Few mainland French towns have colder winter nights than Barcillonnette
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 27.4°C. Rain follows the seasons: November brings about 2.9 times as much as July. Of the 7 towns of 2,500+ in Hautes-Alpes, it is the wettest. Radiators earn their keep from November to April, the months that average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s La Faurie station, 20 km north-west.
A year in Barcillonnette at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the La Faurie station.
What a year in Barcillonnette feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at La Faurie.
About 951 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 33 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 7 towns of 2,500+ in Hautes-Alpes.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Auban
A frosty town: 130 frosts and 75 days of 25°C a year
On about 130 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 75 days a year reach 25°C, and 25 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at La Faurie: 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 La Faurie
La Faurie is 20 km north-west of Barcillonnette. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Barcillonnette itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | La Faurie (05055001) |
| Distance from the town | 20 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 825 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 807 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8.6 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Auban, 42 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 Barcillonnette 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 Hautes-Alpes.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcillonnette | La Faurie | 27.4°C | −4.6°C | 951 mm |
| Veynes 14 km | same station | 27.4°C about the same | −4.6°C about the same | 951 mm |
| Laragne-Montéglin 16 km | Laragne-Montéglin | 30.5°C 3.1°C warmer | −2.6°C 2°C milder | 814 mm |
| Gap 18 km | Tallard | 29.7°C 2.3°C warmer | −4.0°C 0.6°C milder | 766 mm |
| La Bâtie-Neuve 27 km | Embrun | 27.8°C about the same | −2.4°C 2.2°C milder | 733 mm |
| Sisteron 27 km | Saint-Auban | 30.3°C 2.9°C warmer | 0.2°C 4.8°C milder | 714 mm |
Barcillonnette weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the La Faurie station; sunshine at Saint-Auban.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.7°C | −4.6°C | 1.1°C | 74 mm | 168 |
| February | 8.2°C | −4.4°C | 1.9°C | 59 mm | 183 |
| March | 12.2°C | −1.3°C | 5.4°C | 68 mm | 230 |
| April | 15.6°C | 1.6°C | 8.6°C | 85 mm | 228 |
| May | 19.7°C | 5.3°C | 12.5°C | 93 mm | 263 |
| June | 24.6°C | 8.4°C | 16.5°C | 65 mm | 303 |
| July | 27.4°C | 10.0°C | 18.7°C | 41 mm | 342 |
| August | 27.1°C | 9.7°C | 18.4°C | 61 mm | 312 |
| September | 22.3°C | 6.7°C | 14.5°C | 81 mm | 249 |
| October | 17.3°C | 3.6°C | 10.4°C | 114 mm | 196 |
| November | 10.6°C | −0.7°C | 5.0°C | 121 mm | 157 |
| December | 7.0°C | −3.7°C | 1.6°C | 91 mm | 149 |
| Year | 16.6°C | 2.5°C | 9.6°C | 951 mm | 2,779 |
Where Barcillonnette’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for La Faurie, 20 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1997–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, Saint-Auban, 42 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 Hautes-Alpes.
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Questions about Barcillonnette’s climate
How warm does Barcillonnette get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.4°C. About 75 days a year reach 25°C, more than 67% of mainland French towns, and about 25 reach 30°C.
How cold does Barcillonnette get in winter?
January nights average −4.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 130 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Barcillonnette get?
About 951 mm a year, more than 84% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (121 mm) and July the driest (41 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Auban (42 km away), averages 2,779 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Barcillonnette itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Barcillonnette, La Faurie, 20 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 LA FAURIE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Barcillonnette →
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