July in Bésignan runs hotter than in 83% of mainland French towns
On a normal January night the air cools to about 0.5°C. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 28°C. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 80% of mainland French towns. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 52 nights a year below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Bésignan station, 0.2 km south.
A year in Bésignan at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bésignan station.
What a year in Bésignan feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bésignan.
About 783 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 41st wettest of 40 towns of 2,500+ in Drôme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Carpentras
A frosty town: 52 frosts and 82 days of 25°C a year
On about 52 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 82 days a year reach 25°C, and 28 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bésignan: 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 Bésignan
Bésignan is 0.2 km south of Bésignan. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bésignan itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bésignan (26050001) |
| Distance from the town | 0.2 km south |
| Station altitude | 556 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 538 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Carpentras, 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 Bésignan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bésignan | Bésignan | 28.3°C | 0.5°C | 783 mm |
| Nyons 15 km | Vinsobres | 30.0°C 1.7°C warmer | 2.5°C 2°C milder | 789 mm |
| Vaison-la-Romaine 21 km | Vinsobres | 30.0°C 1.7°C warmer | 2.5°C 2°C milder | 789 mm |
| Malaucène 22 km | Vinsobres | 30.0°C 1.7°C warmer | 2.5°C 2°C milder | 789 mm |
| Bédoin 24 km | Buis -Baronnies | 31.5°C 3.2°C warmer | 0.6°C about the same | 793 mm |
| Valréas 27 km | Taulignan | 30.3°C 2°C warmer | 1.9°C 1.4°C milder | 842 mm |
Bésignan weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Bésignan station; sunshine at Carpentras.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.6°C | 0.5°C | 4.5°C | 57 mm | 151 |
| February | 9.8°C | 0.3°C | 5.1°C | 43 mm | 173 |
| March | 13.6°C | 3.3°C | 8.4°C | 49 mm | 230 |
| April | 16.6°C | 5.9°C | 11.3°C | 68 mm | 244 |
| May | 20.9°C | 9.5°C | 15.2°C | 68 mm | 285 |
| June | 25.3°C | 13.0°C | 19.2°C | 53 mm | 328 |
| July | 28.3°C | 15.2°C | 21.8°C | 35 mm | 363 |
| August | 28.1°C | 15.0°C | 21.6°C | 47 mm | 327 |
| September | 22.8°C | 11.5°C | 17.2°C | 98 mm | 257 |
| October | 18.1°C | 8.5°C | 13.3°C | 102 mm | 191 |
| November | 12.3°C | 4.1°C | 8.2°C | 104 mm | 149 |
| December | 8.8°C | 1.2°C | 5.0°C | 59 mm | 138 |
| Year | 17.8°C | 7.3°C | 12.6°C | 783 mm | 2,835 |
Where Bésignan’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bésignan, 0.2 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, Carpentras, 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 Bésignan’s climate
How warm does Bésignan get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.3°C. About 82 days a year reach 25°C, more than 73% of mainland French towns, and about 28 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bésignan get in winter?
February nights average 0.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 52 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bésignan get?
About 783 mm a year, more than 56% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (104 mm) and July the driest (35 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carpentras (34 km away), averages 2,835 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bésignan itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bésignan, Bésignan, 0.2 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 BESIGNAN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bésignan →
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.