Few mainland French towns have colder winter nights than Servoz
Midsummer highs settle at about 26.0°C. Seasons differ by 30°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Its yearly rainfall tops that of almost every mainland French town. Windscreens need scraping on about 112 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Servoz station, 0.4 km south-east.
A year in Servoz at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Servoz station.
What a year in Servoz feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Servoz.
About 1,446 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and September the driest. About 53 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: 112 frosts and 65 days of 25°C a year
On about 112 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 11 days it stays below freezing all day. About 65 days a year reach 25°C, and 17 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Servoz: 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 Servoz
Servoz is 0.4 km south-east of Servoz. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Servoz itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Servoz (74266001) |
| Distance from the town | 0.4 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 815 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 822 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Bourg-Saint-Maurice, 36 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 Servoz 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Servoz | Servoz | 26.0°C | −4.1°C | 1,446 mm |
| Passy 4.7 km | Sallanches | 27.0°C 1°C warmer | −3.0°C 1.1°C milder | 1,099 mm |
| Les Houches 4.8 km | Les Houches | 23.9°C 2.1°C cooler | −5.6°C 1.5°C colder | 1,233 mm |
| Saint-Gervais-les-Bains 6.5 km | same station | 26.0°C about the same | −4.1°C about the same | 1,446 mm |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc 8.5 km | Les Houches | 23.9°C 2.1°C cooler | −5.6°C 1.5°C colder | 1,233 mm |
| Sallanches 10 km | Sallanches | 27.0°C 1°C warmer | −3.0°C 1.1°C milder | 1,099 mm |
| Magland 14 km | Sallanches | 27.0°C 1°C warmer | −3.0°C 1.1°C milder | 1,099 mm |
Servoz weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Servoz station; sunshine at Bourg-Saint-Maurice.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.7°C | −4.1°C | 0.3°C | 138 mm | 110 |
| February | 6.9°C | −3.6°C | 1.6°C | 106 mm | 122 |
| March | 11.9°C | −0.5°C | 5.7°C | 107 mm | 170 |
| April | 16.1°C | 2.8°C | 9.4°C | 105 mm | 176 |
| May | 20.1°C | 6.9°C | 13.5°C | 133 mm | 200 |
| June | 24.2°C | 10.3°C | 17.2°C | 123 mm | 226 |
| July | 26.0°C | 12.1°C | 19.1°C | 128 mm | 249 |
| August | 25.5°C | 11.9°C | 18.7°C | 127 mm | 232 |
| September | 20.8°C | 8.5°C | 14.6°C | 100 mm | 189 |
| October | 16.0°C | 5.0°C | 10.5°C | 111 mm | 143 |
| November | 9.1°C | 0.2°C | 4.6°C | 116 mm | 99 |
| December | 4.6°C | −3.1°C | 0.8°C | 152 mm | 94 |
| Year | 15.5°C | 3.9°C | 9.7°C | 1,446 mm | 2,009 |
Where Servoz’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Servoz, 0.4 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, 36 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 Servoz’s climate
How warm does Servoz get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.0°C. About 65 days a year reach 25°C, more than 56% of mainland French towns, and about 17 reach 30°C.
How cold does Servoz get in winter?
January nights average −4.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 112 nights a year, and about 11 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Servoz get?
About 1,446 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. December is the wettest month (152 mm) and September the driest (100 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bourg-Saint-Maurice (36 km away), averages 2,009 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Servoz itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Servoz, Servoz, 0.4 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 SERVOZ, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Servoz →
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.