Lesches-en-Diois has some of the coldest winter nights among mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 25.9°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 88% of mainland French towns. The rainiest month is November; the driest is February. Windscreens need scraping on about 82 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Bellegarde-en-D station, 9 km south-west.
A year in Lesches-en-Diois at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bellegarde-en-D station.
What a year in Lesches-en-Diois feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bellegarde-en-D.
About 1,017 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 35 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 40 towns of 2,500+ in Drôme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montélimar
A frosty town: 82 frosts and 59 days of 25°C a year
On about 82 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, and 12 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bellegarde-en-D: 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 Bellegarde-en-D
Bellegarde-en-D is 9 km south-west of Lesches-en-Diois. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Lesches-en-Diois itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bellegarde-en-D (26047001) |
| Distance from the town | 9 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 1,017 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,027 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Montélimar, 63 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 Lesches-en-Diois 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.
Lesches-en-Diois weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Bellegarde-en-D station; sunshine at Montélimar.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.7°C | −1.3°C | 2.7°C | 75 mm | 107 |
| February | 7.7°C | −1.5°C | 3.1°C | 57 mm | 136 |
| March | 11.5°C | 1.2°C | 6.4°C | 68 mm | 200 |
| April | 14.3°C | 3.7°C | 9.0°C | 90 mm | 219 |
| May | 18.5°C | 7.4°C | 13.0°C | 95 mm | 260 |
| June | 22.8°C | 11.0°C | 16.9°C | 70 mm | 300 |
| July | 25.9°C | 13.1°C | 19.5°C | 59 mm | 330 |
| August | 25.9°C | 13.2°C | 19.6°C | 64 mm | 299 |
| September | 21.0°C | 9.6°C | 15.3°C | 102 mm | 231 |
| October | 16.2°C | 6.7°C | 11.4°C | 118 mm | 156 |
| November | 10.3°C | 2.2°C | 6.3°C | 130 mm | 110 |
| December | 7.2°C | −0.5°C | 3.3°C | 88 mm | 95 |
| Year | 15.7°C | 5.4°C | 10.5°C | 1,017 mm | 2,441 |
Where Lesches-en-Diois’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bellegarde-en-D, 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, Montélimar, 63 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 Lesches-en-Diois’s climate
How warm does Lesches-en-Diois get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.9°C. About 59 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 54% of mainland French towns, and about 12 reach 30°C.
How cold does Lesches-en-Diois get in winter?
February nights average −1.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 82 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Lesches-en-Diois get?
About 1,017 mm a year, more than 88% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (130 mm) and February the driest (57 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montélimar (63 km away), averages 2,441 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Lesches-en-Diois itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Lesches-en-Diois, Bellegarde-en-D, 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 BELLEGARDE-EN-D, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Lesches-en-Diois →
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