Aubenasson has warmer summer afternoons than 88% of mainland French towns
Deep winter brings January lows near 0.2°C. November is the wettest month, February the driest. In January, nights here are colder than in 82% of mainland French towns. Radiators earn their keep from November to March, the months that average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Beaufort-S-Gerv station, 10 km north.
A year in Aubenasson at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Beaufort-S-Gerv station.
What a year in Aubenasson feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Beaufort-S-Gerv.
About 936 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 31 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th wettest of 40 towns of 2,500+ in Drôme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montélimar
A frosty town: 52 frosts and 92 days of 25°C a year
On about 52 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 92 days a year reach 25°C, and 36 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Beaufort-S-Gerv: 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 Beaufort-S-Gerv
Beaufort-S-Gerv is 10 km north of Aubenasson. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Aubenasson itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Beaufort-S-Gerv (26035001) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km north |
| Station altitude | 379 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 285 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Montélimar, 34 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 Aubenasson 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 Drôme.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubenasson | Beaufort-S-Gerv | 29.0°C | 0.2°C | 936 mm |
| Aouste-sur-Sye 7.4 km | Puy-Saint-Martin | 30.2°C 1.2°C warmer | 1.8°C 1.6°C milder | 923 mm |
| Crest 11 km | Puy-Saint-Martin | 30.2°C 1.2°C warmer | 1.8°C 1.6°C milder | 923 mm |
| Dieulefit 19 km | Bourdeaux | 29.1°C about the same | −1.0°C 1.2°C colder | 953 mm |
| Allex 20 km | Étoile | 29.2°C about the same | 1.7°C 1.5°C milder | 905 mm |
| Die 20 km | Die | 29.4°C about the same | −1.7°C 1.9°C colder | 939 mm |
| Montmeyran 21 km | Valence-Chabeui | 29.4°C about the same | 1.0°C 0.8°C milder | 874 mm |
Aubenasson weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Beaufort-S-Gerv station; sunshine at Montélimar.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.3°C | 0.2°C | 4.3°C | 69 mm | 107 |
| February | 9.9°C | 0.3°C | 5.1°C | 55 mm | 136 |
| March | 14.3°C | 3.3°C | 8.8°C | 61 mm | 200 |
| April | 17.5°C | 5.9°C | 11.7°C | 82 mm | 219 |
| May | 21.6°C | 9.5°C | 15.6°C | 85 mm | 260 |
| June | 26.0°C | 13.2°C | 19.6°C | 66 mm | 300 |
| July | 29.0°C | 15.2°C | 22.1°C | 59 mm | 330 |
| August | 28.9°C | 15.2°C | 22.0°C | 69 mm | 299 |
| September | 23.6°C | 11.7°C | 17.7°C | 108 mm | 231 |
| October | 18.6°C | 8.5°C | 13.5°C | 104 mm | 156 |
| November | 12.4°C | 4.0°C | 8.2°C | 111 mm | 110 |
| December | 8.8°C | 1.0°C | 4.9°C | 66 mm | 95 |
| Year | 18.2°C | 7.3°C | 12.8°C | 936 mm | 2,441 |
Where Aubenasson’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Beaufort-S-Gerv, 10 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, 34 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 Drôme.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Aubenasson’s climate
How warm does Aubenasson get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.0°C. About 92 days a year reach 25°C, more than 84% of mainland French towns, and about 36 reach 30°C.
How cold does Aubenasson get in winter?
January nights average 0.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 52 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Aubenasson get?
About 936 mm a year, more than 82% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (111 mm) and February the driest (55 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montélimar (34 km away), averages 2,441 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Aubenasson itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Aubenasson, Beaufort-S-Gerv, 10 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 BEAUFORT-S-GERV, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Aubenasson →
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