La Bâtie-Rolland has warmer summer afternoons than 92% of mainland French towns
Deep winter brings January lows near 1.2°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 79% of mainland French towns. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 29°C. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings suit May, September and October, with highs of 19–25°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Montboucher-S-J station, 3.4 km west.
A year in La Bâtie-Rolland at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Montboucher-S-J station.
What a year in La Bâtie-Rolland feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montboucher-S-J.
About 915 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 9th wettest of 40 towns of 2,500+ in Drôme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montélimar
43 frosts and 106 days of 25°C a year
On about 43 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 106 days a year reach 25°C, and 47 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montboucher-S-J: 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 Montboucher-S-J
Montboucher-S-J is 3.4 km west of La Bâtie-Rolland. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Bâtie-Rolland itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Montboucher-S-J (26191001) |
| Distance from the town | 3.4 km west |
| Station altitude | 136 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 161 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Montélimar, 11 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 La Bâtie-Rolland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Bâtie-Rolland | Montboucher-S-J | 30.2°C | 1.2°C | 915 mm |
| Montboucher-sur-Jabron 4.6 km | same station | 30.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 915 mm |
| Montélimar 9.2 km | Montélimar | 29.8°C about the same | 2.6°C 1.4°C milder | 920 mm |
| Châteauneuf-du-Rhône 13 km | Donzère | 30.9°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.4°C 1.2°C milder | 826 mm |
| Cruas 14 km | Montélimar | 29.8°C about the same | 2.6°C 1.4°C milder | 920 mm |
| Le Teil 15 km | Montélimar | 29.8°C about the same | 2.6°C 1.4°C milder | 920 mm |
| Dieulefit 16 km | Bourdeaux | 29.1°C 1.1°C cooler | −1.0°C 2.2°C colder | 953 mm |
La Bâtie-Rolland weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Montboucher-S-J station; sunshine at Montélimar.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.9°C | 1.2°C | 5.1°C | 70 mm | 107 |
| February | 10.7°C | 1.3°C | 6.0°C | 45 mm | 136 |
| March | 15.4°C | 3.9°C | 9.7°C | 51 mm | 200 |
| April | 18.7°C | 6.4°C | 12.5°C | 74 mm | 219 |
| May | 22.9°C | 10.2°C | 16.5°C | 75 mm | 260 |
| June | 27.4°C | 13.7°C | 20.6°C | 59 mm | 300 |
| July | 30.2°C | 15.8°C | 23.0°C | 54 mm | 330 |
| August | 29.8°C | 15.5°C | 22.7°C | 60 mm | 299 |
| September | 24.8°C | 12.3°C | 18.6°C | 109 mm | 231 |
| October | 19.3°C | 9.3°C | 14.3°C | 129 mm | 156 |
| November | 13.0°C | 4.9°C | 9.0°C | 131 mm | 110 |
| December | 9.3°C | 2.0°C | 5.7°C | 59 mm | 95 |
| Year | 19.2°C | 8.0°C | 13.6°C | 915 mm | 2,441 |
Where La Bâtie-Rolland’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Montboucher-S-J, 3.4 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, Montélimar, 11 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 La Bâtie-Rolland’s climate
How warm does La Bâtie-Rolland get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.2°C. About 106 days a year reach 25°C, more than 90% of mainland French towns, and about 47 reach 30°C.
How cold does La Bâtie-Rolland get in winter?
January nights average 1.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 43 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does La Bâtie-Rolland get?
About 915 mm a year, more than 79% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (131 mm) and February the driest (45 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montélimar (11 km away), averages 2,441 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Bâtie-Rolland itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Bâtie-Rolland, Montboucher-S-J, 3.4 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 MONTBOUCHER-S-J, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for La Bâtie-Rolland →
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