Summer warmth: Valence logs more 25-degree days than 93% of mainland French towns
January mornings start at about 2.6°C. Winters are mild: January nights here are milder than in 64% of mainland French towns. A year here swings 27°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Frost greets about 37 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Figures from Météo-France’s Valence station, 1.6 km west.
A year in Valence at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Valence station.
What a year in Valence feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Valence.
About 747 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and July the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd wettest of 17 towns of 2,500+ in Tarn-et-Garonne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Agen-la Garenne
37 frosts and 112 days of 25°C a year
On about 37 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 112 days a year reach 25°C, and 49 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Valence: 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 Valence
Valence is 1.6 km west of Valence. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Valence itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Valence (82186003) |
| Distance from the town | 1.6 km west |
| Station altitude | 64 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 69 m |
| Period | 1994–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Agen-la Garenne, 25 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 Valence 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 Tarn-et-Garonne.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valence | Valence | 29.5°C | 2.6°C | 747 mm |
| Moissac 16 km | Castelsarrasin | 29.0°C 0.5°C cooler | 1.7°C 0.9°C colder | 699 mm |
| Layrac 19 km | Agen-la Garenne | 28.0°C 1.5°C cooler | 2.5°C about the same | 708 mm |
| Castelsarrasin 19 km | Castelsarrasin | 29.0°C 0.5°C cooler | 1.7°C 0.9°C colder | 699 mm |
| Bon-Encontre 20 km | Agen-la Garenne | 28.0°C 1.5°C cooler | 2.5°C about the same | 708 mm |
| Boé 20 km | Agen-la Garenne | 28.0°C 1.5°C cooler | 2.5°C about the same | 708 mm |
| Pont-du-Casse 22 km | Agen-la Garenne | 28.0°C 1.5°C cooler | 2.5°C about the same | 708 mm |
Valence weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Valence station; sunshine at Agen-la Garenne.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.1°C | 2.6°C | 6.4°C | 73 mm | 76 |
| February | 12.3°C | 2.3°C | 7.3°C | 52 mm | 113 |
| March | 16.4°C | 4.4°C | 10.4°C | 62 mm | 172 |
| April | 19.6°C | 7.1°C | 13.3°C | 68 mm | 186 |
| May | 23.1°C | 10.6°C | 16.9°C | 76 mm | 216 |
| June | 27.3°C | 14.1°C | 20.7°C | 63 mm | 235 |
| July | 29.5°C | 15.7°C | 22.6°C | 46 mm | 260 |
| August | 29.6°C | 15.5°C | 22.6°C | 47 mm | 250 |
| September | 26.2°C | 12.2°C | 19.2°C | 59 mm | 211 |
| October | 21.2°C | 9.8°C | 15.5°C | 59 mm | 143 |
| November | 14.2°C | 5.6°C | 9.9°C | 73 mm | 88 |
| December | 10.4°C | 3.0°C | 6.7°C | 70 mm | 72 |
| Year | 20.0°C | 8.6°C | 14.3°C | 747 mm | 2,020 |
Where Valence’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Valence, 1.6 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1994–2020, 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, Agen-la Garenne, 25 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 Tarn-et-Garonne.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Valence’s climate
How warm does Valence get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.6°C. About 112 days a year reach 25°C, more than 93% of mainland French towns, and about 49 reach 30°C.
How cold does Valence get in winter?
February nights average 2.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 37 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Valence get?
About 747 mm a year, less than 52% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (76 mm) and July the driest (46 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Agen-la Garenne (25 km away), averages 2,020 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Valence itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Valence, Valence, 1.6 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 VALENCE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Valence →
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