Cornillac has some of the coldest winter nights among mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 29.3°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs hotter than 89% of mainland French towns. The rainiest month is November; the driest is July. Frost greets about 92 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Rémuzat station, 2 km south-west.
A year in Cornillac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Rémuzat station.
What a year in Cornillac feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Rémuzat.
About 889 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 30 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 14th wettest of 40 towns of 2,500+ in Drôme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Carpentras
A frosty town: 92 frosts and 97 days of 25°C a year
On about 92 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 97 days a year reach 25°C, and 39 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Rémuzat: 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 Rémuzat
Rémuzat is 2 km south-west of Cornillac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Cornillac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Rémuzat (26264002) |
| Distance from the town | 2 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 475 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 551 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Carpentras, 48 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 Cornillac 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.
Cornillac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Rémuzat station; sunshine at Carpentras.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.4°C | −1.9°C | 3.7°C | 71 mm | 151 |
| February | 10.9°C | −2.0°C | 4.5°C | 52 mm | 173 |
| March | 15.0°C | 0.6°C | 7.8°C | 58 mm | 230 |
| April | 18.0°C | 3.7°C | 10.9°C | 80 mm | 244 |
| May | 22.1°C | 7.5°C | 14.8°C | 77 mm | 285 |
| June | 26.5°C | 10.9°C | 18.7°C | 52 mm | 328 |
| July | 29.3°C | 12.8°C | 21.1°C | 45 mm | 363 |
| August | 29.1°C | 12.4°C | 20.8°C | 57 mm | 327 |
| September | 23.9°C | 9.1°C | 16.5°C | 101 mm | 257 |
| October | 19.3°C | 6.2°C | 12.7°C | 112 mm | 191 |
| November | 13.3°C | 1.9°C | 7.6°C | 114 mm | 149 |
| December | 9.4°C | −1.3°C | 4.0°C | 72 mm | 138 |
| Year | 18.9°C | 5.0°C | 11.9°C | 889 mm | 2,835 |
Where Cornillac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Rémuzat, 2 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, 48 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 Cornillac’s climate
How warm does Cornillac get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.3°C. About 97 days a year reach 25°C, more than 86% of mainland French towns, and about 39 reach 30°C.
How cold does Cornillac get in winter?
February nights average −2.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 92 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Cornillac get?
About 889 mm a year, more than 77% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (114 mm) and July the driest (45 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carpentras (48 km away), averages 2,835 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Cornillac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Cornillac, Rémuzat, 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 REMUZAT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Cornillac →
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