Saint-André-de-Boëge sits near the bottom of mainland French towns for winter warmth
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 23.5°C on average. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than almost every mainland French town. May is the wettest month, February the driest. Frost greets about 118 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Vacheresse station, 26 km north-east; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Saint-André-de-Boëge at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Vacheresse station.
What a year in Saint-André-de-Boëge feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Vacheresse.
About 1,584 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 58 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd 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: 118 frosts and 35 days of 25°C a year
On about 118 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 28 days it stays below freezing all day. About 35 days a year reach 25°C, and 4 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Vacheresse: 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 Vacheresse
Vacheresse is 26 km north-east of Saint-André-de-Boëge. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-André-de-Boëge itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Vacheresse (74286001) |
| Distance from the town | 26 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 790 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 737 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 13 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Meythet, 37 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 Saint-André-de-Boëge 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-André-de-Boëge | Vacheresse | 23.5°C | −3.9°C | 1,584 mm |
| Viuz-en-Sallaz 3.9 km | Groisy | 25.4°C 1.9°C warmer | −2.1°C 1.8°C milder | 1,373 mm |
| Fillinges 4.6 km | Archamps | 26.4°C 2.9°C warmer | −1.0°C 2.9°C milder | 1,170 mm |
| Bonne 5.5 km | Archamps | 26.4°C 2.9°C warmer | −1.0°C 2.9°C milder | 1,170 mm |
| Cranves-Sales 7 km | Archamps | 26.4°C 2.9°C warmer | −1.0°C 2.9°C milder | 1,170 mm |
| Saint-Cergues 7.3 km | Archamps | 26.4°C 2.9°C warmer | −1.0°C 2.9°C milder | 1,170 mm |
| Saint-Jeoire 7.9 km | Ayze | 27.5°C 4°C warmer | −2.4°C 1.5°C milder | 1,193 mm |
Saint-André-de-Boëge weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Vacheresse station; sunshine at Meythet.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.0°C | −3.9°C | −1.0°C | 115 mm | 88 |
| February | 3.5°C | −3.7°C | −0.1°C | 108 mm | 113 |
| March | 9.2°C | −0.6°C | 4.3°C | 113 mm | 174 |
| April | 13.4°C | 2.3°C | 7.8°C | 121 mm | 191 |
| May | 17.4°C | 6.2°C | 11.8°C | 157 mm | 220 |
| June | 21.4°C | 9.7°C | 15.5°C | 145 mm | 256 |
| July | 23.5°C | 11.5°C | 17.5°C | 142 mm | 274 |
| August | 23.0°C | 11.4°C | 17.2°C | 147 mm | 249 |
| September | 18.1°C | 7.9°C | 13.0°C | 127 mm | 195 |
| October | 12.4°C | 4.5°C | 8.5°C | 132 mm | 141 |
| November | 6.2°C | 0.0°C | 3.1°C | 131 mm | 91 |
| December | 2.7°C | −3.0°C | −0.2°C | 146 mm | 78 |
| Year | 12.7°C | 3.5°C | 8.1°C | 1,584 mm | 2,069 |
Where Saint-André-de-Boëge’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Vacheresse, 26 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, 37 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 Saint-André-de-Boëge’s climate
How warm does Saint-André-de-Boëge get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.5°C. About 35 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 85% of mainland French towns, and about 4 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-André-de-Boëge get in winter?
January nights average −3.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 118 nights a year, and about 28 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-André-de-Boëge get?
About 1,584 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. May is the wettest month (157 mm) and February the driest (108 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Meythet (37 km away), averages 2,069 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-André-de-Boëge itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-André-de-Boëge, Vacheresse, 26 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 VACHERESSE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-André-de-Boëge →
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