Few mainland French towns have colder winter nights than Puy-Saint-Eusèbe
Sunny July days climb to about 26.3°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks drier than 70% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month here, with about 2.7 times the rain of February. If you like long walks, July and August offer highs of 26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Barcelonnette station, 28 km south-east: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Puy-Saint-Eusèbe at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Barcelonnette station.
What a year in Puy-Saint-Eusèbe feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Barcelonnette.
About 694 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 8th 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: 170 frosts and 66 days of 25°C a year
On about 170 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 66 days a year reach 25°C, and 10 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Barcelonnette: 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 Barcelonnette
Barcelonnette is 28 km south-east of Puy-Saint-Eusèbe. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Puy-Saint-Eusèbe itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Barcelonnette (04019001) |
| Distance from the town | 28 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 1,155 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,207 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7.9 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Embrun, 7.9 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-Eusèbe 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-Eusèbe | Barcelonnette | 26.3°C | −7.9°C | 694 mm |
| Embrun 6.6 km | Embrun | 27.8°C 1.5°C warmer | −2.4°C 5.5°C milder | 733 mm |
| Chorges 10 km | Embrun | 27.8°C 1.5°C warmer | −2.4°C 5.5°C milder | 733 mm |
| La Bâtie-Neuve 16 km | Embrun | 27.8°C 1.5°C warmer | −2.4°C 5.5°C milder | 733 mm |
| Gap 26 km | Tallard | 29.7°C 3.4°C warmer | −4.0°C 3.9°C milder | 766 mm |
| Barcelonnette 27 km | same station | 26.3°C about the same | −7.9°C about the same | 694 mm |
Puy-Saint-Eusèbe weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Barcelonnette station; sunshine at Embrun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.2°C | −7.9°C | −0.8°C | 44 mm | 159 |
| February | 8.0°C | −7.3°C | 0.4°C | 33 mm | 175 |
| March | 12.3°C | −3.6°C | 4.3°C | 42 mm | 225 |
| April | 15.1°C | −0.3°C | 7.4°C | 60 mm | 210 |
| May | 19.3°C | 3.4°C | 11.4°C | 64 mm | 225 |
| June | 23.7°C | 6.5°C | 15.1°C | 57 mm | 265 |
| July | 26.3°C | 8.4°C | 17.4°C | 49 mm | 292 |
| August | 26.1°C | 8.0°C | 17.1°C | 49 mm | 271 |
| September | 21.4°C | 4.9°C | 13.1°C | 64 mm | 233 |
| October | 16.5°C | 1.4°C | 9.0°C | 85 mm | 187 |
| November | 10.2°C | −2.9°C | 3.7°C | 88 mm | 145 |
| December | 6.3°C | −6.7°C | −0.2°C | 60 mm | 142 |
| Year | 15.9°C | 0.3°C | 8.2°C | 694 mm | 2,530 |
Where Puy-Saint-Eusèbe’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Barcelonnette, 28 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, 7.9 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-Eusèbe’s climate
How warm does Puy-Saint-Eusèbe get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.3°C. About 66 days a year reach 25°C, more than 56% of mainland French towns, and about 10 reach 30°C.
How cold does Puy-Saint-Eusèbe get in winter?
January nights average −7.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 170 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Puy-Saint-Eusèbe get?
About 694 mm a year, less than 70% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (88 mm) and February the driest (33 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Embrun (7.9 km away), averages 2,530 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Puy-Saint-Eusèbe itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Puy-Saint-Eusèbe, Barcelonnette, 28 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 BARCELONNETTE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Puy-Saint-Eusèbe →
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.