Few mainland French towns have colder winter nights than Bellecombe-Tarendol
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 29.2°C on average. A year here swings 32°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. By July afternoons alone, it runs hotter than 89% of mainland French towns. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings suit June and September, with highs of 24–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Rosans station, 9.5 km north-east.
A year in Bellecombe-Tarendol at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Rosans station.
What a year in Bellecombe-Tarendol feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Rosans.
About 827 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 35th wettest of 40 towns of 2,500+ in Drôme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Carpentras
A frosty town: 94 frosts and 95 days of 25°C a year
On about 94 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 95 days a year reach 25°C, and 40 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Rosans: 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 Rosans
Rosans is 9.5 km north-east of Bellecombe-Tarendol. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bellecombe-Tarendol itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Rosans (05126001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.5 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 625 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 632 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 4.7 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Carpentras, 38 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 Bellecombe-Tarendol 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellecombe-Tarendol | Rosans | 29.2°C | −2.2°C | 827 mm |
| Nyons 17 km | Vinsobres | 30.0°C 0.8°C warmer | 2.5°C 4.7°C milder | 789 mm |
| Vaison-la-Romaine 25 km | Vinsobres | 30.0°C 0.8°C warmer | 2.5°C 4.7°C milder | 789 mm |
| Malaucène 26 km | Vinsobres | 30.0°C 0.8°C warmer | 2.5°C 4.7°C milder | 789 mm |
| Bédoin 29 km | Buis -Baronnies | 31.5°C 2.3°C warmer | 0.6°C 2.8°C milder | 793 mm |
| Valréas 29 km | Taulignan | 30.3°C 1.1°C warmer | 1.9°C 4.1°C milder | 842 mm |
Bellecombe-Tarendol weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Rosans station; sunshine at Carpentras.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.1°C | −2.2°C | 3.5°C | 60 mm | 151 |
| February | 10.6°C | −2.4°C | 4.1°C | 45 mm | 173 |
| March | 14.6°C | 0.6°C | 7.6°C | 54 mm | 230 |
| April | 17.4°C | 3.5°C | 10.4°C | 68 mm | 244 |
| May | 21.5°C | 7.3°C | 14.4°C | 66 mm | 285 |
| June | 26.0°C | 10.7°C | 18.3°C | 58 mm | 328 |
| July | 29.2°C | 12.7°C | 20.9°C | 49 mm | 363 |
| August | 29.1°C | 12.3°C | 20.7°C | 58 mm | 327 |
| September | 24.0°C | 9.2°C | 16.6°C | 92 mm | 257 |
| October | 19.0°C | 6.2°C | 12.6°C | 107 mm | 191 |
| November | 12.9°C | 1.7°C | 7.3°C | 103 mm | 149 |
| December | 9.1°C | −1.5°C | 3.8°C | 68 mm | 138 |
| Year | 18.5°C | 4.8°C | 11.7°C | 827 mm | 2,835 |
Where Bellecombe-Tarendol’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Rosans, 9.5 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, Carpentras, 38 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 Bellecombe-Tarendol’s climate
How warm does Bellecombe-Tarendol get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.2°C. About 95 days a year reach 25°C, more than 85% of mainland French towns, and about 40 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bellecombe-Tarendol get in winter?
February nights average −2.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 94 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bellecombe-Tarendol get?
About 827 mm a year, more than 67% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (107 mm) and February the driest (45 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carpentras (38 km away), averages 2,835 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bellecombe-Tarendol itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bellecombe-Tarendol, Rosans, 9.5 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 ROSANS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bellecombe-Tarendol →
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