Summer afternoons in Étoile-sur-Rhône are warmer than in 89% of mainland French towns
On a normal January night the air cools to about 1.7°C. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 78% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month here, with about 3.1 times the rain of February. Frost greets about 35 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Figures from Météo-France’s Étoile station, 2.1 km south.
A year in Étoile-sur-Rhône at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Étoile station.
What a year in Étoile-sur-Rhône feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Étoile.
About 905 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 28 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 10th wettest of 40 towns of 2,500+ in Drôme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Colombier Jeune Rad
35 frosts and 96 days of 25°C a year
On about 35 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 96 days a year reach 25°C, and 38 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Étoile: 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 Étoile
Étoile is 2.1 km south of Étoile-sur-Rhône. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Étoile-sur-Rhône itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Étoile (26124001) |
| Distance from the town | 2.1 km south |
| Station altitude | 145 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 120 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Colombier Jeune Rad, 26 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 Étoile-sur-Rhône 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Étoile-sur-Rhône | Étoile | 29.2°C | 1.7°C | 905 mm |
| Portes-lès-Valence 3.8 km | same station | 29.2°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 905 mm |
| Charmes-sur-Rhône 5.1 km | Saint-Laurent Pape | 30.0°C 0.8°C warmer | 1.1°C 0.6°C colder | 1,028 mm |
| Beaumont-lès-Valence 5.5 km | same station | 29.2°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 905 mm |
| Montmeyran 7.2 km | Valence-Chabeui | 29.4°C about the same | 1.0°C 0.7°C colder | 874 mm |
| Livron-sur-Drôme 7.3 km | Livron | 29.6°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 917 mm |
| Allex 8.4 km | same station | 29.2°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 905 mm |
Étoile-sur-Rhône weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Étoile station; sunshine at Colombier Jeune Rad.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.1°C | 1.7°C | 4.9°C | 62 mm | 73 |
| February | 9.9°C | 1.8°C | 5.9°C | 42 mm | 99 |
| March | 14.7°C | 4.5°C | 9.6°C | 50 mm | 168 |
| April | 18.0°C | 7.1°C | 12.6°C | 74 mm | 188 |
| May | 22.1°C | 10.9°C | 16.5°C | 81 mm | 218 |
| June | 26.5°C | 14.3°C | 20.4°C | 62 mm | 261 |
| July | 29.2°C | 16.3°C | 22.7°C | 55 mm | 282 |
| August | 28.9°C | 15.9°C | 22.4°C | 66 mm | 253 |
| September | 24.0°C | 12.6°C | 18.3°C | 108 mm | 197 |
| October | 18.5°C | 9.8°C | 14.2°C | 129 mm | 123 |
| November | 12.3°C | 5.4°C | 8.8°C | 118 mm | 81 |
| December | 8.5°C | 2.5°C | 5.5°C | 57 mm | 62 |
| Year | 18.4°C | 8.6°C | 13.5°C | 905 mm | 2,003 |
Where Étoile-sur-Rhône’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Étoile, 2.1 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, Colombier Jeune Rad, 26 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 Étoile-sur-Rhône’s climate
How warm does Étoile-sur-Rhône get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.2°C. About 96 days a year reach 25°C, more than 85% of mainland French towns, and about 38 reach 30°C.
How cold does Étoile-sur-Rhône get in winter?
January nights average 1.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 35 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Étoile-sur-Rhône get?
About 905 mm a year, more than 78% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (129 mm) and February the driest (42 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Colombier Jeune Rad (26 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Étoile-sur-Rhône itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Étoile-sur-Rhône, Étoile, 2.1 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 ETOILE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Étoile-sur-Rhône →
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.