Névache has some of the coldest winter nights among mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 24.3°C. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 33°C apart. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 80% of mainland French towns. Expect about 180 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Le Monêtier-les-Bains station, 10 km south-west.
A year in Névache at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Le Monêtier-les-Bains station.
What a year in Névache feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Monêtier-les-Bains.
About 861 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 28 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd 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: 180 frosts and 45 days of 25°C a year
On about 180 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 16 days it stays below freezing all day. About 45 days a year reach 25°C, and 4 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Monêtier-les-Bains: 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 Le Monêtier-les-Bains
Le Monêtier-les-Bains is 10 km south-west of Névache. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Névache itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Le Monêtier-les-Bains (05079001) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 1,459 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,593 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 0.3 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Villar-Saint-Pancrace, 15 km away |
Névache sits 134 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Névache 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 Névache 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, each with its own matched station.
Névache weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Le Monêtier-les-Bains station; sunshine at Villar-Saint-Pancrace.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.7°C | −8.9°C | −2.6°C | 70 mm | 126 |
| February | 5.5°C | −8.3°C | −1.4°C | 51 mm | 131 |
| March | 9.0°C | −4.3°C | 2.3°C | 58 mm | 165 |
| April | 12.2°C | −0.9°C | 5.7°C | 59 mm | 193 |
| May | 16.9°C | 3.0°C | 9.9°C | 74 mm | 217 |
| June | 21.5°C | 6.2°C | 13.8°C | 67 mm | 245 |
| July | 24.3°C | 7.7°C | 16.0°C | 56 mm | 270 |
| August | 24.2°C | 7.5°C | 15.8°C | 56 mm | 250 |
| September | 19.6°C | 4.4°C | 12.0°C | 73 mm | 179 |
| October | 14.6°C | 0.8°C | 7.7°C | 105 mm | 139 |
| November | 8.1°C | −3.6°C | 2.3°C | 107 mm | 112 |
| December | 4.0°C | −7.4°C | −1.7°C | 85 mm | 109 |
| Year | 13.6°C | −0.3°C | 6.7°C | 861 mm | 2,135 |
Where Névache’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Le Monêtier-les-Bains, 10 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, 15 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 Névache’s climate
How warm does Névache get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.3°C. About 45 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 75% of mainland French towns, and about 4 reach 30°C.
How cold does Névache get in winter?
January nights average −8.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 180 nights a year, and about 16 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Névache get?
About 861 mm a year, more than 72% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (107 mm) and February the driest (51 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Villar-Saint-Pancrace (15 km away), averages 2,135 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Névache itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Névache, Le Monêtier-les-Bains, 10 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 LE MONETIER LES BAINS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Névache →
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.