Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Félines-sur-Rimandoule
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 29.1°C. Expect the heaviest rain in November and the lightest in February. Its July heat outdoes that of 88% of mainland French towns. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings suit June and September, with highs of 24–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Bourdeaux station, 6.8 km east.
A year in Félines-sur-Rimandoule at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bourdeaux station.
What a year in Félines-sur-Rimandoule 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 6.8 km east of Félines-sur-Rimandoule. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Félines-sur-Rimandoule itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bourdeaux (26056001) |
| Distance from the town | 6.8 km east |
| Station altitude | 432 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 400 m |
| Period | 1994–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Montélimar, 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 Félines-sur-Rimandoule 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Félines-sur-Rimandoule | Bourdeaux | 29.1°C | −1.0°C | 953 mm |
| Dieulefit 7.2 km | same station | 29.1°C about the same | −1.0°C about the same | 953 mm |
| Aouste-sur-Sye 14 km | Puy-Saint-Martin | 30.2°C 1.1°C warmer | 1.8°C 2.8°C milder | 923 mm |
| Crest 16 km | Puy-Saint-Martin | 30.2°C 1.1°C warmer | 1.8°C 2.8°C milder | 923 mm |
| Montboucher-sur-Jabron 20 km | Montboucher-S-J | 30.2°C 1.1°C warmer | 1.2°C 2.2°C milder | 915 mm |
| Allex 23 km | Étoile | 29.2°C about the same | 1.7°C 2.7°C milder | 905 mm |
| Valréas 24 km | Taulignan | 30.3°C 1.2°C warmer | 1.9°C 2.9°C milder | 842 mm |
Félines-sur-Rimandoule 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 Félines-sur-Rimandoule’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bourdeaux, 6.8 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, 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 Félines-sur-Rimandoule’s climate
How warm does Félines-sur-Rimandoule 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 Félines-sur-Rimandoule 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 Félines-sur-Rimandoule 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 (26 km away), averages 2,441 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Félines-sur-Rimandoule itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Félines-sur-Rimandoule, Bourdeaux, 6.8 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 Félines-sur-Rimandoule →
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