Bénivay-Ollon sits near the top of mainland French towns for July heat
In January the night’s low is typically 0.6°C. Of all months, November brings the most rain and July the least. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 79% of mainland French towns. Frost greets about 53 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Buis -Baronnies station, 7.3 km east.
A year in Bénivay-Ollon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Buis -Baronnies station.
What a year in Bénivay-Ollon feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Buis -Baronnies.
About 793 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 40th wettest of 40 towns of 2,500+ in Drôme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Carpentras
A frosty town: 53 frosts and 122 days of 25°C a year
On about 53 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 122 days a year reach 25°C, and 60 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Buis -Baronnies: 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 Buis -Baronnies
Buis -Baronnies is 7.3 km east of Bénivay-Ollon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bénivay-Ollon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Buis -Baronnies (26063002) |
| Distance from the town | 7.3 km east |
| Station altitude | 390 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 439 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 4.6 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Carpentras, 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 Bénivay-Ollon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bénivay-Ollon | Buis -Baronnies | 31.5°C | 0.6°C | 793 mm |
| Nyons 7.6 km | Vinsobres | 30.0°C 1.5°C cooler | 2.5°C 1.9°C milder | 789 mm |
| Vaison-la-Romaine 11 km | Vinsobres | 30.0°C 1.5°C cooler | 2.5°C 1.9°C milder | 789 mm |
| Malaucène 15 km | Vinsobres | 30.0°C 1.5°C cooler | 2.5°C 1.9°C milder | 789 mm |
| Valréas 18 km | Taulignan | 30.3°C 1.2°C cooler | 1.9°C 1.3°C milder | 842 mm |
| Bédoin 20 km | same station | 31.5°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 793 mm |
| Caromb 23 km | Carpentras | 32.3°C 0.8°C warmer | 1.0°C about the same | 666 mm |
Bénivay-Ollon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Buis -Baronnies station; sunshine at Carpentras.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.5°C | 0.6°C | 6.1°C | 58 mm | 151 |
| February | 12.8°C | 0.4°C | 6.6°C | 44 mm | 173 |
| March | 16.6°C | 3.2°C | 9.9°C | 49 mm | 230 |
| April | 19.5°C | 5.7°C | 12.6°C | 68 mm | 244 |
| May | 23.6°C | 9.4°C | 16.5°C | 64 mm | 285 |
| June | 28.2°C | 13.0°C | 20.6°C | 51 mm | 328 |
| July | 31.5°C | 15.3°C | 23.4°C | 37 mm | 363 |
| August | 31.3°C | 15.2°C | 23.3°C | 49 mm | 327 |
| September | 26.0°C | 11.8°C | 18.9°C | 98 mm | 257 |
| October | 21.0°C | 8.6°C | 14.8°C | 104 mm | 191 |
| November | 15.2°C | 4.2°C | 9.7°C | 111 mm | 149 |
| December | 11.8°C | 1.2°C | 6.5°C | 60 mm | 138 |
| Year | 20.8°C | 7.4°C | 14.1°C | 793 mm | 2,835 |
Where Bénivay-Ollon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Buis -Baronnies, 7.3 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, Carpentras, 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 Bénivay-Ollon’s climate
How warm does Bénivay-Ollon get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.5°C. About 122 days a year reach 25°C, more than 97% of mainland French towns, and about 60 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bénivay-Ollon get in winter?
February nights average 0.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 53 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bénivay-Ollon get?
About 793 mm a year, more than 59% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (111 mm) and July the driest (37 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carpentras (26 km away), averages 2,835 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bénivay-Ollon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bénivay-Ollon, Buis -Baronnies, 7.3 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 BUIS -BARONNIES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bénivay-Ollon →
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