July in La Baume-Cornillane runs hotter than in 88% of mainland French towns
Midwinter brings lows of about 0.2°C. Its January nights bite harder than in 82% of mainland French towns. Rain peaks in November and eases off in February. An umbrella earns its place on about 96 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Beaufort-S-Gerv station, 9.9 km south-east.
A year in La Baume-Cornillane at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Beaufort-S-Gerv station.
What a year in La Baume-Cornillane feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Beaufort-S-Gerv.
About 936 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 31 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th wettest of 40 towns of 2,500+ in Drôme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Colombier Jeune Rad
A frosty town: 52 frosts and 92 days of 25°C a year
On about 52 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 92 days a year reach 25°C, and 36 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Beaufort-S-Gerv: 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 Beaufort-S-Gerv
Beaufort-S-Gerv is 9.9 km south-east of La Baume-Cornillane. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Baume-Cornillane itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Beaufort-S-Gerv (26035001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.9 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 379 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 288 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Colombier Jeune Rad, 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 La Baume-Cornillane 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Baume-Cornillane | Beaufort-S-Gerv | 29.0°C | 0.2°C | 936 mm |
| Montmeyran 4.5 km | Valence-Chabeui | 29.4°C about the same | 1.0°C 0.8°C milder | 874 mm |
| Beaumont-lès-Valence 8.2 km | Étoile | 29.2°C about the same | 1.7°C 1.5°C milder | 905 mm |
| Chabeuil 9.3 km | Valence-Chabeui | 29.4°C about the same | 1.0°C 0.8°C milder | 874 mm |
| Malissard 10 km | Valence-Chabeui | 29.4°C about the same | 1.0°C 0.8°C milder | 874 mm |
| Crest 11 km | Puy-Saint-Martin | 30.2°C 1.2°C warmer | 1.8°C 1.6°C milder | 923 mm |
| Allex 12 km | Étoile | 29.2°C about the same | 1.7°C 1.5°C milder | 905 mm |
La Baume-Cornillane weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Beaufort-S-Gerv station; sunshine at Colombier Jeune Rad.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.3°C | 0.2°C | 4.3°C | 69 mm | 73 |
| February | 9.9°C | 0.3°C | 5.1°C | 55 mm | 99 |
| March | 14.3°C | 3.3°C | 8.8°C | 61 mm | 168 |
| April | 17.5°C | 5.9°C | 11.7°C | 82 mm | 188 |
| May | 21.6°C | 9.5°C | 15.6°C | 85 mm | 218 |
| June | 26.0°C | 13.2°C | 19.6°C | 66 mm | 261 |
| July | 29.0°C | 15.2°C | 22.1°C | 59 mm | 282 |
| August | 28.9°C | 15.2°C | 22.0°C | 69 mm | 253 |
| September | 23.6°C | 11.7°C | 17.7°C | 108 mm | 197 |
| October | 18.6°C | 8.5°C | 13.5°C | 104 mm | 123 |
| November | 12.4°C | 4.0°C | 8.2°C | 111 mm | 81 |
| December | 8.8°C | 1.0°C | 4.9°C | 66 mm | 62 |
| Year | 18.2°C | 7.3°C | 12.8°C | 936 mm | 2,003 |
Where La Baume-Cornillane’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Beaufort-S-Gerv, 9.9 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, 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 La Baume-Cornillane’s climate
How warm does La Baume-Cornillane get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.0°C. About 92 days a year reach 25°C, more than 84% of mainland French towns, and about 36 reach 30°C.
How cold does La Baume-Cornillane get in winter?
January nights average 0.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 52 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does La Baume-Cornillane get?
About 936 mm a year, more than 82% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (111 mm) and February the driest (55 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Colombier Jeune Rad (35 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Baume-Cornillane itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Baume-Cornillane, Beaufort-S-Gerv, 9.9 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 BEAUFORT-S-GERV, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for La Baume-Cornillane →
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