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ColdCoolAverageWarmHot Very dryDryNormalWetVery wet 194519791994200520152025 1945 · Warm Spring frost cut yields; a hot dry summer concentrated the rest. 1947 · Hot One of France's hottest, driest years produced dense, opulent wines. 1955 · Warm A mild spring and hot, dry summer gave ripe, balanced fruit. 1959 · Hot The hottest, driest year in a decade produced small yields of concentrated wine. 1961 · Warm Cool June cut yields sharply; a dry August and sunny fall built rare concentration. 1966 · Warm (thin record) A warm, sunny autumn built classic depth in Hermitage and Cote-Rotie. 1967 · Warm A hot summer built ripeness; harvest rains were milder here than elsewhere. 1969 · Warm Warm, dry conditions gave Syrah full ripeness after a difficult prior year. 1970 · Average (thin record) A warm season favored ripe, age-worthy Grenache in the south. 1978 · Warm A cool wet spring gave way to warm, dry, near perfect ripening. 1979 · Cool A cool, wet spring and harvest rain gave lighter, elegant Syrah. 1981 · Average Rain before harvest hurt the north; heat and drought favored the south. 1982 · Hot Extreme drought and heat gave the north dense, aromatic wines. 1983 · Warm June rain gave way to a hot, dry summer that built structured, tannic wines. 1985 · Warm Winter frost gave way to a hot, dry, aromatic summer with a large crop. 1986 · Average Warm summer promise was undercut by September rain and rot. 1988 · Warm Hail cut Cote-Rotie yields, but a hot summer built ripe, ageworthy wines. 1989 · Hot Drought-like heat drove an early harvest of rich, concentrated wines. 1990 · Warm A hot, dry summer and cool sunny autumn produced a legendary vintage. 1991 · Warm Rhone escaped spring frost; September rain hurt the south more than north. 1994 · Warm A hot summer gave way to relentless September rain that hurt many wines. 1995 · Warm A warm, dry year with an August mistral, but rain hurt northern harvest. 1996 · Cool A mild wet winter and cool harvest gave firm, average-quality wines. 1997 · Average A damp September rewarded patient growers who waited into October. 1998 · Warm April frost slashed yields; a hot dry summer built dense, ageworthy wines. 1999 · Warm A wet June brought mildew risk, but a warm dry summer built superb wines. 2000 · Average High northern yields diluted quality, while the south turned lush and silky. 2001 · Warm A hot, dry summer and a perfect September mistral built concentrated wines. 2003 · Hot Europe's hottest summer since 1540 built extreme concentration and heat stress. 2004 · Average Cool August preserved freshness before a dry Indian-summer harvest. 2005 · Average A third straight drought year gave low yields and remarkable balance. 2006 · Average A hailstorm hit some vines, but balanced weather gave soft, fresh wines. 2007 · Average A historic southern drought and a damp northern summer both surprised with quality. 2008 · Cool Relentless rain and mildew were rescued only by a late Mistral. 2009 · Warm Warm, sunny weather with timely rain built opulent, generous wines. 2010 · Average Poor fruit set slashed yields, giving pure, structured, age-worthy wines. 2011 · Average A cold wet July was rescued by a long Indian summer through October. 2012 · Average A wet, mildew-prone spring gave way to a warm, dry, elegant vintage. 2013 · Cool Cold, wet spring coulure gave tiny yields, saved by a warm September rescue. 2014 · Cool Fruit flies, hail, and heavy rain made this a true winemaker's vintage. 2015 · Hot One of the earliest harvests on record followed a fierce, near-perfect summer. 2016 · Average April hail cut yields, but a long season built elegant, terroir-true wines. 2017 · Warm Coulure slashed yields; a hot, dry summer built dense, structured wines. 2018 · Warm Severe mildew cut yields, but a hot, dry summer built powerful, generous wines. 2019 · Hot Extreme heat and drought were rescued by timely August rain. 2020 · Average A wet winter and cool nights gave one of the earliest, freshest harvests. 2021 · Cool A catastrophic April frost and mildew pressure gave scarce, fresh wines. 2022 · Hot The hottest, driest year since 2003 built powerful, age-worthy wines. 2023 · Warm A historic heatwave and dramatic harvest rain rewarded precise picking. 2024 · Average A wet, mildew-heavy year saved by August sun, giving fresh, drinkable wines. 2025 · Hot A hot, early, small vintage with concentration, freshness and fine tannins. 1945 · Dry Spring frost cut yields; a hot dry summer concentrated the rest. 1947 · Very dry One of France's hottest, driest years produced dense, opulent wines. 1955 · Dry A mild spring and hot, dry summer gave ripe, balanced fruit. 1959 · Very dry The hottest, driest year in a decade produced small yields of concentrated wine. 1961 · Normal Cool June cut yields sharply; a dry August and sunny fall built rare concentration. 1967 · Normal A hot summer built ripeness; harvest rains were milder here than elsewhere. 1969 · Dry Warm, dry conditions gave Syrah full ripeness after a difficult prior year. 1978 · Normal A cool wet spring gave way to warm, dry, near perfect ripening. 1979 · Wet A cool, wet spring and harvest rain gave lighter, elegant Syrah. 1981 · Wet Rain before harvest hurt the north; heat and drought favored the south. 1982 · Very dry Extreme drought and heat gave the north dense, aromatic wines. 1983 · Normal June rain gave way to a hot, dry summer that built structured, tannic wines. 1985 · Dry Winter frost gave way to a hot, dry, aromatic summer with a large crop. 1986 · Wet Warm summer promise was undercut by September rain and rot. 1988 · Dry Hail cut Cote-Rotie yields, but a hot summer built ripe, ageworthy wines. 1989 · Very dry Drought-like heat drove an early harvest of rich, concentrated wines. 1990 · Normal A hot, dry summer and cool sunny autumn produced a legendary vintage. 1991 · Normal Rhone escaped spring frost; September rain hurt the south more than north. 1994 · Wet A hot summer gave way to relentless September rain that hurt many wines. 1995 · Dry A warm, dry year with an August mistral, but rain hurt northern harvest. 1996 · Wet A mild wet winter and cool harvest gave firm, average-quality wines. 1997 · Normal A damp September rewarded patient growers who waited into October. 1998 · Dry April frost slashed yields; a hot dry summer built dense, ageworthy wines. 1999 · Dry A wet June brought mildew risk, but a warm dry summer built superb wines. 2000 · Normal High northern yields diluted quality, while the south turned lush and silky. 2001 · Dry A hot, dry summer and a perfect September mistral built concentrated wines. 2003 · Very dry Europe's hottest summer since 1540 built extreme concentration and heat stress. 2004 · Normal Cool August preserved freshness before a dry Indian-summer harvest. 2005 · Very dry A third straight drought year gave low yields and remarkable balance. 2006 · Normal A hailstorm hit some vines, but balanced weather gave soft, fresh wines. 2007 · Normal A historic southern drought and a damp northern summer both surprised with quality. 2008 · Very wet Relentless rain and mildew were rescued only by a late Mistral. 2009 · Dry Warm, sunny weather with timely rain built opulent, generous wines. 2010 · Normal Poor fruit set slashed yields, giving pure, structured, age-worthy wines. 2011 · Normal A cold wet July was rescued by a long Indian summer through October. 2012 · Normal A wet, mildew-prone spring gave way to a warm, dry, elegant vintage. 2013 · Wet Cold, wet spring coulure gave tiny yields, saved by a warm September rescue. 2014 · Wet Fruit flies, hail, and heavy rain made this a true winemaker's vintage. 2015 · Dry One of the earliest harvests on record followed a fierce, near-perfect summer. 2016 · Normal April hail cut yields, but a long season built elegant, terroir-true wines. 2017 · Very dry Coulure slashed yields; a hot, dry summer built dense, structured wines. 2018 · Normal Severe mildew cut yields, but a hot, dry summer built powerful, generous wines. 2019 · Very dry Extreme heat and drought were rescued by timely August rain. 2020 · Normal A wet winter and cool nights gave one of the earliest, freshest harvests. 2021 · Wet A catastrophic April frost and mildew pressure gave scarce, fresh wines. 2022 · Very dry The hottest, driest year since 2003 built powerful, age-worthy wines. 2023 · Normal A historic heatwave and dramatic harvest rain rewarded precise picking. 2024 · Very wet A wet, mildew-heavy year saved by August sun, giving fresh, drinkable wines. 2025 · Dry A hot, early, small vintage with concentration, freshness and fine tannins.

Dashed: each vintage. Solid: five-year running average of season temperature.

Temperature here is relative to Rhône Valley's own normal, not an absolute scale across regions. Every value comes from that year's own vintage report; a missing value means the report did not describe that part of the season, not that nothing happened.