More rain falls on Saint-Priest than on 92% of mainland French towns: 1,105 mm a year
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 29.0°C on average. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 88% of mainland French towns. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 28°C apart. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 85 times a year.
Figures from Météo-France’s Chomérac Sa station, 7.1 km east.
A year in Saint-Priest at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Chomérac Sa station.
What a year in Saint-Priest feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chomérac Sa.
About 1,105 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 31 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th wettest of 22 towns of 2,500+ in Ardèche.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montélimar
45 frosts and 93 days of 25°C a year
On about 45 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 93 days a year reach 25°C, and 36 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chomérac 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 Chomérac Sa
Chomérac Sa is 7.1 km east of Saint-Priest. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Priest itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Chomérac Sa (07066001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.1 km east |
| Station altitude | 216 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 358 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Montélimar, 20 km away |
Saint-Priest sits 142 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Saint-Priest to run about 0.9°C cooler than these figures.
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-Priest 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-Priest | Chomérac Sa | 29.0°C | 1.1°C | 1,105 mm |
| Privas 3.1 km | same station | 29.0°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,105 mm |
| Chomérac 8.3 km | same station | 29.0°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,105 mm |
| Le Pouzin 15 km | Livron | 29.6°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.4°C about the same | 917 mm |
| Vals-les-Bains 17 km | Vals-les-Bains | 29.7°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.6°C 0.5°C milder | 1,250 mm |
| Aubenas 18 km | Vals-les-Bains | 29.7°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.6°C 0.5°C milder | 1,250 mm |
| Cruas 18 km | Montélimar | 29.8°C 0.8°C warmer | 2.6°C 1.5°C milder | 920 mm |
Saint-Priest weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Chomérac Sa station; sunshine at Montélimar.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.4°C | 1.1°C | 4.7°C | 87 mm | 107 |
| February | 10.0°C | 1.3°C | 5.7°C | 52 mm | 136 |
| March | 14.6°C | 4.0°C | 9.3°C | 60 mm | 200 |
| April | 17.8°C | 6.6°C | 12.2°C | 82 mm | 219 |
| May | 22.0°C | 10.3°C | 16.1°C | 87 mm | 260 |
| June | 26.3°C | 14.0°C | 20.2°C | 64 mm | 300 |
| July | 29.0°C | 15.8°C | 22.4°C | 65 mm | 330 |
| August | 28.7°C | 15.5°C | 22.1°C | 62 mm | 299 |
| September | 23.8°C | 12.1°C | 17.9°C | 127 mm | 231 |
| October | 18.4°C | 9.3°C | 13.8°C | 168 mm | 156 |
| November | 12.3°C | 4.8°C | 8.6°C | 165 mm | 110 |
| December | 8.8°C | 1.8°C | 5.3°C | 86 mm | 95 |
| Year | 18.3°C | 8.1°C | 13.2°C | 1,105 mm | 2,441 |
Where Saint-Priest’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Chomérac Sa, 7.1 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, 20 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-Priest’s climate
How warm does Saint-Priest get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.0°C. About 93 days a year reach 25°C, more than 84% of mainland French towns, and about 36 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Priest get in winter?
January nights average 1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 45 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Priest get?
About 1,105 mm a year, more than 92% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (168 mm) and February the driest (52 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montélimar (20 km away), averages 2,441 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Priest itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Priest, Chomérac Sa, 7.1 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 CHOMERAC SA_RCE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Priest →
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.