Summer arrives in force in Venterol, hotter than in 92% of mainland French towns
January nights here settle around 2.5°C. By frosts alone, it ranks gentler than 84% of mainland French towns. Rain peaks in November and eases off in July. The outdoor season, with highs of 19–27°C, runs through May, June, September and October.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Vinsobres station, 6.1 km south.
A year in Venterol at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Vinsobres station.
What a year in Venterol feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Vinsobres.
About 789 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 40th wettest of 40 towns of 2,500+ in Drôme.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Carpentras
24 frosts and 100 days of 25°C a year
On about 24 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 100 days a year reach 25°C, and 45 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Vinsobres: 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 Vinsobres
Vinsobres is 6.1 km south of Venterol. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Venterol itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Vinsobres (26377003) |
| Distance from the town | 6.1 km south |
| Station altitude | 346 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 431 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 4 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Carpentras, 34 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 Venterol 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venterol | Vinsobres | 30.0°C | 2.5°C | 789 mm |
| Nyons 4.8 km | same station | 30.0°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 789 mm |
| Valréas 7.8 km | Taulignan | 30.3°C about the same | 1.9°C 0.6°C colder | 842 mm |
| Dieulefit 15 km | Bourdeaux | 29.1°C 0.9°C cooler | −1.0°C 3.5°C colder | 953 mm |
| Vaison-la-Romaine 16 km | same station | 30.0°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 789 mm |
| Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes 23 km | Visan | 30.4°C about the same | 1.8°C 0.7°C colder | 773 mm |
| Malaucène 24 km | same station | 30.0°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 789 mm |
Venterol weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Vinsobres station; sunshine at Carpentras.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.9°C | 2.5°C | 6.2°C | 62 mm | 151 |
| February | 10.9°C | 2.3°C | 6.6°C | 42 mm | 173 |
| March | 15.0°C | 5.1°C | 10.0°C | 51 mm | 230 |
| April | 18.0°C | 7.7°C | 12.8°C | 72 mm | 244 |
| May | 22.3°C | 11.3°C | 16.8°C | 65 mm | 285 |
| June | 26.9°C | 14.9°C | 20.9°C | 44 mm | 328 |
| July | 30.0°C | 17.3°C | 23.7°C | 38 mm | 363 |
| August | 29.7°C | 17.2°C | 23.4°C | 51 mm | 327 |
| September | 24.4°C | 13.6°C | 19.0°C | 103 mm | 257 |
| October | 19.4°C | 10.4°C | 14.9°C | 102 mm | 191 |
| November | 13.6°C | 6.1°C | 9.8°C | 106 mm | 149 |
| December | 10.3°C | 3.3°C | 6.8°C | 54 mm | 138 |
| Year | 19.2°C | 9.3°C | 14.2°C | 789 mm | 2,835 |
Where Venterol’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Vinsobres, 6.1 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, Carpentras, 34 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 Venterol’s climate
How warm does Venterol get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.0°C. About 100 days a year reach 25°C, more than 88% of mainland French towns, and about 45 reach 30°C.
How cold does Venterol get in winter?
February nights average 2.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 24 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Venterol get?
About 789 mm a year, more than 57% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (106 mm) and July the driest (38 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carpentras (34 km away), averages 2,835 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Venterol itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Venterol, Vinsobres, 6.1 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 VINSOBRES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Venterol →
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.