Piégut has some of the coldest winter nights among mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 26.1°C. None of the 15 towns of 2,500+ in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence gets more rain. A year here swings 30°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. For walks and days out, the stretch from June to September brings highs of 21–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Firmin station, 37 km north: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Piégut at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Firmin station.
What a year in Piégut feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Firmin.
About 1,120 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 38 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The 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: 116 frosts and 63 days of 25°C a year
On about 116 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 11 days it stays below freezing all day. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, and 20 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Firmin: 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 Saint-Firmin
Saint-Firmin is 37 km north of Piégut. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Piégut itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Firmin (05142001) |
| Distance from the town | 37 km north |
| Station altitude | 935 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 997 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7.3 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Embrun, 33 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 Piégut 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piégut | Saint-Firmin | 26.1°C | −3.7°C | 1,120 mm |
| Gap 12 km | Tallard | 29.7°C 3.6°C warmer | −4.0°C about the same | 766 mm |
| La Bâtie-Neuve 14 km | Embrun | 27.8°C 1.7°C warmer | −2.4°C 1.3°C milder | 733 mm |
| Chorges 16 km | Embrun | 27.8°C 1.7°C warmer | −2.4°C 1.3°C milder | 733 mm |
| Veynes 25 km | La Faurie | 27.4°C 1.3°C warmer | −4.6°C 0.9°C colder | 951 mm |
| Laragne-Montéglin 28 km | Laragne-Montéglin | 30.5°C 4.4°C warmer | −2.6°C 1.1°C milder | 814 mm |
Piégut weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Firmin station; sunshine at Embrun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.6°C | −3.7°C | 0.9°C | 97 mm | 159 |
| February | 7.1°C | −3.9°C | 1.6°C | 70 mm | 175 |
| March | 11.5°C | −0.6°C | 5.4°C | 81 mm | 225 |
| April | 14.9°C | 2.3°C | 8.6°C | 92 mm | 210 |
| May | 19.1°C | 6.1°C | 12.6°C | 95 mm | 225 |
| June | 23.3°C | 9.6°C | 16.5°C | 77 mm | 265 |
| July | 26.1°C | 11.6°C | 18.8°C | 61 mm | 292 |
| August | 26.1°C | 11.4°C | 18.8°C | 63 mm | 271 |
| September | 21.1°C | 8.2°C | 14.6°C | 89 mm | 233 |
| October | 16.2°C | 5.0°C | 10.6°C | 131 mm | 187 |
| November | 9.8°C | 0.5°C | 5.2°C | 150 mm | 145 |
| December | 5.9°C | −2.8°C | 1.6°C | 116 mm | 142 |
| Year | 15.6°C | 3.6°C | 9.6°C | 1,120 mm | 2,530 |
Where Piégut’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Firmin, 37 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, 33 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 Piégut’s climate
How warm does Piégut 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 20 reach 30°C.
How cold does Piégut get in winter?
February nights average −3.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 116 nights a year, and about 11 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Piégut get?
About 1,120 mm a year, more than 93% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (150 mm) and July the driest (61 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Embrun (33 km away), averages 2,530 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Piégut itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Piégut, Saint-Firmin, 37 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 ST FIRMIN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Piégut →
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.