Few mainland French towns get more frosts than Crupies
High summer brings afternoon highs near 29.1°C. In July, afternoons here are warmer than in 88% of mainland French towns. Winter and summer sit 30°C apart. For walks and days out, June and September bring highs of 24–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Bourdeaux station, 3.5 km north-west.
A year in Crupies at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bourdeaux station.
What a year in Crupies feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bourdeaux.
About 953 mm of rain a year
November 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 Montélimar
A frosty town: 82 frosts and 93 days of 25°C a year
On about 82 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 93 days a year reach 25°C, and 37 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bourdeaux: 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 Bourdeaux
Bourdeaux is 3.5 km north-west of Crupies. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Crupies itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bourdeaux (26056001) |
| Distance from the town | 3.5 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 432 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 512 m |
| Period | 1994–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Montélimar, 35 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 Crupies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crupies | Bourdeaux | 29.1°C | −1.0°C | 953 mm |
| Dieulefit 9.5 km | same station | 29.1°C about the same | −1.0°C about the same | 953 mm |
| Aouste-sur-Sye 20 km | Puy-Saint-Martin | 30.2°C 1.1°C warmer | 1.8°C 2.8°C milder | 923 mm |
| Nyons 22 km | Vinsobres | 30.0°C 0.9°C warmer | 2.5°C 3.5°C milder | 789 mm |
| Crest 23 km | Puy-Saint-Martin | 30.2°C 1.1°C warmer | 1.8°C 2.8°C milder | 923 mm |
| Valréas 24 km | Taulignan | 30.3°C 1.2°C warmer | 1.9°C 2.9°C milder | 842 mm |
| Die 27 km | Die | 29.4°C about the same | −1.7°C 0.7°C colder | 939 mm |
Crupies weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Bourdeaux station; sunshine at Montélimar.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.6°C | −1.0°C | 3.8°C | 67 mm | 107 |
| February | 10.0°C | −1.1°C | 4.4°C | 49 mm | 136 |
| March | 14.1°C | 1.1°C | 7.6°C | 62 mm | 200 |
| April | 17.8°C | 3.9°C | 10.9°C | 88 mm | 219 |
| May | 21.8°C | 7.6°C | 14.7°C | 87 mm | 260 |
| June | 26.3°C | 10.9°C | 18.6°C | 58 mm | 300 |
| July | 29.1°C | 12.9°C | 21.0°C | 55 mm | 330 |
| August | 28.7°C | 12.6°C | 20.7°C | 65 mm | 299 |
| September | 23.7°C | 9.5°C | 16.6°C | 117 mm | 231 |
| October | 18.9°C | 6.8°C | 12.9°C | 114 mm | 156 |
| November | 12.5°C | 2.6°C | 7.5°C | 125 mm | 110 |
| December | 9.1°C | −0.2°C | 4.4°C | 68 mm | 95 |
| Year | 18.4°C | 5.5°C | 11.9°C | 953 mm | 2,441 |
Where Crupies’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bourdeaux, 3.5 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1994–2020, 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, Montélimar, 35 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 Crupies’s climate
How warm does Crupies get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.1°C. About 93 days a year reach 25°C, more than 84% of mainland French towns, and about 37 reach 30°C.
How cold does Crupies get in winter?
February nights average −1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 82 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Crupies get?
About 953 mm a year, more than 84% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (125 mm) and February the driest (49 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montélimar (35 km away), averages 2,441 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Crupies itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Crupies, Bourdeaux, 3.5 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 BOURDEAUX, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Crupies →
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.