Summer arrives in force in Saint-Pons, hotter than in 90% of mainland French towns
In January the night’s low is typically 1.2°C. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 87% of mainland French towns. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 28°C apart. Comfortable outdoor weather, highs of 19–27°C, belongs to May, June, September and October.
Figures from Météo-France’s Mirabel Sa station, 6.2 km west.
A year in Saint-Pons at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Mirabel Sa station.
What a year in Saint-Pons feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mirabel Sa.
About 998 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 30 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 9th wettest of 22 towns of 2,500+ in Ardèche.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montélimar
42 frosts and 95 days of 25°C a year
On about 42 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 95 days a year reach 25°C, and 40 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mirabel 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 Mirabel Sa
Mirabel Sa is 6.2 km west of Saint-Pons. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Pons itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Mirabel Sa (07159001) |
| Distance from the town | 6.2 km west |
| Station altitude | 275 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 367 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 3.8 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Montélimar, 13 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-Pons 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-Pons | Mirabel Sa | 29.5°C | 1.2°C | 998 mm |
| Villeneuve-de-Berg 6.8 km | same station | 29.5°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 998 mm |
| Le Teil 10 km | Montélimar | 29.8°C about the same | 2.6°C 1.4°C milder | 920 mm |
| Montélimar 15 km | Montélimar | 29.8°C about the same | 2.6°C 1.4°C milder | 920 mm |
| Chomérac 15 km | Chomérac Sa | 29.0°C 0.5°C cooler | 1.1°C about the same | 1,105 mm |
| Viviers 15 km | Donzère | 30.9°C 1.4°C warmer | 2.4°C 1.2°C milder | 826 mm |
| Aubenas 15 km | Vals-les-Bains | 29.7°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 1,250 mm |
Saint-Pons weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Mirabel Sa station; sunshine at Montélimar.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.3°C | 1.2°C | 5.2°C | 76 mm | 107 |
| February | 10.7°C | 1.4°C | 6.1°C | 46 mm | 136 |
| March | 14.8°C | 3.9°C | 9.4°C | 53 mm | 200 |
| April | 17.8°C | 6.3°C | 12.0°C | 77 mm | 219 |
| May | 22.0°C | 9.8°C | 15.9°C | 86 mm | 260 |
| June | 26.5°C | 13.6°C | 20.0°C | 66 mm | 300 |
| July | 29.5°C | 15.9°C | 22.7°C | 55 mm | 330 |
| August | 29.3°C | 15.7°C | 22.5°C | 57 mm | 299 |
| September | 24.1°C | 12.4°C | 18.3°C | 131 mm | 231 |
| October | 18.6°C | 9.1°C | 13.9°C | 147 mm | 156 |
| November | 12.9°C | 4.9°C | 8.9°C | 134 mm | 110 |
| December | 9.7°C | 1.9°C | 5.8°C | 71 mm | 95 |
| Year | 18.8°C | 8.0°C | 13.4°C | 998 mm | 2,441 |
Where Saint-Pons’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Mirabel Sa, 6.2 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, Montélimar, 13 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-Pons’s climate
How warm does Saint-Pons get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.5°C. About 95 days a year reach 25°C, more than 85% of mainland French towns, and about 40 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Pons get in winter?
January nights average 1.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 42 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Pons get?
About 998 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (147 mm) and February the driest (46 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montélimar (13 km away), averages 2,441 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Pons itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Pons, Mirabel Sa, 6.2 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 MIRABEL SA, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Pons →
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.