Virignin sits near the top of mainland French towns for rain, with 1,204 mm a year
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at −0.7°C on average. Wet weather is most frequent in December and least in February. By January nights alone, it runs colder than 92% of mainland French towns. Radiators earn their keep from November to March, the months that average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Chambery-Aix station, 16 km south-east.
A year in Virignin at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Chambery-Aix station.
What a year in Virignin feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chambery-Aix.
About 1,204 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and February the driest. About 43 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 9th wettest of 60 towns of 2,500+ in Ain.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Chambery-Aix
A frosty town: 66 frosts and 79 days of 25°C a year
On about 66 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 79 days a year reach 25°C, and 25 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chambery-Aix: 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 Chambery-Aix
Chambery-Aix is 16 km south-east of Virignin. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Virignin itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Chambery-Aix (73329001) |
| Distance from the town | 16 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 235 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 228 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 5.6 km |
| 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 Virignin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virignin | Chambery-Aix | 27.8°C | −0.7°C | 1,204 mm |
| Belley 4.3 km | same station | 27.8°C about the same | −0.7°C about the same | 1,204 mm |
| Yenne 4.6 km | same station | 27.8°C about the same | −0.7°C about the same | 1,204 mm |
| Le Bourget-du-Lac 14 km | same station | 27.8°C about the same | −0.7°C about the same | 1,204 mm |
| Saint-Genix-les-Villages 14 km | Pont-de-Beauvoisin | 28.5°C 0.7°C warmer | −1.2°C 0.5°C colder | 1,166 mm |
| Culoz-Béon 15 km | Bloye | 27.8°C about the same | −1.5°C 0.8°C colder | 1,207 mm |
| Les Avenières Veyrins-Thuellin 15 km | Pont-de-Beauvoisin | 28.5°C 0.7°C warmer | −1.2°C 0.5°C colder | 1,166 mm |
Virignin weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Chambery-Aix station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.4°C | −0.7°C | 2.9°C | 103 mm | 77 |
| February | 8.5°C | −0.4°C | 4.1°C | 79 mm | 102 |
| March | 13.4°C | 2.5°C | 8.0°C | 93 mm | 158 |
| April | 17.3°C | 5.6°C | 11.4°C | 88 mm | 176 |
| May | 21.3°C | 10.0°C | 15.6°C | 101 mm | 202 |
| June | 25.3°C | 13.5°C | 19.4°C | 95 mm | 236 |
| July | 27.8°C | 15.0°C | 21.4°C | 92 mm | 262 |
| August | 27.1°C | 14.6°C | 20.9°C | 98 mm | 237 |
| September | 22.3°C | 11.3°C | 16.8°C | 104 mm | 181 |
| October | 17.0°C | 7.7°C | 12.3°C | 113 mm | 124 |
| November | 10.6°C | 3.1°C | 6.9°C | 115 mm | 75 |
| December | 6.9°C | 0.0°C | 3.4°C | 124 mm | 66 |
| Year | 17.0°C | 6.8°C | 11.9°C | 1,204 mm | 1,895 |
Where Virignin’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Chambery-Aix, 16 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, Chambery-Aix, 16 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 Virignin’s climate
How warm does Virignin get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.8°C. About 79 days a year reach 25°C, more than 71% of mainland French towns, and about 25 reach 30°C.
How cold does Virignin get in winter?
January nights average −0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 66 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Virignin get?
About 1,204 mm a year, more than 96% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (124 mm) and February the driest (79 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Chambery-Aix (16 km away), averages 1,895 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Virignin itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Virignin, Chambery-Aix, 16 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 CHAMBERY-AIX, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Virignin →
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.