Charens sits near the top of mainland French towns for frosts
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 28.5°C. Winter and summer sit 33°C apart. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 89% of mainland French towns. Homes need heating from November to April, the months averaging under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Valdrôme station, 6.6 km south-east.
A year in Charens at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Valdrôme station.
What a year in Charens feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Valdrôme.
About 1,066 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 36 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: 137 frosts and 90 days of 25°C a year
On about 137 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 90 days a year reach 25°C, and 35 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Valdrôme: 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 Valdrôme
Valdrôme is 6.6 km south-east of Charens. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Charens itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Valdrôme (26361001) |
| Distance from the town | 6.6 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 786 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 875 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 4.3 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Montélimar, 62 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 Charens 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.
Charens weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Valdrôme station; sunshine at Montélimar.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.1°C | −4.5°C | 1.8°C | 82 mm | 107 |
| February | 9.9°C | −4.6°C | 2.7°C | 61 mm | 136 |
| March | 14.1°C | −1.7°C | 6.2°C | 70 mm | 200 |
| April | 17.2°C | 1.3°C | 9.3°C | 98 mm | 219 |
| May | 21.4°C | 4.9°C | 13.1°C | 98 mm | 260 |
| June | 25.7°C | 7.7°C | 16.7°C | 82 mm | 300 |
| July | 28.5°C | 9.2°C | 18.9°C | 61 mm | 330 |
| August | 28.3°C | 9.0°C | 18.7°C | 65 mm | 299 |
| September | 23.3°C | 6.1°C | 14.7°C | 91 mm | 231 |
| October | 18.5°C | 3.5°C | 11.0°C | 122 mm | 156 |
| November | 12.1°C | −0.5°C | 5.8°C | 138 mm | 110 |
| December | 7.8°C | −3.8°C | 2.0°C | 98 mm | 95 |
| Year | 17.9°C | 2.2°C | 10.1°C | 1,066 mm | 2,441 |
Where Charens’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Valdrôme, 6.6 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, 62 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 Charens’s climate
How warm does Charens get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.5°C. About 90 days a year reach 25°C, more than 82% of mainland French towns, and about 35 reach 30°C.
How cold does Charens get in winter?
February nights average −4.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 137 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Charens get?
About 1,066 mm a year, more than 89% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (138 mm) and February the driest (61 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montélimar (62 km away), averages 2,441 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Charens itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Charens, Valdrôme, 6.6 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 VALDROME, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Charens →
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.