Summer arrives in force in Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, hotter than in 93% of mainland French towns
Nights in January average 2.3°C. A year here swings 28°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Frost is rarer than in 84% of mainland French towns: about 25 nights a year drop below freezing. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to February, which average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Pierrelatte station, 4.2 km west.
A year in Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pierrelatte station.
What a year in Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pierrelatte.
About 795 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 38th wettest of 40 towns of 2,500+ in Drôme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montélimar
25 frosts and 107 days of 25°C a year
On about 25 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 107 days a year reach 25°C, and 47 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pierrelatte: 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 Pierrelatte
Pierrelatte is 4.2 km west of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pierrelatte (26235001) |
| Distance from the town | 4.2 km west |
| Station altitude | 51 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 91 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Montélimar, 26 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 Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux | Pierrelatte | 30.3°C | 2.3°C | 795 mm |
| Pierrelatte 6.1 km | same station | 30.3°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 795 mm |
| Bollène 6.7 km | same station | 30.3°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 795 mm |
| Lapalud 7.7 km | same station | 30.3°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 795 mm |
| Bourg-Saint-Andéol 11 km | same station | 30.3°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 795 mm |
| Donzère 11 km | Donzère | 30.9°C 0.6°C warmer | 2.4°C about the same | 826 mm |
| Mondragon 13 km | Pont-Saint-Esprit | 30.6°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 830 mm |
Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pierrelatte station; sunshine at Montélimar.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.4°C | 2.3°C | 5.8°C | 62 mm | 107 |
| February | 11.1°C | 2.5°C | 6.8°C | 39 mm | 136 |
| March | 15.6°C | 5.2°C | 10.4°C | 46 mm | 200 |
| April | 18.8°C | 7.7°C | 13.3°C | 65 mm | 219 |
| May | 23.0°C | 11.5°C | 17.3°C | 69 mm | 260 |
| June | 27.4°C | 15.4°C | 21.4°C | 45 mm | 300 |
| July | 30.3°C | 17.6°C | 24.0°C | 40 mm | 330 |
| August | 30.0°C | 17.4°C | 23.7°C | 51 mm | 299 |
| September | 24.8°C | 14.0°C | 19.4°C | 103 mm | 231 |
| October | 19.5°C | 10.7°C | 15.1°C | 111 mm | 156 |
| November | 13.4°C | 6.2°C | 9.8°C | 112 mm | 110 |
| December | 9.7°C | 3.0°C | 6.4°C | 53 mm | 95 |
| Year | 19.4°C | 9.5°C | 14.4°C | 795 mm | 2,441 |
Where Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pierrelatte, 4.2 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, 26 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 Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux’s climate
How warm does Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.3°C. About 107 days a year reach 25°C, more than 90% of mainland French towns, and about 47 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux get in winter?
January nights average 2.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 25 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux get?
About 795 mm a year, more than 59% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (112 mm) and February the driest (39 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montélimar (26 km away), averages 2,441 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, Pierrelatte, 4.2 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 PIERRELATTE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux →
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