Lus-la-Croix-Haute sits near the top of mainland French towns for frosts
Expect July afternoons of about 24.9°C. Of the 40 towns of 2,500+ in Drôme, it is the wettest. Of all months, November brings the most rain and July the least. Long walks are most pleasant from June to August, when afternoons reach 22–25°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Lus L Croix Hte station, 0.1 km west.
A year in Lus-la-Croix-Haute at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Lus L Croix Hte station.
What a year in Lus-la-Croix-Haute feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lus L Croix Hte.
About 1,150 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 38 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 40 towns of 2,500+ in Drôme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Embrun
A frosty town: 114 frosts and 50 days of 25°C a year
On about 114 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 15 days it stays below freezing all day. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, and 8 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lus L Croix Hte: 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 Lus L Croix Hte
Lus L Croix Hte is 0.1 km west of Lus-la-Croix-Haute. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Lus-la-Croix-Haute itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Lus L Croix Hte (26168001) |
| Distance from the town | 0.1 km west |
| Station altitude | 1,059 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,054 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Embrun, 64 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 Lus-la-Croix-Haute 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.
Lus-la-Croix-Haute weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Lus L Croix Hte station; sunshine at Embrun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.1°C | −3.4°C | 0.9°C | 89 mm | 159 |
| February | 6.0°C | −3.4°C | 1.3°C | 68 mm | 175 |
| March | 10.2°C | −0.5°C | 4.8°C | 71 mm | 225 |
| April | 13.4°C | 2.1°C | 7.8°C | 100 mm | 210 |
| May | 17.5°C | 5.9°C | 11.7°C | 111 mm | 225 |
| June | 22.0°C | 9.2°C | 15.6°C | 87 mm | 265 |
| July | 24.9°C | 11.1°C | 18.0°C | 65 mm | 292 |
| August | 24.8°C | 11.0°C | 17.9°C | 74 mm | 271 |
| September | 19.7°C | 7.8°C | 13.7°C | 104 mm | 233 |
| October | 15.0°C | 4.8°C | 9.9°C | 127 mm | 187 |
| November | 8.9°C | 0.4°C | 4.7°C | 145 mm | 145 |
| December | 5.5°C | −2.5°C | 1.5°C | 108 mm | 142 |
| Year | 14.4°C | 3.5°C | 9.0°C | 1,150 mm | 2,530 |
Where Lus-la-Croix-Haute’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Lus L Croix Hte, 0.1 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, Embrun, 64 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 Lus-la-Croix-Haute’s climate
How warm does Lus-la-Croix-Haute get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.9°C. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 68% of mainland French towns, and about 8 reach 30°C.
How cold does Lus-la-Croix-Haute get in winter?
January nights average −3.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 114 nights a year, and about 15 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Lus-la-Croix-Haute get?
About 1,150 mm a year, more than 94% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (145 mm) and July the driest (65 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Embrun (64 km away), averages 2,530 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Lus-la-Croix-Haute itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Lus-la-Croix-Haute, Lus L Croix Hte, 0.1 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 LUS L CROIX HTE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Lus-la-Croix-Haute →
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