Taninges sits near the bottom of mainland French towns for winter warmth
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 27.0°C on average. Winter and summer sit 30°C apart. None of its 6 nearest neighbors gets less rain. For walks and days out, the stretch from May to September brings highs of 21–27°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Sallanches station, 20 km south.
A year in Taninges at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Sallanches station.
What a year in Taninges feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sallanches.
About 1,099 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and February the driest. About 40 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 57th 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: 98 frosts and 75 days of 25°C a year
On about 98 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 8 days it stays below freezing all day. About 75 days a year reach 25°C, and 23 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sallanches: 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 Sallanches
Sallanches is 20 km south of Taninges. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Taninges itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Sallanches (74256001) |
| Distance from the town | 20 km south |
| Station altitude | 542 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 683 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 3.8 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Meythet, 44 km away |
Taninges sits 141 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Taninges to run about 0.9°C cooler than these figures.
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 Taninges 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taninges | Sallanches | 27.0°C | −3.0°C | 1,099 mm |
| Cluses 4.9 km | Ayze | 27.5°C 0.5°C warmer | −2.4°C 0.6°C milder | 1,193 mm |
| Thyez 5.5 km | Ayze | 27.5°C 0.5°C warmer | −2.4°C 0.6°C milder | 1,193 mm |
| Scionzier 6.4 km | Ayze | 27.5°C 0.5°C warmer | −2.4°C 0.6°C milder | 1,193 mm |
| Mieussy 6.5 km | Groisy | 25.4°C 1.6°C cooler | −2.1°C 0.9°C milder | 1,373 mm |
| Marnaz 7.2 km | Ayze | 27.5°C 0.5°C warmer | −2.4°C 0.6°C milder | 1,193 mm |
| Marignier 7.6 km | Ayze | 27.5°C 0.5°C warmer | −2.4°C 0.6°C milder | 1,193 mm |
Taninges weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Sallanches station; sunshine at Meythet.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.4°C | −3.0°C | 1.2°C | 100 mm | 88 |
| February | 8.1°C | −2.3°C | 2.9°C | 77 mm | 113 |
| March | 13.3°C | 0.9°C | 7.1°C | 77 mm | 174 |
| April | 17.4°C | 3.9°C | 10.7°C | 77 mm | 191 |
| May | 21.2°C | 8.4°C | 14.8°C | 99 mm | 220 |
| June | 24.8°C | 11.8°C | 18.3°C | 95 mm | 256 |
| July | 27.0°C | 13.5°C | 20.3°C | 98 mm | 274 |
| August | 26.4°C | 13.3°C | 19.9°C | 105 mm | 249 |
| September | 21.9°C | 9.9°C | 15.9°C | 79 mm | 195 |
| October | 16.9°C | 6.1°C | 11.5°C | 88 mm | 141 |
| November | 10.0°C | 1.1°C | 5.6°C | 90 mm | 91 |
| December | 5.6°C | −2.1°C | 1.8°C | 114 mm | 78 |
| Year | 16.5°C | 5.1°C | 10.8°C | 1,099 mm | 2,069 |
Where Taninges’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Sallanches, 20 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, 44 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 Taninges’s climate
How warm does Taninges get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.0°C. About 75 days a year reach 25°C, more than 67% of mainland French towns, and about 23 reach 30°C.
How cold does Taninges get in winter?
January nights average −3.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 98 nights a year, and about 8 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Taninges get?
About 1,099 mm a year, more than 92% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (114 mm) and February the driest (77 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Meythet (44 km away), averages 2,069 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Taninges itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Taninges, Sallanches, 20 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 SALLANCHES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Taninges →
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.