Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Val-Maravel
July afternoons average 28.5°C. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 89% of mainland French towns. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 33°C apart. Homes need heating from November to April, the months averaging under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Valdrôme station, 9.8 km south.
A year in Val-Maravel at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Valdrôme station.
What a year in Val-Maravel feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Valdrôme.
About 1,066 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 36 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
A frosty town: 137 frosts and 90 days of 25°C a year
On about 137 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 90 days a year reach 25°C, and 35 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Valdrôme: 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 Valdrôme
Valdrôme is 9.8 km south of Val-Maravel. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Val-Maravel itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Valdrôme (26361001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.8 km south |
| Station altitude | 786 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 855 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Montélimar, 67 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 Val-Maravel 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.
Val-Maravel weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Valdrôme station; sunshine at Montélimar.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.1°C | −4.5°C | 1.8°C | 82 mm | 107 |
| February | 9.9°C | −4.6°C | 2.7°C | 61 mm | 136 |
| March | 14.1°C | −1.7°C | 6.2°C | 70 mm | 200 |
| April | 17.2°C | 1.3°C | 9.3°C | 98 mm | 219 |
| May | 21.4°C | 4.9°C | 13.1°C | 98 mm | 260 |
| June | 25.7°C | 7.7°C | 16.7°C | 82 mm | 300 |
| July | 28.5°C | 9.2°C | 18.9°C | 61 mm | 330 |
| August | 28.3°C | 9.0°C | 18.7°C | 65 mm | 299 |
| September | 23.3°C | 6.1°C | 14.7°C | 91 mm | 231 |
| October | 18.5°C | 3.5°C | 11.0°C | 122 mm | 156 |
| November | 12.1°C | −0.5°C | 5.8°C | 138 mm | 110 |
| December | 7.8°C | −3.8°C | 2.0°C | 98 mm | 95 |
| Year | 17.9°C | 2.2°C | 10.1°C | 1,066 mm | 2,441 |
Where Val-Maravel’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Valdrôme, 9.8 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, 67 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 Val-Maravel’s climate
How warm does Val-Maravel get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.5°C. About 90 days a year reach 25°C, more than 82% of mainland French towns, and about 35 reach 30°C.
How cold does Val-Maravel get in winter?
February nights average −4.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 137 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Val-Maravel get?
About 1,066 mm a year, more than 89% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (138 mm) and February the driest (61 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montélimar (67 km away), averages 2,441 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Val-Maravel itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Val-Maravel, Valdrôme, 9.8 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 VALDROME, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Val-Maravel →
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.