La Roche-de-Rame has some of the coldest winter nights among mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 27.8°C. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 76% of mainland French towns. Of all months, November brings the most rain and February the least. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to March, when means dip under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Embrun station, 21 km south.
A year in La Roche-de-Rame at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Embrun station.
What a year in La Roche-de-Rame feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Embrun.
About 733 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 5th wettest of 7 towns of 2,500+ in Hautes-Alpes.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Villar-Saint-Pancrace
A frosty town: 93 frosts and 79 days of 25°C a year
On about 93 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 79 days a year reach 25°C, and 24 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Embrun: 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 Embrun
Embrun is 21 km south of La Roche-de-Rame. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Roche-de-Rame itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Embrun (05046001) |
| Distance from the town | 21 km south |
| Station altitude | 873 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 951 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 5.7 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Villar-Saint-Pancrace, 15 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 La Roche-de-Rame 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.
La Roche-de-Rame weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Embrun station; sunshine at Villar-Saint-Pancrace.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.2°C | −2.4°C | 2.4°C | 51 mm | 126 |
| February | 9.0°C | −2.2°C | 3.4°C | 43 mm | 131 |
| March | 13.3°C | 1.1°C | 7.2°C | 50 mm | 165 |
| April | 16.4°C | 4.0°C | 10.2°C | 57 mm | 193 |
| May | 20.4°C | 7.7°C | 14.1°C | 69 mm | 217 |
| June | 24.8°C | 11.2°C | 18.0°C | 61 mm | 245 |
| July | 27.8°C | 13.3°C | 20.6°C | 49 mm | 270 |
| August | 27.7°C | 13.3°C | 20.5°C | 52 mm | 250 |
| September | 22.6°C | 9.6°C | 16.1°C | 65 mm | 179 |
| October | 17.4°C | 6.2°C | 11.8°C | 82 mm | 139 |
| November | 11.3°C | 1.6°C | 6.4°C | 85 mm | 112 |
| December | 7.4°C | −1.6°C | 2.9°C | 70 mm | 109 |
| Year | 17.1°C | 5.2°C | 11.1°C | 733 mm | 2,135 |
Where La Roche-de-Rame’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Embrun, 21 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, Villar-Saint-Pancrace, 15 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.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about La Roche-de-Rame’s climate
How warm does La Roche-de-Rame get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.8°C. About 79 days a year reach 25°C, more than 71% of mainland French towns, and about 24 reach 30°C.
How cold does La Roche-de-Rame get in winter?
January nights average −2.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 93 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does La Roche-de-Rame get?
About 733 mm a year, less than 58% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (85 mm) and February the driest (43 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Villar-Saint-Pancrace (15 km away), averages 2,135 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Roche-de-Rame itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Roche-de-Rame, Embrun, 21 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 EMBRUN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for La Roche-de-Rame →
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