Montaulieu sits near the top of mainland French towns for July heat
January nights here settle around 0.6°C. November is the wettest month, July the driest. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 79% of mainland French towns. The heating season runs November to March: each of those months averages under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Buis -Baronnies station, 10 km south-east.
A year in Montaulieu at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Buis -Baronnies station.
What a year in Montaulieu feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Buis -Baronnies.
About 793 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 40th wettest of 40 towns of 2,500+ in Drôme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Carpentras
A frosty town: 53 frosts and 122 days of 25°C a year
On about 53 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 122 days a year reach 25°C, and 60 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Buis -Baronnies: 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 Buis -Baronnies
Buis -Baronnies is 10 km south-east of Montaulieu. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Montaulieu itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Buis -Baronnies (26063002) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 390 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 430 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8.4 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Carpentras, 34 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 Montaulieu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montaulieu | Buis -Baronnies | 31.5°C | 0.6°C | 793 mm |
| Nyons 7 km | Vinsobres | 30.0°C 1.5°C cooler | 2.5°C 1.9°C milder | 789 mm |
| Vaison-la-Romaine 18 km | Vinsobres | 30.0°C 1.5°C cooler | 2.5°C 1.9°C milder | 789 mm |
| Valréas 18 km | Taulignan | 30.3°C 1.2°C cooler | 1.9°C 1.3°C milder | 842 mm |
| Malaucène 22 km | Vinsobres | 30.0°C 1.5°C cooler | 2.5°C 1.9°C milder | 789 mm |
| Dieulefit 22 km | Bourdeaux | 29.1°C 2.4°C cooler | −1.0°C 1.6°C colder | 953 mm |
| Bédoin 27 km | same station | 31.5°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 793 mm |
Montaulieu weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Buis -Baronnies station; sunshine at Carpentras.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.5°C | 0.6°C | 6.1°C | 58 mm | 151 |
| February | 12.8°C | 0.4°C | 6.6°C | 44 mm | 173 |
| March | 16.6°C | 3.2°C | 9.9°C | 49 mm | 230 |
| April | 19.5°C | 5.7°C | 12.6°C | 68 mm | 244 |
| May | 23.6°C | 9.4°C | 16.5°C | 64 mm | 285 |
| June | 28.2°C | 13.0°C | 20.6°C | 51 mm | 328 |
| July | 31.5°C | 15.3°C | 23.4°C | 37 mm | 363 |
| August | 31.3°C | 15.2°C | 23.3°C | 49 mm | 327 |
| September | 26.0°C | 11.8°C | 18.9°C | 98 mm | 257 |
| October | 21.0°C | 8.6°C | 14.8°C | 104 mm | 191 |
| November | 15.2°C | 4.2°C | 9.7°C | 111 mm | 149 |
| December | 11.8°C | 1.2°C | 6.5°C | 60 mm | 138 |
| Year | 20.8°C | 7.4°C | 14.1°C | 793 mm | 2,835 |
Where Montaulieu’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Buis -Baronnies, 10 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, 34 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 Montaulieu’s climate
How warm does Montaulieu get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.5°C. About 122 days a year reach 25°C, more than 97% of mainland French towns, and about 60 reach 30°C.
How cold does Montaulieu get in winter?
February nights average 0.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 53 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Montaulieu get?
About 793 mm a year, more than 59% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (111 mm) and July the driest (37 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carpentras (34 km away), averages 2,835 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Montaulieu itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Montaulieu, Buis -Baronnies, 10 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 BUIS -BARONNIES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Montaulieu →
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