Châtel sits near the top of mainland French towns for rain, with 1,807 mm a year
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at −4.7°C on average. Temperatures cover 27°C across the year, low to high. Frosty nights outnumber those of almost every mainland French town. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from October to April, when means dip under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Les Gets station, 18 km south-west.
A year in Châtel at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Les Gets station.
What a year in Châtel feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Les Gets.
About 1,807 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 64 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The 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: 135 frosts and 21 days of 25°C a year
On about 135 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 30 days it stays below freezing all day. About 21 days a year reach 25°C, and 2 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Les Gets: 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 Les Gets
Les Gets is 18 km south-west of Châtel. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Châtel itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Les Gets (74134002) |
| Distance from the town | 18 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 1,172 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,093 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 14 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Meythet, 69 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 Châtel 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châtel | Les Gets | 21.6°C | −4.7°C | 1,807 mm |
| Morzine 13 km | same station | 21.6°C about the same | −4.7°C about the same | 1,807 mm |
| Saint-Paul-en-Chablais 19 km | Vacheresse | 23.5°C 1.9°C warmer | −3.9°C 0.8°C milder | 1,584 mm |
| Lugrin 20 km | Évian | 25.9°C 4.3°C warmer | 0.8°C 5.5°C milder | 1,107 mm |
| Neuvecelle 22 km | Évian | 25.9°C 4.3°C warmer | 0.8°C 5.5°C milder | 1,107 mm |
| Évian-les-Bains 24 km | Évian | 25.9°C 4.3°C warmer | 0.8°C 5.5°C milder | 1,107 mm |
| Taninges 25 km | Sallanches | 27.0°C 5.4°C warmer | −3.0°C 1.7°C milder | 1,099 mm |
Châtel weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Les Gets station; sunshine at Meythet.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.4°C | −4.7°C | −1.1°C | 167 mm | 88 |
| February | 3.4°C | −4.9°C | −0.8°C | 137 mm | 113 |
| March | 7.1°C | −2.0°C | 2.5°C | 137 mm | 174 |
| April | 11.0°C | 0.9°C | 6.0°C | 122 mm | 191 |
| May | 15.4°C | 5.1°C | 10.2°C | 160 mm | 220 |
| June | 19.4°C | 8.6°C | 14.0°C | 152 mm | 256 |
| July | 21.6°C | 10.5°C | 16.1°C | 149 mm | 274 |
| August | 21.2°C | 10.4°C | 15.8°C | 147 mm | 249 |
| September | 16.7°C | 7.0°C | 11.9°C | 135 mm | 195 |
| October | 12.6°C | 3.6°C | 8.1°C | 147 mm | 141 |
| November | 6.6°C | −1.0°C | 2.8°C | 157 mm | 91 |
| December | 2.9°C | −3.8°C | −0.5°C | 198 mm | 78 |
| Year | 11.7°C | 2.5°C | 7.1°C | 1,807 mm | 2,069 |
Where Châtel’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Les Gets, 18 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, 69 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 Châtel’s climate
How warm does Châtel get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.6°C. About 21 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 95% of mainland French towns, and about 2 reach 30°C.
How cold does Châtel get in winter?
February nights average −4.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 135 nights a year, and about 30 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Châtel get?
About 1,807 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. December is the wettest month (198 mm) and April the driest (122 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Meythet (69 km away), averages 2,069 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Châtel itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Châtel, Les Gets, 18 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 GETS (LES), edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Châtel →
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.