May | 22.2°C | 10.5°C | 16.4°C | 89 mm | 218 |
| June | 27.0°C | 14.1°C | 20.5°C | 57 mm | 261 |
| July | 29.4°C | 15.9°C | 22.6°C | 55 mm | 282 |
| August | 28.9°C | 15.5°C | 22.2°C | 68 mm | 253 |
| September | 24.4°C | 12.3°C | 18.3°C | 83 mm | 197 |
| October | 18.9°C | 9.4°C | 14.1°C | 124 mm | 123 |
| November | 12.3°C | 4.8°C | 8.5°C | 109 mm | 81 |
| December | 8.4°C | 1.7°C | 5.0°C | 58 mm | 62 |
| Year | 18.5°C | 8.1°C | 13.3°C | 874 mm | 2,003 |
Where Saint-Péray’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Valence-Chabeui, 11 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1997–2020, 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, 16 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-Péray’s climate
How warm does Saint-Péray get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.4°C. About 98 days a year reach 25°C, more than 87% of mainland French towns, and about 41 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Péray get in winter?
January nights average 1.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 45 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Péray get?
About 874 mm a year, more than 74% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (124 mm) and February the driest (47 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Colombier Jeune Rad (16 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Péray itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Péray, Valence-Chabeui, 11 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 VALENCE-CHABEUI, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Péray →
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.