Mondragon has warmer summer afternoons than 93% of mainland French towns
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at 1.8°C on average. Only about 31 nights a year bring a frost, fewer than in 74% of mainland French towns. A year here swings 29°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Homes need heating from November to February, the months averaging under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Pont-Saint-Esprit station, 7.5 km west.
A year in Mondragon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pont-Saint-Esprit station.
What a year in Mondragon feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pont-Saint-Esprit.
About 830 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 25 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 47 towns of 2,500+ in Vaucluse.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Carpentras
31 frosts and 109 days of 25°C a year
On about 31 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 109 days a year reach 25°C, and 52 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pont-Saint-Esprit: 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 Pont-Saint-Esprit
Pont-Saint-Esprit is 7.5 km west of Mondragon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Mondragon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pont-Saint-Esprit (30202002) |
| Distance from the town | 7.5 km west |
| Station altitude | 79 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 126 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Carpentras, 32 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 Mondragon 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 Vaucluse.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mondragon | Pont-Saint-Esprit | 30.6°C | 1.8°C | 830 mm |
| Mornas 4.4 km | same station | 30.6°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 830 mm |
| Bollène 6.1 km | Pierrelatte | 30.3°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 795 mm |
| Pont-Saint-Esprit 6.6 km | same station | 30.6°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 830 mm |
| Piolenc 7.5 km | Chusclan | 31.7°C 1.1°C warmer | 3.1°C 1.3°C milder | 750 mm |
| Lapalud 8.1 km | Pierrelatte | 30.3°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 795 mm |
| Sérignan-du-Comtat 12 km | Orange | 31.1°C 0.5°C warmer | 2.1°C about the same | 720 mm |
Mondragon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pont-Saint-Esprit station; sunshine at Carpentras.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.1°C | 1.8°C | 5.5°C | 68 mm | 151 |
| February | 11.0°C | 2.1°C | 6.5°C | 44 mm | 173 |
| March | 15.7°C | 5.0°C | 10.3°C | 47 mm | 230 |
| April | 18.9°C | 7.4°C | 13.1°C | 67 mm | 244 |
| May | 23.4°C | 11.2°C | 17.3°C | 64 mm | 285 |
| June | 27.4°C | 14.7°C | 21.1°C | 49 mm | 328 |
| July | 30.6°C | 17.1°C | 23.9°C | 40 mm | 363 |
| August | 30.4°C | 17.1°C | 23.7°C | 47 mm | 327 |
| September | 24.8°C | 13.4°C | 19.1°C | 109 mm | 257 |
| October | 19.3°C | 10.2°C | 14.8°C | 118 mm | 191 |
| November | 13.1°C | 5.6°C | 9.4°C | 118 mm | 149 |
| December | 9.6°C | 2.6°C | 6.1°C | 59 mm | 138 |
| Year | 19.4°C | 9.0°C | 14.2°C | 830 mm | 2,835 |
Where Mondragon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pont-Saint-Esprit, 7.5 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, 32 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 Vaucluse.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Mondragon’s climate
How warm does Mondragon get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.6°C. About 109 days a year reach 25°C, more than 92% of mainland French towns, and about 52 reach 30°C.
How cold does Mondragon get in winter?
January nights average 1.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 31 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Mondragon get?
About 830 mm a year, more than 67% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (118 mm) and July the driest (40 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carpentras (32 km away), averages 2,835 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Mondragon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Mondragon, Pont-Saint-Esprit, 7.5 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 PONT ST ESPRIT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Mondragon →
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.