Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Demi-Quartier
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 21.1°C. Rain peaks in December and eases off in September. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on almost every mainland French town. Radiators earn their keep from October to April, the months that average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Combloux station, 1.8 km north.
A year in Demi-Quartier at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Combloux station.
What a year in Demi-Quartier feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Combloux.
About 1,469 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and September the driest. About 52 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 5th wettest of 69 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Savoie.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Bourg-Saint-Maurice
A frosty town: 100 frosts and 15 days of 25°C a year
On about 100 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 26 days it stays below freezing all day. About 15 days a year reach 25°C, and under 1 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Combloux: 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 Combloux
Combloux is 1.8 km north of Demi-Quartier. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Demi-Quartier itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Combloux (74083002) |
| Distance from the town | 1.8 km north |
| Station altitude | 1,183 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,127 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Bourg-Saint-Maurice, 31 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 Demi-Quartier 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demi-Quartier | Combloux | 21.1°C | −2.6°C | 1,469 mm |
| Megève 2.8 km | Megève | 23.1°C 2°C warmer | −5.4°C 2.8°C colder | 1,513 mm |
| Saint-Gervais-les-Bains 6.1 km | Servoz | 26.0°C 4.9°C warmer | −4.1°C 1.5°C colder | 1,446 mm |
| Sallanches 7 km | Sallanches | 27.0°C 5.9°C warmer | −3.0°C about the same | 1,099 mm |
| Passy 7.7 km | Sallanches | 27.0°C 5.9°C warmer | −3.0°C about the same | 1,099 mm |
| Les Houches 13 km | Les Houches | 23.9°C 2.8°C warmer | −5.6°C 3°C colder | 1,233 mm |
| Magland 15 km | Sallanches | 27.0°C 5.9°C warmer | −3.0°C about the same | 1,099 mm |
Demi-Quartier weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Combloux station; sunshine at Bourg-Saint-Maurice.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.7°C | −2.6°C | 0.5°C | 143 mm | 110 |
| February | 4.2°C | −2.7°C | 0.8°C | 114 mm | 122 |
| March | 7.8°C | 0.2°C | 4.0°C | 113 mm | 170 |
| April | 11.3°C | 3.1°C | 7.2°C | 103 mm | 176 |
| May | 15.2°C | 6.9°C | 11.1°C | 125 mm | 200 |
| June | 18.9°C | 10.5°C | 14.7°C | 124 mm | 226 |
| July | 21.1°C | 12.5°C | 16.8°C | 123 mm | 249 |
| August | 20.8°C | 12.6°C | 16.7°C | 119 mm | 232 |
| September | 16.5°C | 9.0°C | 12.8°C | 101 mm | 189 |
| October | 12.6°C | 5.7°C | 9.2°C | 115 mm | 143 |
| November | 7.3°C | 1.1°C | 4.2°C | 123 mm | 99 |
| December | 4.3°C | −1.7°C | 1.3°C | 167 mm | 94 |
| Year | 12.0°C | 4.5°C | 8.3°C | 1,469 mm | 2,009 |
Where Demi-Quartier’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Combloux, 1.8 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, Bourg-Saint-Maurice, 31 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 Demi-Quartier’s climate
How warm does Demi-Quartier get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.1°C. About 15 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 97% of mainland French towns, and about under 1 reach 30°C.
How cold does Demi-Quartier get in winter?
February nights average −2.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 100 nights a year, and about 26 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Demi-Quartier get?
About 1,469 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. December is the wettest month (167 mm) and September the driest (101 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bourg-Saint-Maurice (31 km away), averages 2,009 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Demi-Quartier itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Demi-Quartier, Combloux, 1.8 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 COMBLOUX, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Demi-Quartier →
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.