Few mainland French towns have colder winter nights than Pontaix
Midsummer highs settle at about 29.4°C. Rain peaks in November and eases off in February. Its July heat outdoes that of 89% of mainland French towns. Expect about 88 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
Figures from Météo-France’s Die station, 6.5 km east.
A year in Pontaix at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Die station.
What a year in Pontaix feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Die.
About 939 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 31 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd wettest of 40 towns of 2,500+ in Drôme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montélimar
A frosty town: 88 frosts and 96 days of 25°C a year
On about 88 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 96 days a year reach 25°C, and 40 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Die: 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 Die
Die is 6.5 km east of Pontaix. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Pontaix itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Die (26113003) |
| Distance from the town | 6.5 km east |
| Station altitude | 384 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 348 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Montélimar, 46 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 Pontaix 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontaix | Die | 29.4°C | −1.7°C | 939 mm |
| Die 8.6 km | same station | 29.4°C about the same | −1.7°C about the same | 939 mm |
| Aouste-sur-Sye 17 km | Puy-Saint-Martin | 30.2°C 0.8°C warmer | 1.8°C 3.5°C milder | 923 mm |
| Crest 19 km | Puy-Saint-Martin | 30.2°C 0.8°C warmer | 1.8°C 3.5°C milder | 923 mm |
| Montmeyran 24 km | Valence-Chabeui | 29.4°C about the same | 1.0°C 2.7°C milder | 874 mm |
| Chabeuil 26 km | Valence-Chabeui | 29.4°C about the same | 1.0°C 2.7°C milder | 874 mm |
| Allex 27 km | Étoile | 29.2°C about the same | 1.7°C 3.4°C milder | 905 mm |
Pontaix weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Die station; sunshine at Montélimar.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.4°C | −1.7°C | 3.4°C | 71 mm | 107 |
| February | 10.3°C | −1.8°C | 4.3°C | 51 mm | 136 |
| March | 14.6°C | 0.9°C | 7.8°C | 62 mm | 200 |
| April | 17.8°C | 3.8°C | 10.8°C | 82 mm | 219 |
| May | 21.9°C | 7.8°C | 14.8°C | 87 mm | 260 |
| June | 26.3°C | 11.2°C | 18.8°C | 69 mm | 300 |
| July | 29.4°C | 13.1°C | 21.3°C | 62 mm | 330 |
| August | 29.1°C | 12.9°C | 21.0°C | 67 mm | 299 |
| September | 23.9°C | 9.6°C | 16.7°C | 98 mm | 231 |
| October | 18.9°C | 6.6°C | 12.8°C | 98 mm | 156 |
| November | 12.6°C | 2.2°C | 7.4°C | 114 mm | 110 |
| December | 8.5°C | −1.0°C | 3.7°C | 78 mm | 95 |
| Year | 18.5°C | 5.3°C | 11.9°C | 939 mm | 2,441 |
Where Pontaix’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Die, 6.5 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, 46 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 Pontaix’s climate
How warm does Pontaix get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.4°C. About 96 days a year reach 25°C, more than 86% of mainland French towns, and about 40 reach 30°C.
How cold does Pontaix get in winter?
February nights average −1.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 88 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Pontaix get?
About 939 mm a year, more than 82% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (114 mm) and February the driest (51 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montélimar (46 km away), averages 2,441 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Pontaix itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Pontaix, Die, 6.5 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 DIE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Pontaix →
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