Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Cholonge
High summer brings afternoon highs near 23.7°C. Only 29°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 97% of mainland French towns. Long walks are most pleasant from June to August, when afternoons reach 21–24°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Villard-de-Lans station, 20 km north-west.
A year in Cholonge at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Villard-de-Lans station.
What a year in Cholonge feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Villard-de-Lans.
About 1,270 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 45 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 5th wettest of 110 towns of 2,500+ in Isère.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs
A frosty town: 136 frosts and 38 days of 25°C a year
On about 136 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 20 days it stays below freezing all day. About 38 days a year reach 25°C, and 5 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Villard-de-Lans: 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 Villard-de-Lans
Villard-de-Lans is 20 km north-west of Cholonge. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Cholonge itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Villard-de-Lans (38548001) |
| Distance from the town | 20 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 1,027 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,091 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7.2 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs, 55 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 Cholonge 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 Isère.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cholonge | Villard-de-Lans | 23.7°C | −4.8°C | 1,270 mm |
| Saint-Georges-de-Commiers 7.8 km | Saint-Jean-en-Roya | 28.5°C 4.8°C warmer | −0.1°C 4.7°C milder | 1,136 mm |
| Vizille 7.9 km | Chatte | 28.3°C 4.6°C warmer | −0.5°C 4.3°C milder | 968 mm |
| Champ-sur-Drac 9.4 km | Chatte | 28.3°C 4.6°C warmer | −0.5°C 4.3°C milder | 968 mm |
| Vif 11 km | Saint-Jean-en-Roya | 28.5°C 4.8°C warmer | −0.1°C 4.7°C milder | 1,136 mm |
| La Mure 11 km | Monestier | 25.0°C 1.3°C warmer | −2.1°C 2.7°C milder | 1,063 mm |
| Jarrie 12 km | Saint-Jean-en-Roya | 28.5°C 4.8°C warmer | −0.1°C 4.7°C milder | 1,136 mm |
Cholonge weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Villard-de-Lans station; sunshine at Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.3°C | −4.8°C | −0.3°C | 101 mm | 91 |
| February | 5.4°C | −4.9°C | 0.3°C | 77 mm | 112 |
| March | 9.5°C | −1.9°C | 3.8°C | 91 mm | 173 |
| April | 12.6°C | 1.1°C | 6.8°C | 110 mm | 190 |
| May | 16.8°C | 4.9°C | 10.8°C | 117 mm | 221 |
| June | 20.9°C | 8.1°C | 14.5°C | 95 mm | 258 |
| July | 23.7°C | 9.7°C | 16.7°C | 94 mm | 292 |
| August | 23.4°C | 9.5°C | 16.5°C | 95 mm | 263 |
| September | 18.8°C | 6.3°C | 12.6°C | 121 mm | 199 |
| October | 15.0°C | 3.7°C | 9.3°C | 120 mm | 140 |
| November | 8.6°C | −0.6°C | 4.0°C | 138 mm | 91 |
| December | 4.7°C | −3.8°C | 0.5°C | 112 mm | 78 |
| Year | 13.6°C | 2.3°C | 8.0°C | 1,270 mm | 2,108 |
Where Cholonge’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Villard-de-Lans, 20 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, Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs, 55 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 Isère.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Cholonge’s climate
How warm does Cholonge get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.7°C. About 38 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 82% of mainland French towns, and about 5 reach 30°C.
How cold does Cholonge get in winter?
February nights average −4.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 136 nights a year, and about 20 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Cholonge get?
About 1,270 mm a year, more than 97% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (138 mm) and February the driest (77 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs (55 km away), averages 2,108 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Cholonge itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Cholonge, Villard-de-Lans, 20 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 VILLARD-DE-LANS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Cholonge →
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.