Summer afternoons in Beausemblant are warmer than in 88% of mainland French towns
On a normal January night the air cools to about 0.6°C. Rain peaks in October and eases off in February. In January, nights here are colder than in 79% of mainland French towns. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 95 times a year.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Barthélemy-V station, 7.2 km south-east.
A year in Beausemblant at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Barthélemy-V station.
What a year in Beausemblant feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Barthélemy-V.
About 860 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 25 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 33rd wettest of 40 towns of 2,500+ in Drôme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Colombier Jeune Rad
A frosty town: 55 frosts and 97 days of 25°C a year
On about 55 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 97 days a year reach 25°C, and 38 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Barthélemy-V: 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-Barthélemy-V
Saint-Barthélemy-V is 7.2 km south-east of Beausemblant. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Beausemblant itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Barthélemy-V (26295001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.2 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 203 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 160 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 3.9 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Colombier Jeune Rad, 26 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 Beausemblant 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beausemblant | Saint-Barthélemy-V | 29.1°C | 0.6°C | 860 mm |
| Saint-Vallier 4.4 km | same station | 29.1°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 860 mm |
| Anneyron 7.3 km | Saint-Sorlin-en-Va | 28.6°C 0.5°C cooler | 1.2°C 0.6°C milder | 855 mm |
| Saint-Rambert-d'Albon 8.2 km | Sablons | 30.2°C 1.1°C warmer | 0.7°C about the same | 805 mm |
| Vernosc-lès-Annonay 9.3 km | Annonay | 28.4°C 0.7°C cooler | 0.2°C about the same | 802 mm |
| Chanas 11 km | Sablons | 30.2°C 1.1°C warmer | 0.7°C about the same | 805 mm |
| Davézieux 11 km | Annonay | 28.4°C 0.7°C cooler | 0.2°C about the same | 802 mm |
Beausemblant weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Barthélemy-V station; sunshine at Colombier Jeune Rad.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.5°C | 0.6°C | 4.0°C | 53 mm | 73 |
| February | 9.3°C | 0.6°C | 5.0°C | 41 mm | 99 |
| March | 14.4°C | 3.1°C | 8.7°C | 50 mm | 168 |
| April | 18.1°C | 5.9°C | 12.0°C | 70 mm | 188 |
| May | 22.4°C | 9.9°C | 16.2°C | 80 mm | 218 |
| June | 26.6°C | 13.2°C | 19.9°C | 65 mm | 261 |
| July | 29.1°C | 14.5°C | 21.8°C | 60 mm | 282 |
| August | 28.8°C | 14.1°C | 21.5°C | 62 mm | 253 |
| September | 23.8°C | 10.9°C | 17.4°C | 101 mm | 197 |
| October | 18.3°C | 8.3°C | 13.3°C | 121 mm | 123 |
| November | 11.8°C | 4.1°C | 7.9°C | 106 mm | 81 |
| December | 8.0°C | 1.3°C | 4.7°C | 52 mm | 62 |
| Year | 18.2°C | 7.2°C | 12.7°C | 860 mm | 2,003 |
Where Beausemblant’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Barthélemy-V, 7.2 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, Colombier Jeune Rad, 26 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 Beausemblant’s climate
How warm does Beausemblant get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.1°C. About 97 days a year reach 25°C, more than 86% of mainland French towns, and about 38 reach 30°C.
How cold does Beausemblant get in winter?
January nights average 0.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 55 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Beausemblant get?
About 860 mm a year, more than 72% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (121 mm) and February the driest (41 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Colombier Jeune Rad (26 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Beausemblant itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Beausemblant, Saint-Barthélemy-V, 7.2 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-BARTHELEMY-V_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Beausemblant →
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.