Sainte-Colombe gets more days of 25 degrees or more than 93% of mainland French towns
January nights here settle around 0.7°C. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 78% of mainland French towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 30°C. Homes need heating from November to March, the months averaging under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Sablons station, 23 km south.
A year in Sainte-Colombe at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Sablons station.
What a year in Sainte-Colombe feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sablons.
About 805 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 46th wettest of 118 towns of 2,500+ in Rhône.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Lyon-Bron
A frosty town: 57 frosts and 113 days of 25°C a year
On about 57 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 113 days a year reach 25°C, and 52 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sablons: 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 Sablons
Sablons is 23 km south of Sainte-Colombe. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Sainte-Colombe itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Sablons (38349001) |
| Distance from the town | 23 km south |
| Station altitude | 136 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 162 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.6 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Lyon-Bron, 23 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 Sainte-Colombe 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 Rhône.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Colombe | Sablons | 30.2°C | 0.7°C | 805 mm |
| Vienne 1.2 km | Lyon-Bron | 28.2°C 2°C cooler | 1.1°C about the same | 821 mm |
| Pont-Évêque 4.2 km | Lyon-Bron | 28.2°C 2°C cooler | 1.1°C about the same | 821 mm |
| Ampuis 5.3 km | same station | 30.2°C about the same | 0.7°C about the same | 805 mm |
| Loire-sur-Rhône 6.1 km | Saint-Genis-Laval | 28.2°C 2°C cooler | 1.0°C about the same | 783 mm |
| Estrablin 7.6 km | Lyon-Bron | 28.2°C 2°C cooler | 1.1°C about the same | 821 mm |
| Chasse-sur-Rhône 7.8 km | Lyon-Bron | 28.2°C 2°C cooler | 1.1°C about the same | 821 mm |
Sainte-Colombe weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Sablons station; sunshine at Lyon-Bron.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.4°C | 0.7°C | 4.5°C | 51 mm | 71 |
| February | 10.5°C | 0.7°C | 5.6°C | 38 mm | 102 |
| March | 15.7°C | 3.1°C | 9.4°C | 45 mm | 174 |
| April | 19.2°C | 5.9°C | 12.6°C | 62 mm | 198 |
| May | 23.6°C | 9.9°C | 16.8°C | 74 mm | 224 |
| June | 27.8°C | 13.4°C | 20.6°C | 65 mm | 257 |
| July | 30.2°C | 14.9°C | 22.6°C | 68 mm | 288 |
| August | 29.9°C | 14.5°C | 22.2°C | 63 mm | 263 |
| September | 24.9°C | 11.2°C | 18.0°C | 84 mm | 204 |
| October | 19.3°C | 8.4°C | 13.9°C | 107 mm | 131 |
| November | 12.7°C | 4.2°C | 8.5°C | 99 mm | 79 |
| December | 8.8°C | 1.5°C | 5.1°C | 50 mm | 59 |
| Year | 19.2°C | 7.4°C | 13.3°C | 805 mm | 2,050 |
Where Sainte-Colombe’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Sablons, 23 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, Lyon-Bron, 23 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 Rhône.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Sainte-Colombe’s climate
How warm does Sainte-Colombe get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.2°C. About 113 days a year reach 25°C, more than 93% of mainland French towns, and about 52 reach 30°C.
How cold does Sainte-Colombe get in winter?
January nights average 0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 57 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Sainte-Colombe get?
About 805 mm a year, more than 61% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (107 mm) and February the driest (38 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lyon-Bron (23 km away), averages 2,050 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Sainte-Colombe itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Sainte-Colombe, Sablons, 23 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 SABLONS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Sainte-Colombe →
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