Hardly any mainland French towns see harsher January nights than Saint-Chaffrey
High summer brings afternoon highs near 24.3°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 80% of mainland French towns. Only 33°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. An umbrella earns its place on about 95 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Le Monêtier-les-Bains station, 8.4 km north-west.
A year in Saint-Chaffrey at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Le Monêtier-les-Bains station.
What a year in Saint-Chaffrey 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 8.4 km north-west of Saint-Chaffrey. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Chaffrey itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Le Monêtier-les-Bains (05079001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.4 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 1,459 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,370 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.2 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Villar-Saint-Pancrace, 6.2 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 Saint-Chaffrey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Chaffrey | Le Monêtier-les-Bains | 24.3°C | −8.9°C | 861 mm |
| Briançon 4.4 km | Pelvoux | 25.9°C 1.6°C warmer | −5.8°C 3.1°C milder | 929 mm |
Saint-Chaffrey 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 Saint-Chaffrey’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, 8.4 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, 6.2 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 Saint-Chaffrey’s climate
How warm does Saint-Chaffrey 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 Saint-Chaffrey 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 Saint-Chaffrey 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 (6.2 km away), averages 2,135 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Chaffrey itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Chaffrey, Le Monêtier-les-Bains, 8.4 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 Saint-Chaffrey →
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.