Risoul has some of the coldest winter nights among mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 26.1°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks drier than 77% of mainland French towns. The rainiest month is November; the driest is February. The heating season runs October to April: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Jausiers-Saint-Anne station, 27 km south: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Risoul at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Jausiers-Saint-Anne station.
What a year in Risoul feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Jausiers-Saint-Anne.
About 677 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: 160 frosts and 63 days of 25°C a year
On about 160 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 16 days it stays below freezing all day. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Jausiers-Saint-Anne: 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 Jausiers-Saint-Anne
Jausiers-Saint-Anne is 27 km south of Risoul. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Risoul itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Jausiers-Saint-Anne (04096002) |
| Distance from the town | 27 km south |
| Station altitude | 1,240 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,215 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.9 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Embrun, 13 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 Risoul 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.
Risoul weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Jausiers-Saint-Anne station; sunshine at Embrun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.4°C | −6.2°C | −0.9°C | 44 mm | 159 |
| February | 6.4°C | −6.1°C | 0.2°C | 35 mm | 175 |
| March | 11.0°C | −2.7°C | 4.1°C | 41 mm | 225 |
| April | 13.9°C | 0.4°C | 7.2°C | 56 mm | 210 |
| May | 18.6°C | 4.3°C | 11.4°C | 62 mm | 225 |
| June | 23.3°C | 7.6°C | 15.4°C | 58 mm | 265 |
| July | 26.1°C | 9.3°C | 17.7°C | 46 mm | 292 |
| August | 25.7°C | 9.2°C | 17.4°C | 48 mm | 271 |
| September | 20.4°C | 6.0°C | 13.2°C | 63 mm | 233 |
| October | 15.3°C | 2.8°C | 9.0°C | 79 mm | 187 |
| November | 8.7°C | −1.7°C | 3.5°C | 85 mm | 145 |
| December | 4.5°C | −4.9°C | −0.2°C | 59 mm | 142 |
| Year | 14.9°C | 1.5°C | 8.2°C | 677 mm | 2,530 |
Where Risoul’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Jausiers-Saint-Anne, 27 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, 13 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 Risoul’s climate
How warm does Risoul get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.1°C. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, more than 54% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does Risoul get in winter?
January nights average −6.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 160 nights a year, and about 16 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Risoul get?
About 677 mm a year, less than 77% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (85 mm) and February the driest (35 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Embrun (13 km away), averages 2,530 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Risoul itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Risoul, Jausiers-Saint-Anne, 27 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 JAUSIERS-ST ANNE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Risoul →
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.