Hardly any mainland French towns see hotter July days than Donzère
Midwinter brings lows of about 2.4°C. Only about 26 nights a year bring a frost, fewer than in 82% of mainland French towns. Expect the heaviest rain in November and the lightest in February. An umbrella earns its place on about 74 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Donzère station, 1.7 km south-east.
A year in Donzère at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Donzère station.
What a year in Donzère feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Donzère.
About 826 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 25 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 35th wettest of 40 towns of 2,500+ in Drôme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montélimar
26 frosts and 113 days of 25°C a year
On about 26 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 113 days a year reach 25°C, and 53 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Donzère: 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 Donzère
Donzère is 1.7 km south-east of Donzère. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Donzère itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Donzère (26116002) |
| Distance from the town | 1.7 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 66 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 70 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Montélimar, 16 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 Donzère 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donzère | Donzère | 30.9°C | 2.4°C | 826 mm |
| Viviers 5.5 km | same station | 30.9°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 826 mm |
| Châteauneuf-du-Rhône 6.2 km | same station | 30.9°C about the same | 2.4°C about the same | 826 mm |
| Pierrelatte 7.6 km | Pierrelatte | 30.3°C 0.6°C cooler | 2.3°C about the same | 795 mm |
| Bourg-Saint-Andéol 9.4 km | Pierrelatte | 30.3°C 0.6°C cooler | 2.3°C about the same | 795 mm |
| Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux 11 km | Pierrelatte | 30.3°C 0.6°C cooler | 2.3°C about the same | 795 mm |
| Le Teil 12 km | Montélimar | 29.8°C 1.1°C cooler | 2.6°C about the same | 920 mm |
Donzère weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Donzère station; sunshine at Montélimar.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.5°C | 2.4°C | 6.0°C | 68 mm | 107 |
| February | 11.2°C | 2.5°C | 6.9°C | 40 mm | 136 |
| March | 15.8°C | 5.0°C | 10.4°C | 43 mm | 200 |
| April | 19.1°C | 7.4°C | 13.3°C | 66 mm | 219 |
| May | 23.5°C | 11.1°C | 17.3°C | 74 mm | 260 |
| June | 28.2°C | 15.0°C | 21.6°C | 53 mm | 300 |
| July | 30.9°C | 17.4°C | 24.2°C | 42 mm | 330 |
| August | 30.5°C | 17.1°C | 23.8°C | 56 mm | 299 |
| September | 25.2°C | 13.8°C | 19.5°C | 102 mm | 231 |
| October | 19.8°C | 10.6°C | 15.2°C | 113 mm | 156 |
| November | 13.5°C | 6.2°C | 9.8°C | 115 mm | 110 |
| December | 9.8°C | 3.1°C | 6.5°C | 55 mm | 95 |
| Year | 19.8°C | 9.3°C | 14.5°C | 826 mm | 2,441 |
Where Donzère’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Donzère, 1.7 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, Montélimar, 16 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 Donzère’s climate
How warm does Donzère get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.9°C. About 113 days a year reach 25°C, more than 93% of mainland French towns, and about 53 reach 30°C.
How cold does Donzère get in winter?
January nights average 2.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 26 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Donzère get?
About 826 mm a year, more than 67% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (115 mm) and February the driest (40 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montélimar (16 km away), averages 2,441 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Donzère itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Donzère, Donzère, 1.7 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 DONZERE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Donzère →
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