Romans-sur-Isère in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Romans-sur-Isère sees average daytime highs around 8°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 191 mm of precipitation over about 31 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 8°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Romans-sur-Isère's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Romans-sur-Isère's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
8°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
1°C
Precipitation
191 mm
31 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
1.4
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Romans-sur-Isère in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 8°C.

A typical winter day in Romans-sur-Isère reaches about 8°C and drops to 1°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Romans-sur-Isère

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Romans-sur-Isère weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6810.72.691.0
Feb / 559.12.510.11.8
Mar13° / 579.61.111.63.8
Apr17° / 8010.80.413.25.1
May20° / 11°8310.80.114.66.3
Jun25° / 14°608.6015.47.1
Jul28° / 16°546.6015.17.1
Aug27° / 16°536.7013.97.1
Sep23° / 13°847.7012.37.1
Oct17° / 9710.50.110.75.4
Nov11° / 10811.31.39.32.7
Dec / 6711.12.28.61.3

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Romans-sur-Isère gets around 191 mm of rain and snow over 31 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 10 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min in early December to 10 h 48 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Romans-sur-Isère?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

1.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Romans-sur-Isère.

What to pack for Romans-sur-Isère in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Romans-sur-Isère sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 31 days see rain.

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UV index in Romans-sur-Isère in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Romans-sur-Isère peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Romans-sur-Isère in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Romans-sur-Isère is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 2117 µg/m³Aug 1312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug12Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Romans-sur-Isère?

Romans-sur-Isère sits at 45.0°N, 5.1°E, 170 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Bourg-lès-Valence, 18 km away.

Topography around Romans-sur-Isère

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Romans-sur-Isère.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Romans-sur-Isère has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m around an average of 171 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,190 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,001 m.

The land around Romans-sur-Isère is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, trees (37%), cropland (35%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
152 m
16 km
1,190 m
80 km
3,001 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Bourg-lès-Valence 18 km · Valence 18 km · Annonay 38 km · Fontaine 51 km · Échirolles 52 km · Saint-Égrève 52 km · Grenoble 53 km · Voiron 54 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 77% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$48,986
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 539
Religion
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Romans-sur-Isère (45.0496°, 5.066°, elevation 170 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.