Afternoon heat in Montbrison-sur-Lez beats that of 93% of mainland French towns
Deep winter brings January lows near 1.9°C. Only about 31 nights a year bring a frost, fewer than in 75% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month, February the driest. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 78 times a year.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Taulignan station, 2.1 km west.
A year in Montbrison-sur-Lez at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Taulignan station.
What a year in Montbrison-sur-Lez feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Taulignan.
About 842 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 35th wettest of 40 towns of 2,500+ in Drôme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montélimar
31 frosts and 104 days of 25°C a year
On about 31 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 104 days a year reach 25°C, and 45 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Taulignan: 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 Taulignan
Taulignan is 2.1 km west of Montbrison-sur-Lez. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Montbrison-sur-Lez itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Taulignan (26348001) |
| Distance from the town | 2.1 km west |
| Station altitude | 257 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 290 m |
| Period | 1993–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Montélimar, 28 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 Montbrison-sur-Lez 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montbrison-sur-Lez | Taulignan | 30.3°C | 1.9°C | 842 mm |
| Valréas 5.9 km | same station | 30.3°C about the same | 1.9°C about the same | 842 mm |
| Dieulefit 11 km | Bourdeaux | 29.1°C 1.2°C cooler | −1.0°C 2.9°C colder | 953 mm |
| Nyons 12 km | Vinsobres | 30.0°C about the same | 2.5°C 0.6°C milder | 789 mm |
| Vaison-la-Romaine 21 km | Vinsobres | 30.0°C about the same | 2.5°C 0.6°C milder | 789 mm |
| Montboucher-sur-Jabron 21 km | Montboucher-S-J | 30.2°C about the same | 1.2°C 0.7°C colder | 915 mm |
| Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux 22 km | Pierrelatte | 30.3°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 795 mm |
Montbrison-sur-Lez weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Taulignan station; sunshine at Montélimar.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.7°C | 1.9°C | 5.8°C | 67 mm | 107 |
| February | 10.9°C | 2.0°C | 6.5°C | 46 mm | 136 |
| March | 15.0°C | 4.5°C | 9.8°C | 48 mm | 200 |
| April | 18.3°C | 6.9°C | 12.6°C | 76 mm | 219 |
| May | 22.7°C | 10.6°C | 16.6°C | 74 mm | 260 |
| June | 27.5°C | 14.2°C | 20.8°C | 46 mm | 300 |
| July | 30.3°C | 16.4°C | 23.3°C | 47 mm | 330 |
| August | 29.6°C | 16.3°C | 23.0°C | 63 mm | 299 |
| September | 24.5°C | 13.0°C | 18.7°C | 97 mm | 231 |
| October | 19.7°C | 9.9°C | 14.8°C | 103 mm | 156 |
| November | 13.6°C | 5.5°C | 9.6°C | 116 mm | 110 |
| December | 10.3°C | 2.6°C | 6.4°C | 59 mm | 95 |
| Year | 19.3°C | 8.7°C | 14.0°C | 842 mm | 2,441 |
Where Montbrison-sur-Lez’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Taulignan, 2.1 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1993–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, 28 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 Montbrison-sur-Lez’s climate
How warm does Montbrison-sur-Lez get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.3°C. About 104 days a year reach 25°C, more than 90% of mainland French towns, and about 45 reach 30°C.
How cold does Montbrison-sur-Lez get in winter?
January nights average 1.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 31 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Montbrison-sur-Lez get?
About 842 mm a year, more than 69% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (116 mm) and February the driest (46 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montélimar (28 km away), averages 2,441 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Montbrison-sur-Lez itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Montbrison-sur-Lez, Taulignan, 2.1 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 TAULIGNAN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Montbrison-sur-Lez →
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.