Chapeiry has some of the coldest winter nights among mainland French towns
Expect July afternoons of about 26.0°C. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 98% of mainland French towns. Seasons differ by 30°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings come into their own from June to September, with highs of 20–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Lescheraines station, 15 km south.
A year in Chapeiry at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Lescheraines station.
What a year in Chapeiry feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lescheraines.
About 1,363 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and February the driest. About 49 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 14th wettest of 69 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Savoie.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Meythet
A frosty town: 117 frosts and 60 days of 25°C a year
On about 117 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 11 days it stays below freezing all day. About 60 days a year reach 25°C, and 13 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lescheraines: 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 Lescheraines
Lescheraines is 15 km south of Chapeiry. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Chapeiry itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Lescheraines (73146001) |
| Distance from the town | 15 km south |
| Station altitude | 591 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 575 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7.5 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Meythet, 11 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 Chapeiry 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 Haute-Savoie.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapeiry | Lescheraines | 26.0°C | −4.0°C | 1,363 mm |
| Alby-sur-Chéran 3.2 km | Bloye | 27.8°C 1.8°C warmer | −1.5°C 2.5°C milder | 1,207 mm |
| Chavanod 5.3 km | Meythet | 26.5°C 0.5°C warmer | −1.4°C 2.6°C milder | 1,211 mm |
| Rumilly 7.7 km | Bloye | 27.8°C 1.8°C warmer | −1.5°C 2.5°C milder | 1,207 mm |
| Sevrier 8.3 km | Meythet | 26.5°C 0.5°C warmer | −1.4°C 2.6°C milder | 1,211 mm |
| Poisy 9.1 km | Meythet | 26.5°C 0.5°C warmer | −1.4°C 2.6°C milder | 1,211 mm |
| Annecy 9.6 km | Meythet | 26.5°C 0.5°C warmer | −1.4°C 2.6°C milder | 1,211 mm |
Chapeiry weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Lescheraines station; sunshine at Meythet.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.1°C | −4.0°C | 0.0°C | 116 mm | 88 |
| February | 6.6°C | −3.9°C | 1.4°C | 97 mm | 113 |
| March | 11.6°C | −1.0°C | 5.3°C | 103 mm | 174 |
| April | 15.7°C | 2.0°C | 8.9°C | 101 mm | 191 |
| May | 19.7°C | 6.5°C | 13.1°C | 117 mm | 220 |
| June | 23.7°C | 9.9°C | 16.8°C | 112 mm | 256 |
| July | 26.0°C | 11.5°C | 18.7°C | 110 mm | 274 |
| August | 25.3°C | 11.3°C | 18.3°C | 115 mm | 249 |
| September | 20.3°C | 8.2°C | 14.2°C | 115 mm | 195 |
| October | 15.3°C | 5.0°C | 10.1°C | 117 mm | 141 |
| November | 8.8°C | 0.2°C | 4.5°C | 122 mm | 91 |
| December | 4.3°C | −3.0°C | 0.6°C | 139 mm | 78 |
| Year | 15.1°C | 3.6°C | 9.3°C | 1,363 mm | 2,069 |
Where Chapeiry’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Lescheraines, 15 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, Meythet, 11 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 Haute-Savoie.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Chapeiry’s climate
How warm does Chapeiry get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.0°C. About 60 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 51% of mainland French towns, and about 13 reach 30°C.
How cold does Chapeiry get in winter?
January nights average −4.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 117 nights a year, and about 11 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Chapeiry get?
About 1,363 mm a year, more than 98% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (139 mm) and February the driest (97 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Meythet (11 km away), averages 2,069 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Chapeiry itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Chapeiry, Lescheraines, 15 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 LESCHERAINES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Chapeiry →
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.