Afternoon heat in Loriol-sur-Drôme beats that of 91% of mainland French towns
January mornings start at about 1.4°C. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 28°C. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 79% of mainland French towns. Homes need heating from November to March, the months averaging under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Livron station, 4.9 km north.
A year in Loriol-sur-Drôme at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Livron station.
What a year in Loriol-sur-Drôme feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Livron.
About 917 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 7th wettest of 40 towns of 2,500+ in Drôme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montélimar
41 frosts and 104 days of 25°C a year
On about 41 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 104 days a year reach 25°C, and 43 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Livron: 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 Livron
Livron is 4.9 km north of Loriol-sur-Drôme. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Loriol-sur-Drôme itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Livron (26165001) |
| Distance from the town | 4.9 km north |
| Station altitude | 98 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 104 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Montélimar, 20 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 Loriol-sur-Drôme 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loriol-sur-Drôme | Livron | 29.6°C | 1.4°C | 917 mm |
| Livron-sur-Drôme 3.8 km | same station | 29.6°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 917 mm |
| Le Pouzin 5.4 km | same station | 29.6°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 917 mm |
| La Voulte-sur-Rhône 6.8 km | same station | 29.6°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 917 mm |
| Allex 8 km | Étoile | 29.2°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 905 mm |
| Étoile-sur-Rhône 11 km | Étoile | 29.2°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 905 mm |
| Cruas 11 km | Montélimar | 29.8°C about the same | 2.6°C 1.2°C milder | 920 mm |
Loriol-sur-Drôme weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Livron station; sunshine at Montélimar.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.5°C | 1.4°C | 5.0°C | 64 mm | 107 |
| February | 10.4°C | 1.5°C | 6.0°C | 42 mm | 136 |
| March | 15.4°C | 4.0°C | 9.7°C | 48 mm | 200 |
| April | 18.8°C | 6.7°C | 12.8°C | 76 mm | 219 |
| May | 23.0°C | 10.4°C | 16.7°C | 83 mm | 260 |
| June | 27.1°C | 13.8°C | 20.4°C | 56 mm | 300 |
| July | 29.6°C | 15.5°C | 22.6°C | 56 mm | 330 |
| August | 29.4°C | 15.1°C | 22.2°C | 69 mm | 299 |
| September | 24.5°C | 11.9°C | 18.2°C | 109 mm | 231 |
| October | 19.0°C | 9.1°C | 14.1°C | 132 mm | 156 |
| November | 12.8°C | 4.9°C | 8.8°C | 124 mm | 110 |
| December | 8.9°C | 2.2°C | 5.5°C | 59 mm | 95 |
| Year | 18.9°C | 8.0°C | 13.5°C | 917 mm | 2,441 |
Where Loriol-sur-Drôme’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Livron, 4.9 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, 20 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 Loriol-sur-Drôme’s climate
How warm does Loriol-sur-Drôme get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.6°C. About 104 days a year reach 25°C, more than 90% of mainland French towns, and about 43 reach 30°C.
How cold does Loriol-sur-Drôme get in winter?
January nights average 1.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 41 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Loriol-sur-Drôme get?
About 917 mm a year, more than 79% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (132 mm) and February the driest (42 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montélimar (20 km away), averages 2,441 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Loriol-sur-Drôme itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Loriol-sur-Drôme, Livron, 4.9 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 LIVRON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Loriol-sur-Drôme →
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.