July in Ponsas runs hotter than in 88% of mainland French towns
January nights here settle around 0.6°C. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 29°C apart. 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.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Barthélemy-V station, 5.4 km east.
A year in Ponsas at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Barthélemy-V station.
What a year in Ponsas feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Barthélemy-V.
About 860 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 25 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 33rd wettest of 40 towns of 2,500+ in Drôme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Colombier Jeune Rad
A frosty town: 55 frosts and 97 days of 25°C a year
On about 55 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 97 days a year reach 25°C, and 38 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Barthélemy-V: 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 Saint-Barthélemy-V
Saint-Barthélemy-V is 5.4 km east of Ponsas. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Ponsas itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Barthélemy-V (26295001) |
| Distance from the town | 5.4 km east |
| Station altitude | 203 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 140 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Colombier Jeune Rad, 21 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 Ponsas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponsas | Saint-Barthélemy-V | 29.1°C | 0.6°C | 860 mm |
| Saint-Vallier 2.8 km | same station | 29.1°C about the same | 0.6°C about the same | 860 mm |
| Tain-l'Hermitage 10 km | Mercurol | 29.6°C 0.5°C warmer | 1.4°C 0.8°C milder | 864 mm |
| Mercurol-Veaunes 11 km | Mercurol | 29.6°C 0.5°C warmer | 1.4°C 0.8°C milder | 864 mm |
| Tournon-sur-Rhône 11 km | Mercurol | 29.6°C 0.5°C warmer | 1.4°C 0.8°C milder | 864 mm |
| Vernosc-lès-Annonay 12 km | Annonay | 28.4°C 0.7°C cooler | 0.2°C about the same | 802 mm |
| Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse 12 km | Marsaz | 29.0°C about the same | 0.7°C about the same | 883 mm |
Ponsas weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Barthélemy-V station; sunshine at Colombier Jeune Rad.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.5°C | 0.6°C | 4.0°C | 53 mm | 73 |
| February | 9.3°C | 0.6°C | 5.0°C | 41 mm | 99 |
| March | 14.4°C | 3.1°C | 8.7°C | 50 mm | 168 |
| April | 18.1°C | 5.9°C | 12.0°C | 70 mm | 188 |
| May | 22.4°C | 9.9°C | 16.2°C | 80 mm | 218 |
| June | 26.6°C | 13.2°C | 19.9°C | 65 mm | 261 |
| July | 29.1°C | 14.5°C | 21.8°C | 60 mm | 282 |
| August | 28.8°C | 14.1°C | 21.5°C | 62 mm | 253 |
| September | 23.8°C | 10.9°C | 17.4°C | 101 mm | 197 |
| October | 18.3°C | 8.3°C | 13.3°C | 121 mm | 123 |
| November | 11.8°C | 4.1°C | 7.9°C | 106 mm | 81 |
| December | 8.0°C | 1.3°C | 4.7°C | 52 mm | 62 |
| Year | 18.2°C | 7.2°C | 12.7°C | 860 mm | 2,003 |
Where Ponsas’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Barthélemy-V, 5.4 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, Colombier Jeune Rad, 21 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 Ponsas’s climate
How warm does Ponsas get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.1°C. About 97 days a year reach 25°C, more than 86% of mainland French towns, and about 38 reach 30°C.
How cold does Ponsas get in winter?
January nights average 0.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 55 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Ponsas get?
About 860 mm a year, more than 72% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (121 mm) and February the driest (41 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Colombier Jeune Rad (21 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Ponsas itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Ponsas, Saint-Barthélemy-V, 5.4 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 ST-BARTHELEMY-V_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Ponsas →
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.