Afternoon heat in Salettes beats that of 91% of mainland French towns
January nights here settle around 1.6°C. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 85% of mainland French towns. Winter and summer sit 28°C apart. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to March, which average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Marsanne station, 11 km north-west.
A year in Salettes at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Marsanne station.
What a year in Salettes feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Marsanne.
About 968 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 29 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 40 towns of 2,500+ in Drôme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montélimar
33 frosts and 95 days of 25°C a year
On about 33 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 95 days a year reach 25°C, and 39 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Marsanne: 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 Marsanne
Marsanne is 11 km north-west of Salettes. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Salettes itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Marsanne (26176001) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 280 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 280 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 5.7 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Montélimar, 19 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 Salettes 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salettes | Marsanne | 29.6°C | 1.6°C | 968 mm |
| Dieulefit 9 km | Bourdeaux | 29.1°C 0.5°C cooler | −1.0°C 2.6°C colder | 953 mm |
| Montboucher-sur-Jabron 13 km | Montboucher-S-J | 30.2°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.2°C about the same | 915 mm |
| Montélimar 17 km | Montélimar | 29.8°C about the same | 2.6°C 1°C milder | 920 mm |
| Aouste-sur-Sye 18 km | Puy-Saint-Martin | 30.2°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.8°C about the same | 923 mm |
| Crest 18 km | Puy-Saint-Martin | 30.2°C 0.6°C warmer | 1.8°C about the same | 923 mm |
| Cruas 19 km | Montélimar | 29.8°C about the same | 2.6°C 1°C milder | 920 mm |
Salettes weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Marsanne station; sunshine at Montélimar.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.8°C | 1.6°C | 4.7°C | 70 mm | 107 |
| February | 9.7°C | 1.7°C | 5.7°C | 52 mm | 136 |
| March | 14.4°C | 4.4°C | 9.4°C | 56 mm | 200 |
| April | 17.9°C | 6.8°C | 12.3°C | 83 mm | 219 |
| May | 22.1°C | 10.6°C | 16.4°C | 85 mm | 260 |
| June | 26.6°C | 14.3°C | 20.4°C | 57 mm | 300 |
| July | 29.6°C | 16.6°C | 23.1°C | 62 mm | 330 |
| August | 29.1°C | 16.5°C | 22.8°C | 70 mm | 299 |
| September | 23.6°C | 13.0°C | 18.3°C | 117 mm | 231 |
| October | 17.9°C | 9.8°C | 13.9°C | 128 mm | 156 |
| November | 11.8°C | 5.3°C | 8.6°C | 127 mm | 110 |
| December | 8.3°C | 2.4°C | 5.3°C | 61 mm | 95 |
| Year | 18.2°C | 8.6°C | 13.4°C | 968 mm | 2,441 |
Where Salettes’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Marsanne, 11 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, 19 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 Salettes’s climate
How warm does Salettes get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.6°C. About 95 days a year reach 25°C, more than 85% of mainland French towns, and about 39 reach 30°C.
How cold does Salettes get in winter?
January nights average 1.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 33 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Salettes get?
About 968 mm a year, more than 85% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (128 mm) and February the driest (52 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montélimar (19 km away), averages 2,441 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Salettes itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Salettes, Marsanne, 11 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 MARSANNE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Salettes →
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.