Few mainland French towns have warmer summer afternoons than Salavas
In January the night’s low is typically 1.0°C. Wet weather is most frequent in November and least in July. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 87% of mainland French towns. Frost greets about 48 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Vallon Sa station, 2.1 km east.
A year in Salavas at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Vallon Sa station.
What a year in Salavas feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Vallon Sa.
About 1,005 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 29 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 Lanas Syn
48 frosts and 114 days of 25°C a year
On about 48 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 114 days a year reach 25°C, and 56 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Vallon 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 Vallon Sa
Vallon Sa is 2.1 km east of Salavas. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Salavas itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Vallon Sa (07330004) |
| Distance from the town | 2.1 km east |
| Station altitude | 120 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 107 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Lanas Syn, 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 Salavas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salavas | Vallon Sa | 31.4°C | 1.0°C | 1,005 mm |
| Les Vans 20 km | Grospierres | 31.9°C 0.5°C warmer | 0.1°C 0.9°C colder | 1,095 mm |
| Saint-Ambroix 21 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 0.5°C cooler | 1.1°C about the same | 1,092 mm |
| Bourg-Saint-Andéol 21 km | Pierrelatte | 30.3°C 1.1°C cooler | 2.3°C 1.3°C milder | 795 mm |
| Villeneuve-de-Berg 21 km | Mirabel Sa | 29.5°C 1.9°C cooler | 1.2°C about the same | 998 mm |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon 23 km | Aubenas Sa | 30.4°C 1°C cooler | 1.0°C about the same | 1,061 mm |
| Bessèges 25 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 0.5°C cooler | 1.1°C about the same | 1,092 mm |
Salavas weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Vallon Sa station; sunshine at Lanas Syn.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.9°C | 1.0°C | 4.9°C | 78 mm | 131 |
| February | 11.1°C | 1.0°C | 6.1°C | 52 mm | 153 |
| March | 16.3°C | 3.7°C | 10.0°C | 57 mm | 208 |
| April | 19.6°C | 6.3°C | 13.0°C | 78 mm | 208 |
| May | 23.7°C | 10.0°C | 16.8°C | 86 mm | 246 |
| June | 28.2°C | 13.6°C | 20.9°C | 56 mm | 286 |
| July | 31.4°C | 15.7°C | 23.5°C | 49 mm | 314 |
| August | 31.0°C | 15.4°C | 23.2°C | 62 mm | 284 |
| September | 25.2°C | 12.2°C | 18.7°C | 138 mm | 220 |
| October | 18.9°C | 9.3°C | 14.1°C | 135 mm | 154 |
| November | 12.7°C | 5.0°C | 8.9°C | 141 mm | 125 |
| December | 9.2°C | 1.8°C | 5.5°C | 75 mm | 120 |
| Year | 19.7°C | 7.9°C | 13.8°C | 1,005 mm | 2,447 |
Where Salavas’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Vallon Sa, 2.1 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, Lanas Syn, 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 Salavas’s climate
How warm does Salavas get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.4°C. About 114 days a year reach 25°C, more than 93% of mainland French towns, and about 56 reach 30°C.
How cold does Salavas get in winter?
January nights average 1.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 48 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Salavas get?
About 1,005 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (141 mm) and July the driest (49 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lanas Syn (16 km away), averages 2,447 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Salavas itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Salavas, Vallon Sa, 2.1 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 VALLON SA, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Salavas →
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