Summer afternoons in Larnage are warmer than in 88% of mainland French towns
January mornings start at about 0.7°C. Wet weather is most frequent in October and least in February. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 78% of mainland French towns. The heating season runs November to March: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Marsaz station, 6.1 km east.
A year in Larnage at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Marsaz station.
What a year in Larnage feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Marsaz.
About 883 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 26 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 Colombier Jeune Rad
A frosty town: 53 frosts and 94 days of 25°C a year
On about 53 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 94 days a year reach 25°C, and 36 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Marsaz: 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 Marsaz
Marsaz is 6.1 km east of Larnage. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Larnage itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Marsaz (26177001) |
| Distance from the town | 6.1 km east |
| Station altitude | 213 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 222 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 3.5 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Colombier Jeune Rad, 18 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 Larnage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larnage | Marsaz | 29.0°C | 0.7°C | 883 mm |
| Tain-l'Hermitage 3.1 km | Mercurol | 29.6°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.4°C 0.7°C milder | 864 mm |
| Mercurol-Veaunes 3.3 km | Mercurol | 29.6°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.4°C 0.7°C milder | 864 mm |
| Tournon-sur-Rhône 4.4 km | Mercurol | 29.6°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.4°C 0.7°C milder | 864 mm |
| La Roche-de-Glun 9 km | Mercurol | 29.6°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.4°C 0.7°C milder | 864 mm |
| Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse 9.7 km | same station | 29.0°C about the same | 0.7°C about the same | 883 mm |
| Pont-de-l'Isère 9.8 km | Mercurol | 29.6°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.4°C 0.7°C milder | 864 mm |
Larnage weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Marsaz station; sunshine at Colombier Jeune Rad.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.6°C | 0.7°C | 4.1°C | 56 mm | 73 |
| February | 9.4°C | 0.8°C | 5.1°C | 44 mm | 99 |
| March | 14.4°C | 3.4°C | 8.9°C | 50 mm | 168 |
| April | 18.1°C | 5.9°C | 12.0°C | 71 mm | 188 |
| May | 22.2°C | 9.9°C | 16.0°C | 81 mm | 218 |
| June | 26.4°C | 13.3°C | 19.8°C | 64 mm | 261 |
| July | 29.0°C | 15.0°C | 22.0°C | 58 mm | 282 |
| August | 28.7°C | 14.7°C | 21.7°C | 68 mm | 253 |
| September | 23.7°C | 11.4°C | 17.5°C | 103 mm | 197 |
| October | 18.2°C | 8.5°C | 13.4°C | 127 mm | 123 |
| November | 11.9°C | 4.1°C | 8.0°C | 107 mm | 81 |
| December | 8.0°C | 1.3°C | 4.7°C | 54 mm | 62 |
| Year | 18.1°C | 7.4°C | 12.8°C | 883 mm | 2,003 |
Where Larnage’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Marsaz, 6.1 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, 18 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 Larnage’s climate
How warm does Larnage get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.0°C. About 94 days a year reach 25°C, more than 85% of mainland French towns, and about 36 reach 30°C.
How cold does Larnage get in winter?
January nights average 0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 53 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Larnage get?
About 883 mm a year, more than 75% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (127 mm) and February the driest (44 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Colombier Jeune Rad (18 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Larnage itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Larnage, Marsaz, 6.1 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 MARSAZ, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Larnage →
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