Rainfall in Crépol tops that of 87% of mainland French towns: 1,004 mm a year
July afternoons average 26.9°C. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 80% of mainland French towns. Wet weather is most frequent in October and least in February. Windscreens need scraping on about 51 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Christophe-L station, 6.2 km north.
A year in Crépol at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Christophe-L station.
What a year in Crépol feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Christophe-L.
About 1,004 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 30 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 Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs
A frosty town: 51 frosts and 69 days of 25°C a year
On about 51 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 69 days a year reach 25°C, and 20 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Christophe-L: 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 Saint-Christophe-L
Saint-Christophe-L is 6.2 km north of Crépol. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Crépol itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Christophe-L (26298001) |
| Distance from the town | 6.2 km north |
| Station altitude | 452 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 309 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs, 29 km away |
Crépol sits 143 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Crépol to run about 0.9°C warmer than these figures.
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 Crépol 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crépol | Saint-Christophe-L | 26.9°C | 0.5°C | 1,004 mm |
| Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse 8.9 km | Marsaz | 29.0°C 2.1°C warmer | 0.7°C about the same | 883 mm |
| Peyrins 9 km | Marsaz | 29.0°C 2.1°C warmer | 0.7°C about the same | 883 mm |
| Mours-Saint-Eusèbe 12 km | Romans | 29.3°C 2.4°C warmer | 0.8°C about the same | 877 mm |
| Romans-sur-Isère 14 km | Romans | 29.3°C 2.4°C warmer | 0.8°C about the same | 877 mm |
| Bourg-de-Péage 16 km | Romans | 29.3°C 2.4°C warmer | 0.8°C about the same | 877 mm |
| Chatte 17 km | Chatte | 28.3°C 1.4°C warmer | −0.5°C 1°C colder | 968 mm |
Crépol weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Christophe-L station; sunshine at Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.2°C | 0.5°C | 3.4°C | 69 mm | 91 |
| February | 7.7°C | 0.6°C | 4.2°C | 54 mm | 112 |
| March | 12.5°C | 3.4°C | 7.9°C | 66 mm | 173 |
| April | 16.1°C | 5.9°C | 11.0°C | 85 mm | 190 |
| May | 20.2°C | 9.6°C | 14.9°C | 97 mm | 221 |
| June | 24.3°C | 13.2°C | 18.7°C | 70 mm | 258 |
| July | 26.9°C | 15.4°C | 21.2°C | 68 mm | 292 |
| August | 26.8°C | 15.4°C | 21.1°C | 76 mm | 263 |
| September | 21.9°C | 11.9°C | 16.9°C | 112 mm | 199 |
| October | 16.6°C | 8.7°C | 12.6°C | 124 mm | 140 |
| November | 10.3°C | 4.1°C | 7.2°C | 116 mm | 91 |
| December | 6.8°C | 1.3°C | 4.0°C | 66 mm | 78 |
| Year | 16.4°C | 7.5°C | 11.9°C | 1,004 mm | 2,108 |
Where Crépol’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Christophe-L, 6.2 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, Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs, 29 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 Crépol’s climate
How warm does Crépol get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.9°C. About 69 days a year reach 25°C, more than 62% of mainland French towns, and about 20 reach 30°C.
How cold does Crépol get in winter?
January nights average 0.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 51 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Crépol get?
About 1,004 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (124 mm) and February the driest (54 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs (29 km away), averages 2,108 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Crépol itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Crépol, Saint-Christophe-L, 6.2 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 ST-CHRISTOPHE-L_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Crépol →
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.