Ucel is among the wettest of mainland French towns: 1,250 mm of rain a year
Nights in January average 1.6°C. In July, afternoons here are warmer than in 91% of mainland French towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 28°C. Plan for rain on about 88 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Vals-les-Bains station, 4.2 km north-west.
A year in Ucel at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Vals-les-Bains station.
What a year in Ucel feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Vals-les-Bains.
About 1,250 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and July the driest. About 35 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 Lanas Syn
35 frosts and 94 days of 25°C a year
On about 35 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 94 days a year reach 25°C, and 40 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Vals-les-Bains: 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 Vals-les-Bains
Vals-les-Bains is 4.2 km north-west of Ucel. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Ucel itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Vals-les-Bains (07331001) |
| Distance from the town | 4.2 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 283 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 290 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Lanas Syn, 12 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 Ucel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ucel | Vals-les-Bains | 29.7°C | 1.6°C | 1,250 mm |
| Aubenas 2.4 km | same station | 29.7°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 1,250 mm |
| Vals-les-Bains 3.7 km | same station | 29.7°C about the same | 1.6°C about the same | 1,250 mm |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon 4.8 km | Aubenas Sa | 30.4°C 0.7°C warmer | 1.0°C 0.6°C colder | 1,061 mm |
| Villeneuve-de-Berg 13 km | Mirabel Sa | 29.5°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 998 mm |
| Privas 19 km | Chomérac Sa | 29.0°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.1°C 0.5°C colder | 1,105 mm |
| Chomérac 23 km | Chomérac Sa | 29.0°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.1°C 0.5°C colder | 1,105 mm |
Ucel weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Vals-les-Bains station; sunshine at Lanas Syn.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.8°C | 1.6°C | 5.2°C | 100 mm | 131 |
| February | 10.6°C | 1.7°C | 6.1°C | 64 mm | 153 |
| March | 14.9°C | 4.4°C | 9.6°C | 70 mm | 208 |
| April | 17.9°C | 7.2°C | 12.5°C | 91 mm | 208 |
| May | 22.1°C | 10.7°C | 16.4°C | 94 mm | 246 |
| June | 26.8°C | 14.3°C | 20.6°C | 66 mm | 286 |
| July | 29.7°C | 16.4°C | 23.1°C | 62 mm | 314 |
| August | 28.9°C | 16.1°C | 22.5°C | 79 mm | 284 |
| September | 23.4°C | 12.8°C | 18.1°C | 144 mm | 220 |
| October | 17.9°C | 9.5°C | 13.7°C | 184 mm | 154 |
| November | 12.6°C | 5.2°C | 8.9°C | 180 mm | 125 |
| December | 9.2°C | 2.2°C | 5.7°C | 117 mm | 120 |
| Year | 18.6°C | 8.5°C | 13.5°C | 1,250 mm | 2,447 |
Where Ucel’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Vals-les-Bains, 4.2 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, Lanas Syn, 12 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 Ucel’s climate
How warm does Ucel get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.7°C. About 94 days a year reach 25°C, more than 85% of mainland French towns, and about 40 reach 30°C.
How cold does Ucel get in winter?
January nights average 1.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 35 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Ucel get?
About 1,250 mm a year, more than 97% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (184 mm) and July the driest (62 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lanas Syn (12 km away), averages 2,447 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Ucel itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Ucel, Vals-les-Bains, 4.2 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 VALS-LES-BAINS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Ucel →
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