La Motte-Chalancon sits near the bottom of mainland French towns for winter warmth
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 29.3°C. Only 31°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 89% of mainland French towns. Waterproofs come out on about 86 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Rémuzat station, 6.3 km south.
A year in La Motte-Chalancon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Rémuzat station.
What a year in La Motte-Chalancon feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Rémuzat.
About 889 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 30 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 14th wettest of 40 towns of 2,500+ in Drôme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Carpentras
A frosty town: 92 frosts and 97 days of 25°C a year
On about 92 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 97 days a year reach 25°C, and 39 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Rémuzat: 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 Rémuzat
Rémuzat is 6.3 km south of La Motte-Chalancon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Motte-Chalancon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Rémuzat (26264002) |
| Distance from the town | 6.3 km south |
| Station altitude | 475 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 555 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Carpentras, 52 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 Motte-Chalancon 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.
La Motte-Chalancon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Rémuzat station; sunshine at Carpentras.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.4°C | −1.9°C | 3.7°C | 71 mm | 151 |
| February | 10.9°C | −2.0°C | 4.5°C | 52 mm | 173 |
| March | 15.0°C | 0.6°C | 7.8°C | 58 mm | 230 |
| April | 18.0°C | 3.7°C | 10.9°C | 80 mm | 244 |
| May | 22.1°C | 7.5°C | 14.8°C | 77 mm | 285 |
| June | 26.5°C | 10.9°C | 18.7°C | 52 mm | 328 |
| July | 29.3°C | 12.8°C | 21.1°C | 45 mm | 363 |
| August | 29.1°C | 12.4°C | 20.8°C | 57 mm | 327 |
| September | 23.9°C | 9.1°C | 16.5°C | 101 mm | 257 |
| October | 19.3°C | 6.2°C | 12.7°C | 112 mm | 191 |
| November | 13.3°C | 1.9°C | 7.6°C | 114 mm | 149 |
| December | 9.4°C | −1.3°C | 4.0°C | 72 mm | 138 |
| Year | 18.9°C | 5.0°C | 11.9°C | 889 mm | 2,835 |
Where La Motte-Chalancon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Rémuzat, 6.3 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, 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, Carpentras, 52 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 Motte-Chalancon’s climate
How warm does La Motte-Chalancon get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.3°C. About 97 days a year reach 25°C, more than 86% of mainland French towns, and about 39 reach 30°C.
How cold does La Motte-Chalancon get in winter?
February nights average −2.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 92 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does La Motte-Chalancon get?
About 889 mm a year, more than 77% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (114 mm) and July the driest (45 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carpentras (52 km away), averages 2,835 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Motte-Chalancon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Motte-Chalancon, Rémuzat, 6.3 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 REMUZAT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for La Motte-Chalancon →
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