Summer afternoons in La Roche-sur-le-Buis are warmer than in 83% of mainland French towns
January nights here settle around 0.5°C. Wet weather is most frequent in November and least in July. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 80% of mainland French towns. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 10°C on average.
Figures from Météo-France’s Bésignan station, 5.5 km north.
A year in La Roche-sur-le-Buis at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bésignan station.
What a year in La Roche-sur-le-Buis feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bésignan.
About 783 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 41st wettest of 40 towns of 2,500+ in Drôme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Carpentras
A frosty town: 52 frosts and 82 days of 25°C a year
On about 52 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 82 days a year reach 25°C, and 28 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bésignan: 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 Bésignan
Bésignan is 5.5 km north of La Roche-sur-le-Buis. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Roche-sur-le-Buis itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bésignan (26050001) |
| Distance from the town | 5.5 km north |
| Station altitude | 556 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 528 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 4.1 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Carpentras, 30 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 Roche-sur-le-Buis 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 Roche-sur-le-Buis | Bésignan | 28.3°C | 0.5°C | 783 mm |
| Nyons 18 km | Vinsobres | 30.0°C 1.7°C warmer | 2.5°C 2°C milder | 789 mm |
| Malaucène 18 km | Vinsobres | 30.0°C 1.7°C warmer | 2.5°C 2°C milder | 789 mm |
| Bédoin 20 km | Buis -Baronnies | 31.5°C 3.2°C warmer | 0.6°C about the same | 793 mm |
| Vaison-la-Romaine 20 km | Vinsobres | 30.0°C 1.7°C warmer | 2.5°C 2°C milder | 789 mm |
| Caromb 25 km | Carpentras | 32.3°C 4°C warmer | 1.0°C 0.5°C milder | 666 mm |
La Roche-sur-le-Buis weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Bésignan station; sunshine at Carpentras.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.6°C | 0.5°C | 4.5°C | 57 mm | 151 |
| February | 9.8°C | 0.3°C | 5.1°C | 43 mm | 173 |
| March | 13.6°C | 3.3°C | 8.4°C | 49 mm | 230 |
| April | 16.6°C | 5.9°C | 11.3°C | 68 mm | 244 |
| May | 20.9°C | 9.5°C | 15.2°C | 68 mm | 285 |
| June | 25.3°C | 13.0°C | 19.2°C | 53 mm | 328 |
| July | 28.3°C | 15.2°C | 21.8°C | 35 mm | 363 |
| August | 28.1°C | 15.0°C | 21.6°C | 47 mm | 327 |
| September | 22.8°C | 11.5°C | 17.2°C | 98 mm | 257 |
| October | 18.1°C | 8.5°C | 13.3°C | 102 mm | 191 |
| November | 12.3°C | 4.1°C | 8.2°C | 104 mm | 149 |
| December | 8.8°C | 1.2°C | 5.0°C | 59 mm | 138 |
| Year | 17.8°C | 7.3°C | 12.6°C | 783 mm | 2,835 |
Where La Roche-sur-le-Buis’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bésignan, 5.5 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, Carpentras, 30 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 Roche-sur-le-Buis’s climate
How warm does La Roche-sur-le-Buis get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.3°C. About 82 days a year reach 25°C, more than 73% of mainland French towns, and about 28 reach 30°C.
How cold does La Roche-sur-le-Buis get in winter?
February nights average 0.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 52 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does La Roche-sur-le-Buis get?
About 783 mm a year, more than 56% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (104 mm) and July the driest (35 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carpentras (30 km away), averages 2,835 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Roche-sur-le-Buis itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Roche-sur-le-Buis, Bésignan, 5.5 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 BESIGNAN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for La Roche-sur-le-Buis →
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