Praz-sur-Arly is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 23.1°C. Only 29°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on almost every mainland French town. From June to August, highs of 21–23°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
Figures from Météo-France’s Megève station, 3.8 km north-east.
A year in Praz-sur-Arly at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Megève station.
What a year in Praz-sur-Arly feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Megève.
About 1,513 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 56 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th 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: 141 frosts and 34 days of 25°C a year
On about 141 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 24 days it stays below freezing all day. About 34 days a year reach 25°C, and 3 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Megève: 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 Megève
Megève is 3.8 km north-east of Praz-sur-Arly. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Praz-sur-Arly itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Megève (74173001) |
| Distance from the town | 3.8 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 1,080 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,011 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Bourg-Saint-Maurice, 29 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 Praz-sur-Arly 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Praz-sur-Arly | Megève | 23.1°C | −5.4°C | 1,513 mm |
| Megève 4.3 km | same station | 23.1°C about the same | −5.4°C about the same | 1,513 mm |
| Saint-Gervais-les-Bains 12 km | Servoz | 26.0°C 2.9°C warmer | −4.1°C 1.3°C milder | 1,446 mm |
| Sallanches 13 km | Sallanches | 27.0°C 3.9°C warmer | −3.0°C 2.4°C milder | 1,099 mm |
| Passy 14 km | Sallanches | 27.0°C 3.9°C warmer | −3.0°C 2.4°C milder | 1,099 mm |
| Ugine 15 km | Ugine | 26.4°C 3.3°C warmer | −0.8°C 4.6°C milder | 1,399 mm |
| Les Houches 19 km | Les Houches | 23.9°C 0.8°C warmer | −5.6°C about the same | 1,233 mm |
Praz-sur-Arly weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Megève station; sunshine at Bourg-Saint-Maurice.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.2°C | −5.4°C | −1.1°C | 144 mm | 110 |
| February | 4.5°C | −5.2°C | −0.3°C | 111 mm | 122 |
| March | 8.8°C | −1.9°C | 3.5°C | 113 mm | 170 |
| April | 12.8°C | 1.2°C | 7.0°C | 103 mm | 176 |
| May | 17.0°C | 5.3°C | 11.2°C | 127 mm | 200 |
| June | 21.0°C | 8.6°C | 14.8°C | 133 mm | 226 |
| July | 23.1°C | 10.3°C | 16.7°C | 131 mm | 249 |
| August | 22.7°C | 10.1°C | 16.4°C | 125 mm | 232 |
| September | 18.1°C | 6.9°C | 12.5°C | 112 mm | 189 |
| October | 13.8°C | 3.4°C | 8.6°C | 121 mm | 143 |
| November | 7.7°C | −1.0°C | 3.4°C | 125 mm | 99 |
| December | 3.6°C | −4.3°C | −0.3°C | 168 mm | 94 |
| Year | 13.0°C | 2.3°C | 7.7°C | 1,513 mm | 2,009 |
Where Praz-sur-Arly’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Megève, 3.8 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, 29 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 Praz-sur-Arly’s climate
How warm does Praz-sur-Arly get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.1°C. About 34 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 89% of mainland French towns, and about 3 reach 30°C.
How cold does Praz-sur-Arly get in winter?
January nights average −5.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 141 nights a year, and about 24 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Praz-sur-Arly get?
About 1,513 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. December is the wettest month (168 mm) and April the driest (103 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bourg-Saint-Maurice (29 km away), averages 2,009 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Praz-sur-Arly itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Praz-sur-Arly, Megève, 3.8 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 MEGEVE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Praz-sur-Arly →
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.