Hardly any mainland French towns see harsher January nights than Champcella
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 25.9°C. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 82% of mainland French towns. Rain follows the seasons: November brings about 2.6 times as much as July. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 149 nights a year below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Pelvoux station, 17 km north.
A year in Champcella at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pelvoux station.
What a year in Champcella feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pelvoux.
About 929 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 31 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 7 towns of 2,500+ in Hautes-Alpes.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Villar-Saint-Pancrace
A frosty town: 149 frosts and 62 days of 25°C a year
On about 149 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 11 days it stays below freezing all day. About 62 days a year reach 25°C, and 10 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pelvoux: 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 Pelvoux
Pelvoux is 17 km north of Champcella. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Champcella itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pelvoux (05101001) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km north |
| Station altitude | 1,270 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,179 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 3.6 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Villar-Saint-Pancrace, 18 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 Champcella 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 Hautes-Alpes.
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.
Champcella weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pelvoux station; sunshine at Villar-Saint-Pancrace.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.7°C | −5.8°C | −0.6°C | 79 mm | 126 |
| February | 6.6°C | −5.7°C | 0.5°C | 58 mm | 131 |
| March | 10.6°C | −2.6°C | 4.0°C | 68 mm | 165 |
| April | 13.8°C | 0.8°C | 7.3°C | 71 mm | 193 |
| May | 18.2°C | 4.6°C | 11.4°C | 78 mm | 217 |
| June | 23.1°C | 7.7°C | 15.4°C | 67 mm | 245 |
| July | 25.9°C | 9.2°C | 17.6°C | 47 mm | 270 |
| August | 25.5°C | 9.2°C | 17.4°C | 55 mm | 250 |
| September | 20.7°C | 6.0°C | 13.4°C | 78 mm | 179 |
| October | 15.3°C | 2.7°C | 9.0°C | 110 mm | 139 |
| November | 8.8°C | −1.5°C | 3.7°C | 123 mm | 112 |
| December | 5.0°C | −4.7°C | 0.1°C | 96 mm | 109 |
| Year | 14.8°C | 1.7°C | 8.3°C | 929 mm | 2,135 |
Where Champcella’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pelvoux, 17 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, Villar-Saint-Pancrace, 18 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 Hautes-Alpes.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Champcella’s climate
How warm does Champcella get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.9°C. About 62 days a year reach 25°C, more than 52% of mainland French towns, and about 10 reach 30°C.
How cold does Champcella get in winter?
January nights average −5.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 149 nights a year, and about 11 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Champcella get?
About 929 mm a year, more than 82% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (123 mm) and July the driest (47 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Villar-Saint-Pancrace (18 km away), averages 2,135 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Champcella itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Champcella, Pelvoux, 17 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 PELVOUX, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Champcella →
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.