Aucelon sits near the top of mainland French towns for frosts
High summer brings afternoon highs near 27.4°C. A year here swings 30°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 88% of mainland French towns. Waterproofs come out on about 95 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Nazaire-le-D station, 9.2 km south-west.
A year in Aucelon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Nazaire-le-D station.
What a year in Aucelon feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Nazaire-le-D.
About 1,012 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 33 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 40 towns of 2,500+ in Drôme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montélimar
A frosty town: 103 frosts and 72 days of 25°C a year
On about 103 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, and 26 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Nazaire-le-D: 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 Saint-Nazaire-le-D
Saint-Nazaire-le-D is 9.2 km south-west of Aucelon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Aucelon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Nazaire-le-D (26321003) |
| Distance from the town | 9.2 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 607 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 725 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Montélimar, 49 km away |
Aucelon sits 118 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Aucelon to run about 0.8°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 Aucelon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aucelon | Saint-Nazaire-le-D | 27.4°C | −2.4°C | 1,012 mm |
| Die 15 km | Die | 29.4°C 2°C warmer | −1.7°C 0.7°C milder | 939 mm |
| Dieulefit 25 km | Bourdeaux | 29.1°C 1.7°C warmer | −1.0°C 1.4°C milder | 953 mm |
| Aouste-sur-Sye 25 km | Puy-Saint-Martin | 30.2°C 2.8°C warmer | 1.8°C 4.2°C milder | 923 mm |
| Crest 28 km | Puy-Saint-Martin | 30.2°C 2.8°C warmer | 1.8°C 4.2°C milder | 923 mm |
Aucelon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Nazaire-le-D station; sunshine at Montélimar.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.1°C | −2.4°C | 2.4°C | 81 mm | 107 |
| February | 8.6°C | −2.6°C | 3.0°C | 56 mm | 136 |
| March | 12.6°C | −0.2°C | 6.2°C | 64 mm | 200 |
| April | 15.9°C | 2.8°C | 9.3°C | 94 mm | 219 |
| May | 20.2°C | 6.6°C | 13.4°C | 95 mm | 260 |
| June | 24.5°C | 9.8°C | 17.2°C | 59 mm | 300 |
| July | 27.4°C | 11.6°C | 19.5°C | 54 mm | 330 |
| August | 27.1°C | 11.4°C | 19.3°C | 60 mm | 299 |
| September | 22.0°C | 8.3°C | 15.1°C | 105 mm | 231 |
| October | 17.3°C | 5.6°C | 11.4°C | 120 mm | 156 |
| November | 11.2°C | 1.4°C | 6.3°C | 140 mm | 110 |
| December | 7.3°C | −1.7°C | 2.8°C | 83 mm | 95 |
| Year | 16.8°C | 4.2°C | 10.5°C | 1,012 mm | 2,441 |
Where Aucelon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Nazaire-le-D, 9.2 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, Montélimar, 49 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 Aucelon’s climate
How warm does Aucelon get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.4°C. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, more than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 26 reach 30°C.
How cold does Aucelon get in winter?
February nights average −2.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 103 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Aucelon get?
About 1,012 mm a year, more than 88% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (140 mm) and July the driest (54 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montélimar (49 km away), averages 2,441 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Aucelon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Aucelon, Saint-Nazaire-le-D, 9.2 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 ST-NAZAIRE-LE-D, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Aucelon →
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.