Hardly any mainland French towns see harsher January nights than Sainte-Croix
Sunny July days climb to about 29.4°C. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 89% of mainland French towns. Winter and summer sit 31°C apart. Plan for rain on about 99 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Die station, 4.6 km east.
A year in Sainte-Croix at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Die station.
What a year in Sainte-Croix 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 4.6 km east of Sainte-Croix. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Sainte-Croix itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Die (26113003) |
| Distance from the town | 4.6 km east |
| Station altitude | 384 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 397 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Montélimar, 48 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 Sainte-Croix 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Croix | Die | 29.4°C | −1.7°C | 939 mm |
| Die 7 km | same station | 29.4°C about the same | −1.7°C about the same | 939 mm |
| Aouste-sur-Sye 19 km | Puy-Saint-Martin | 30.2°C 0.8°C warmer | 1.8°C 3.5°C milder | 923 mm |
| Crest 21 km | Puy-Saint-Martin | 30.2°C 0.8°C warmer | 1.8°C 3.5°C milder | 923 mm |
| Montmeyran 25 km | Valence-Chabeui | 29.4°C about the same | 1.0°C 2.7°C milder | 874 mm |
| Chabeuil 27 km | Valence-Chabeui | 29.4°C about the same | 1.0°C 2.7°C milder | 874 mm |
| Saint-Jean-en-Royans 28 km | Saint-Jean-en-Roya | 28.5°C 0.9°C cooler | −0.1°C 1.6°C milder | 1,136 mm |
Sainte-Croix 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 Sainte-Croix’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Die, 4.6 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, 48 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 Sainte-Croix’s climate
How warm does Sainte-Croix 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 Sainte-Croix 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 Sainte-Croix 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 (48 km away), averages 2,441 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Sainte-Croix itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Sainte-Croix, Die, 4.6 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 Sainte-Croix →
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.