Summer arrives in force in Puygiron, hotter than in 92% of mainland French towns
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at 1.2°C on average. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 79% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month, February the driest. Frost greets about 43 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Figures from Météo-France’s Montboucher-S-J station, 1.5 km west.
A year in Puygiron at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Montboucher-S-J station.
What a year in Puygiron feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montboucher-S-J.
About 915 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 27 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 9th wettest of 40 towns of 2,500+ in Drôme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montélimar
43 frosts and 106 days of 25°C a year
On about 43 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 106 days a year reach 25°C, and 47 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montboucher-S-J: 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 Montboucher-S-J
Montboucher-S-J is 1.5 km west of Puygiron. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Puygiron itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Montboucher-S-J (26191001) |
| Distance from the town | 1.5 km west |
| Station altitude | 136 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 140 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Montélimar, 9.6 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 Puygiron 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puygiron | Montboucher-S-J | 30.2°C | 1.2°C | 915 mm |
| Montboucher-sur-Jabron 3 km | same station | 30.2°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 915 mm |
| Montélimar 7.5 km | Montélimar | 29.8°C about the same | 2.6°C 1.4°C milder | 920 mm |
| Châteauneuf-du-Rhône 11 km | Donzère | 30.9°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.4°C 1.2°C milder | 826 mm |
| Le Teil 13 km | Montélimar | 29.8°C about the same | 2.6°C 1.4°C milder | 920 mm |
| Cruas 14 km | Montélimar | 29.8°C about the same | 2.6°C 1.4°C milder | 920 mm |
| Viviers 15 km | Donzère | 30.9°C 0.7°C warmer | 2.4°C 1.2°C milder | 826 mm |
Puygiron weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Montboucher-S-J station; sunshine at Montélimar.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.9°C | 1.2°C | 5.1°C | 70 mm | 107 |
| February | 10.7°C | 1.3°C | 6.0°C | 45 mm | 136 |
| March | 15.4°C | 3.9°C | 9.7°C | 51 mm | 200 |
| April | 18.7°C | 6.4°C | 12.5°C | 74 mm | 219 |
| May | 22.9°C | 10.2°C | 16.5°C | 75 mm | 260 |
| June | 27.4°C | 13.7°C | 20.6°C | 59 mm | 300 |
| July | 30.2°C | 15.8°C | 23.0°C | 54 mm | 330 |
| August | 29.8°C | 15.5°C | 22.7°C | 60 mm | 299 |
| September | 24.8°C | 12.3°C | 18.6°C | 109 mm | 231 |
| October | 19.3°C | 9.3°C | 14.3°C | 129 mm | 156 |
| November | 13.0°C | 4.9°C | 9.0°C | 131 mm | 110 |
| December | 9.3°C | 2.0°C | 5.7°C | 59 mm | 95 |
| Year | 19.2°C | 8.0°C | 13.6°C | 915 mm | 2,441 |
Where Puygiron’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Montboucher-S-J, 1.5 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, 9.6 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 Puygiron’s climate
How warm does Puygiron get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.2°C. About 106 days a year reach 25°C, more than 90% of mainland French towns, and about 47 reach 30°C.
How cold does Puygiron get in winter?
January nights average 1.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 43 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Puygiron get?
About 915 mm a year, more than 79% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (131 mm) and February the driest (45 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montélimar (9.6 km away), averages 2,441 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Puygiron itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Puygiron, Montboucher-S-J, 1.5 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 MONTBOUCHER-S-J, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Puygiron →
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