Rainfall in Villette-sur-Ain tops that of 92% of mainland French towns: 1,118 mm a year
High summer brings afternoon highs near 27.5°C. About 65 nights a year bring a frost, more than in 87% of mainland French towns. A year here swings 28°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Homes need heating from November to March, the months averaging under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Amberieu station, 5.4 km south-east.
A year in Villette-sur-Ain at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Amberieu station.
What a year in Villette-sur-Ain feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Amberieu.
About 1,118 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 36 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 14th wettest of 60 towns of 2,500+ in Ain.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Amberieu
A frosty town: 65 frosts and 76 days of 25°C a year
On about 65 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 8 days it stays below freezing all day. About 76 days a year reach 25°C, and 26 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Amberieu: 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 Amberieu
Amberieu is 5.4 km south-east of Villette-sur-Ain. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Villette-sur-Ain itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Amberieu (01089001) |
| Distance from the town | 5.4 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 250 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 291 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Villette-sur-Ain 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 Ain.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villette-sur-Ain | Amberieu | 27.5°C | −0.1°C | 1,118 mm |
| Ambronay 6.8 km | same station | 27.5°C about the same | −0.1°C about the same | 1,118 mm |
| Chalamont 7.4 km | Marlieux | 27.8°C about the same | 0.5°C 0.6°C milder | 909 mm |
| Ambérieu-en-Bugey 7.9 km | same station | 27.5°C about the same | −0.1°C about the same | 1,118 mm |
| Villieu-Loyes-Mollon 8.3 km | same station | 27.5°C about the same | −0.1°C about the same | 1,118 mm |
| Pont-d'Ain 8.6 km | same station | 27.5°C about the same | −0.1°C about the same | 1,118 mm |
| Meximieux 11 km | same station | 27.5°C about the same | −0.1°C about the same | 1,118 mm |
Villette-sur-Ain weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Amberieu station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.5°C | −0.1°C | 3.2°C | 85 mm | 68 |
| February | 8.4°C | 0.0°C | 4.2°C | 70 mm | 98 |
| March | 13.5°C | 2.6°C | 8.0°C | 75 mm | 170 |
| April | 17.1°C | 5.5°C | 11.3°C | 87 mm | 194 |
| May | 20.9°C | 9.5°C | 15.2°C | 106 mm | 220 |
| June | 25.0°C | 13.0°C | 19.0°C | 89 mm | 252 |
| July | 27.5°C | 14.7°C | 21.1°C | 86 mm | 288 |
| August | 27.3°C | 14.4°C | 20.9°C | 83 mm | 261 |
| September | 22.4°C | 10.9°C | 16.7°C | 106 mm | 189 |
| October | 17.1°C | 8.1°C | 12.6°C | 118 mm | 122 |
| November | 10.8°C | 3.5°C | 7.1°C | 118 mm | 73 |
| December | 7.0°C | 0.8°C | 3.9°C | 95 mm | 55 |
| Year | 17.0°C | 6.9°C | 11.9°C | 1,118 mm | 1,989 |
Where Villette-sur-Ain’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Amberieu, 5.4 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, Amberieu, 5.4 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 Ain.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Villette-sur-Ain’s climate
How warm does Villette-sur-Ain get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.5°C. About 76 days a year reach 25°C, more than 69% of mainland French towns, and about 26 reach 30°C.
How cold does Villette-sur-Ain get in winter?
January nights average −0.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 65 nights a year, and about 8 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Villette-sur-Ain get?
About 1,118 mm a year, more than 92% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (118 mm) and February the driest (70 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Amberieu (5.4 km away), averages 1,989 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Villette-sur-Ain itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Villette-sur-Ain, Amberieu, 5.4 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 AMBERIEU, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Villette-sur-Ain →
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