Few mainland French towns have colder winter nights than Puy-Saint-André
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 25.9°C. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 82% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month here, with about 2.6 times the rain of July. Waterproofs come out on about 93 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Pelvoux station, 9.1 km west.
A year in Puy-Saint-André at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pelvoux station.
What a year in Puy-Saint-André 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 9.1 km west of Puy-Saint-André. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Puy-Saint-André itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pelvoux (05101001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.1 km west |
| Station altitude | 1,270 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,225 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 3.1 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Villar-Saint-Pancrace, 3.1 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 Puy-Saint-André 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.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puy-Saint-André | Pelvoux | 25.9°C | −5.8°C | 929 mm |
| Briançon 3.5 km | same station | 25.9°C about the same | −5.8°C about the same | 929 mm |
Puy-Saint-André 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 Puy-Saint-André’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pelvoux, 9.1 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, 3.1 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 Puy-Saint-André’s climate
How warm does Puy-Saint-André 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 Puy-Saint-André 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 Puy-Saint-André 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 (3.1 km away), averages 2,135 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Puy-Saint-André itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Puy-Saint-André, Pelvoux, 9.1 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 Puy-Saint-André →
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.