Rainfall in Nernier tops that of 92% of mainland French towns: 1,107 mm a year
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.9°C. Of the 69 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Savoie, it has the mildest January nights. May is the wettest month, February the driest. Waterproofs come out on about 121 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Évian station, 21 km east.
A year in Nernier at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Évian station.
What a year in Nernier feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Évian.
About 1,107 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 38 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 50th wettest of 69 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Savoie.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Meythet
39 frosts and 54 days of 25°C a year
On about 39 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 54 days a year reach 25°C, and 10 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Évian: 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 Évian
Évian is 21 km east of Nernier. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Nernier itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Évian (74119002) |
| Distance from the town | 21 km east |
| Station altitude | 395 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 393 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.8 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Meythet, 51 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 Nernier 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nernier | Évian | 25.9°C | 0.8°C | 1,107 mm |
| Chens-sur-Léman 5.1 km | Gaillard | 27.6°C 1.7°C warmer | −1.1°C 1.9°C colder | 967 mm |
| Douvaine 6.2 km | Gaillard | 27.6°C 1.7°C warmer | −1.1°C 1.9°C colder | 967 mm |
| Sciez 6.9 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 1,107 mm |
| Veigy-Foncenex 11 km | Gaillard | 27.6°C 1.7°C warmer | −1.1°C 1.9°C colder | 967 mm |
| Bons-en-Chablais 12 km | Archamps | 26.4°C 0.5°C warmer | −1.0°C 1.8°C colder | 1,170 mm |
| Divonne-les-Bains 13 km | Gaillard | 27.6°C 1.7°C warmer | −1.1°C 1.9°C colder | 967 mm |
Nernier weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Évian station; sunshine at Meythet.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.2°C | 0.8°C | 3.0°C | 71 mm | 88 |
| February | 6.5°C | 0.8°C | 3.6°C | 62 mm | 113 |
| March | 10.9°C | 3.6°C | 7.2°C | 71 mm | 174 |
| April | 15.0°C | 6.5°C | 10.8°C | 88 mm | 191 |
| May | 19.4°C | 10.6°C | 15.0°C | 109 mm | 220 |
| June | 23.5°C | 14.4°C | 18.9°C | 105 mm | 256 |
| July | 25.9°C | 16.6°C | 21.2°C | 108 mm | 274 |
| August | 25.0°C | 16.3°C | 20.6°C | 108 mm | 249 |
| September | 20.3°C | 12.7°C | 16.5°C | 96 mm | 195 |
| October | 14.9°C | 9.1°C | 12.0°C | 104 mm | 141 |
| November | 9.2°C | 4.6°C | 6.9°C | 94 mm | 91 |
| December | 5.9°C | 1.7°C | 3.8°C | 92 mm | 78 |
| Year | 15.1°C | 8.1°C | 11.6°C | 1,107 mm | 2,069 |
Where Nernier’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Évian, 21 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, 51 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 Nernier’s climate
How warm does Nernier get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.9°C. About 54 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 63% of mainland French towns, and about 10 reach 30°C.
How cold does Nernier get in winter?
January nights average 0.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 39 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Nernier get?
About 1,107 mm a year, more than 92% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (109 mm) and February the driest (62 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Meythet (51 km away), averages 2,069 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Nernier itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Nernier, Évian, 21 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 EVIAN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Nernier →
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