Summer arrives in force in Villevocance, hotter than in 85% of mainland French towns
Nights in January average 0.2°C. Its January nights bite harder than in 82% of mainland French towns. A year here swings 28°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. For walks and days out, May, June, September and October bring highs of 18–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Annonay station, 6.3 km east.
A year in Villevocance at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Annonay station.
What a year in Villevocance feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Annonay.
About 802 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 18th wettest of 22 towns of 2,500+ in Ardèche.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Colombier Jeune Rad
A frosty town: 60 frosts and 86 days of 25°C a year
On about 60 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 86 days a year reach 25°C, and 33 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Annonay: 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 Annonay
Annonay is 6.3 km east of Villevocance. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Villevocance itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Annonay (07010001) |
| Distance from the town | 6.3 km east |
| Station altitude | 336 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 425 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Colombier Jeune Rad, 25 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 Villevocance 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villevocance | Annonay | 28.4°C | 0.2°C | 802 mm |
| Roiffieux 5.5 km | same station | 28.4°C about the same | 0.2°C about the same | 802 mm |
| Annonay 6.3 km | same station | 28.4°C about the same | 0.2°C about the same | 802 mm |
| Bourg-Argental 8 km | Préaux Sa | 26.8°C 1.6°C cooler | 0.7°C about the same | 870 mm |
| Davézieux 9 km | same station | 28.4°C about the same | 0.2°C about the same | 802 mm |
| Vernosc-lès-Annonay 9.8 km | same station | 28.4°C about the same | 0.2°C about the same | 802 mm |
| Saint-Vallier 18 km | Saint-Barthélemy-V | 29.1°C 0.7°C warmer | 0.6°C about the same | 860 mm |
Villevocance weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Annonay station; sunshine at Colombier Jeune Rad.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.4°C | 0.2°C | 3.8°C | 51 mm | 73 |
| February | 9.1°C | 0.2°C | 4.7°C | 34 mm | 99 |
| March | 14.0°C | 2.9°C | 8.4°C | 40 mm | 168 |
| April | 17.4°C | 5.7°C | 11.6°C | 62 mm | 188 |
| May | 21.6°C | 9.5°C | 15.5°C | 76 mm | 218 |
| June | 25.8°C | 12.9°C | 19.4°C | 63 mm | 261 |
| July | 28.4°C | 14.9°C | 21.6°C | 68 mm | 282 |
| August | 28.1°C | 14.5°C | 21.3°C | 57 mm | 253 |
| September | 23.1°C | 11.0°C | 17.0°C | 88 mm | 197 |
| October | 17.7°C | 8.0°C | 12.8°C | 107 mm | 123 |
| November | 11.5°C | 3.6°C | 7.5°C | 106 mm | 81 |
| December | 7.9°C | 0.9°C | 4.4°C | 51 mm | 62 |
| Year | 17.7°C | 7.0°C | 12.3°C | 802 mm | 2,003 |
Where Villevocance’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Annonay, 6.3 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, Colombier Jeune Rad, 25 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 Villevocance’s climate
How warm does Villevocance get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.4°C. About 86 days a year reach 25°C, more than 77% of mainland French towns, and about 33 reach 30°C.
How cold does Villevocance get in winter?
January nights average 0.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 60 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Villevocance get?
About 802 mm a year, more than 60% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (107 mm) and February the driest (34 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Colombier Jeune Rad (25 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Villevocance itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Villevocance, Annonay, 6.3 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 ANNONAY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Villevocance →
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.