La Condamine-Châtelard has some of the coldest winter nights among mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 26.1°C. Rain peaks in November and eases off in February. Its yearly rainfall falls short of 77% of mainland French towns. Frost greets about 160 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Figures from Météo-France’s Jausiers-Saint-Anne station, 5.1 km south.
A year in La Condamine-Châtelard at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Jausiers-Saint-Anne station.
What a year in La Condamine-Châtelard feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Jausiers-Saint-Anne.
About 677 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 13th wettest of 15 towns of 2,500+ in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Embrun
A frosty town: 160 frosts and 63 days of 25°C a year
On about 160 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 16 days it stays below freezing all day. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Jausiers-Saint-Anne: 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 Jausiers-Saint-Anne
Jausiers-Saint-Anne is 5.1 km south of La Condamine-Châtelard. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Condamine-Châtelard itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Jausiers-Saint-Anne (04096002) |
| Distance from the town | 5.1 km south |
| Station altitude | 1,240 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,279 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Embrun, 23 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 La Condamine-Châtelard 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 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Condamine-Châtelard | Jausiers-Saint-Anne | 26.1°C | −6.2°C | 677 mm |
| Barcelonnette 11 km | Barcelonnette | 26.3°C about the same | −7.9°C 1.7°C colder | 694 mm |
| Embrun 23 km | Embrun | 27.8°C 1.7°C warmer | −2.4°C 3.8°C milder | 733 mm |
La Condamine-Châtelard weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Jausiers-Saint-Anne station; sunshine at Embrun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.4°C | −6.2°C | −0.9°C | 44 mm | 159 |
| February | 6.4°C | −6.1°C | 0.2°C | 35 mm | 175 |
| March | 11.0°C | −2.7°C | 4.1°C | 41 mm | 225 |
| April | 13.9°C | 0.4°C | 7.2°C | 56 mm | 210 |
| May | 18.6°C | 4.3°C | 11.4°C | 62 mm | 225 |
| June | 23.3°C | 7.6°C | 15.4°C | 58 mm | 265 |
| July | 26.1°C | 9.3°C | 17.7°C | 46 mm | 292 |
| August | 25.7°C | 9.2°C | 17.4°C | 48 mm | 271 |
| September | 20.4°C | 6.0°C | 13.2°C | 63 mm | 233 |
| October | 15.3°C | 2.8°C | 9.0°C | 79 mm | 187 |
| November | 8.7°C | −1.7°C | 3.5°C | 85 mm | 145 |
| December | 4.5°C | −4.9°C | −0.2°C | 59 mm | 142 |
| Year | 14.9°C | 1.5°C | 8.2°C | 677 mm | 2,530 |
Where La Condamine-Châtelard’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Jausiers-Saint-Anne, 5.1 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, Embrun, 23 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 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about La Condamine-Châtelard’s climate
How warm does La Condamine-Châtelard get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.1°C. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, more than 54% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does La Condamine-Châtelard get in winter?
January nights average −6.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 160 nights a year, and about 16 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does La Condamine-Châtelard get?
About 677 mm a year, less than 77% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (85 mm) and February the driest (35 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Embrun (23 km away), averages 2,530 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Condamine-Châtelard itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Condamine-Châtelard, Jausiers-Saint-Anne, 5.1 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 JAUSIERS-ST ANNE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for La Condamine-Châtelard →
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