Poligny is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 25.0°C. A year here swings 31°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Of the 7 towns of 2,500+ in Hautes-Alpes, it is the wettest. Garden chairs stay out from June to August, the months with highs of 22–25°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Villar-Loubière station, 17 km north-east.
A year in Poligny at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Villar-Loubière station.
What a year in Poligny feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Villar-Loubière.
About 1,240 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 41 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 7 towns of 2,500+ in Hautes-Alpes.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Embrun
A frosty town: 140 frosts and 54 days of 25°C a year
On about 140 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 32 days it stays below freezing all day. About 54 days a year reach 25°C, and 12 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Villar-Loubière: 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 Villar-Loubière
Villar-Loubière is 17 km north-east of Poligny. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Poligny itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Villar-Loubière (05182001) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 1,072 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,066 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 2.4 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Embrun, 39 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 Poligny 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.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poligny | Villar-Loubière | 25.0°C | −5.5°C | 1,240 mm |
| Gap 15 km | Tallard | 29.7°C 4.7°C warmer | −4.0°C 1.5°C milder | 766 mm |
| La Bâtie-Neuve 19 km | Embrun | 27.8°C 2.8°C warmer | −2.4°C 3.1°C milder | 733 mm |
| Chorges 25 km | Embrun | 27.8°C 2.8°C warmer | −2.4°C 3.1°C milder | 733 mm |
| Veynes 25 km | La Faurie | 27.4°C 2.4°C warmer | −4.6°C 0.9°C milder | 951 mm |
Poligny weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Villar-Loubière station; sunshine at Embrun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.2°C | −5.5°C | −2.2°C | 111 mm | 159 |
| February | 4.8°C | −5.5°C | −0.3°C | 76 mm | 175 |
| March | 10.3°C | −1.7°C | 4.3°C | 88 mm | 225 |
| April | 14.0°C | 1.4°C | 7.7°C | 95 mm | 210 |
| May | 18.1°C | 5.4°C | 11.7°C | 103 mm | 225 |
| June | 22.3°C | 8.7°C | 15.5°C | 89 mm | 265 |
| July | 25.0°C | 10.7°C | 17.8°C | 69 mm | 292 |
| August | 24.7°C | 10.8°C | 17.8°C | 80 mm | 271 |
| September | 19.7°C | 7.7°C | 13.7°C | 102 mm | 233 |
| October | 14.4°C | 4.4°C | 9.4°C | 146 mm | 187 |
| November | 6.1°C | −0.6°C | 2.8°C | 151 mm | 145 |
| December | 1.6°C | −4.2°C | −1.3°C | 132 mm | 142 |
| Year | 13.5°C | 2.6°C | 8.1°C | 1,240 mm | 2,530 |
Where Poligny’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Villar-Loubière, 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, Embrun, 39 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 Poligny’s climate
How warm does Poligny get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.0°C. About 54 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 64% of mainland French towns, and about 12 reach 30°C.
How cold does Poligny get in winter?
January nights average −5.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 140 nights a year, and about 32 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Poligny get?
About 1,240 mm a year, more than 97% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (151 mm) and July the driest (69 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Embrun (39 km away), averages 2,530 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Poligny itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Poligny, Villar-Loubière, 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 VILLAR LOUBIERE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Poligny →
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.