Summer afternoons in La Coucourde are warmer than in 91% of mainland French towns
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at 2.6°C on average. Of all months, October brings the most rain and February the least. Frosty nights are scarcer than in 85% of mainland French towns. The outdoor season, with highs of 19–27°C, runs through May, June, September and October.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Montélimar station, 8.3 km south-west.
A year in La Coucourde at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Montélimar station.
What a year in La Coucourde feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montélimar.
About 920 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 6th wettest of 40 towns of 2,500+ in Drôme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montélimar
24 frosts and 100 days of 25°C a year
On about 24 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 100 days a year reach 25°C, and 43 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montélimar: 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 Montélimar
Montélimar is 8.3 km south-west of La Coucourde. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Coucourde itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Montélimar (26198001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.3 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 73 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 95 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7.1 km |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Coucourde 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 Coucourde | Montélimar | 29.8°C | 2.6°C | 920 mm |
| Cruas 1.7 km | same station | 29.8°C about the same | 2.6°C about the same | 920 mm |
| Montélimar 11 km | same station | 29.8°C about the same | 2.6°C about the same | 920 mm |
| Montboucher-sur-Jabron 11 km | Montboucher-S-J | 30.2°C about the same | 1.2°C 1.4°C colder | 915 mm |
| Chomérac 11 km | Chomérac Sa | 29.0°C 0.8°C cooler | 1.1°C 1.5°C colder | 1,105 mm |
| Le Pouzin 12 km | Livron | 29.6°C about the same | 1.4°C 1.2°C colder | 917 mm |
| Loriol-sur-Drôme 12 km | Livron | 29.6°C about the same | 1.4°C 1.2°C colder | 917 mm |
La Coucourde weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Montélimar station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.8°C | 2.6°C | 5.7°C | 69 mm | 107 |
| February | 10.5°C | 2.7°C | 6.6°C | 43 mm | 136 |
| March | 15.1°C | 5.3°C | 10.2°C | 49 mm | 200 |
| April | 18.3°C | 7.8°C | 13.1°C | 74 mm | 219 |
| May | 22.5°C | 11.6°C | 17.1°C | 78 mm | 260 |
| June | 26.9°C | 15.4°C | 21.1°C | 57 mm | 300 |
| July | 29.8°C | 17.6°C | 23.7°C | 55 mm | 330 |
| August | 29.6°C | 17.4°C | 23.5°C | 56 mm | 299 |
| September | 24.4°C | 13.9°C | 19.2°C | 116 mm | 231 |
| October | 18.9°C | 10.7°C | 14.8°C | 133 mm | 156 |
| November | 12.8°C | 6.3°C | 9.5°C | 129 mm | 110 |
| December | 9.1°C | 3.4°C | 6.2°C | 62 mm | 95 |
| Year | 18.9°C | 9.6°C | 14.2°C | 920 mm | 2,441 |
Where La Coucourde’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Montélimar, 8.3 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, 8.3 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 Coucourde’s climate
How warm does La Coucourde get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.8°C. About 100 days a year reach 25°C, more than 88% of mainland French towns, and about 43 reach 30°C.
How cold does La Coucourde get in winter?
January nights average 2.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 24 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does La Coucourde get?
About 920 mm a year, more than 80% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (133 mm) and February the driest (43 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montélimar (8.3 km away), averages 2,441 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Coucourde itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Coucourde, Montélimar, 8.3 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 MONTELIMAR, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for La Coucourde →
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.