Corps is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
July afternoons average 24.9°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 87% of mainland French towns. Rain peaks in November and eases off in February. Long walks are most pleasant from June to September, when afternoons reach 20–25°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Pellafol-Chaneaux station, 4.9 km south-west.
A year in Corps at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pellafol-Chaneaux station.
What a year in Corps feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pellafol-Chaneaux.
About 990 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 34 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 45th wettest of 110 towns of 2,500+ in Isère.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Embrun
A frosty town: 112 frosts and 52 days of 25°C a year
On about 112 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 16 days it stays below freezing all day. About 52 days a year reach 25°C, and 11 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pellafol-Chaneaux: 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 Pellafol-Chaneaux
Pellafol-Chaneaux is 4.9 km south-west of Corps. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Corps itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pellafol-Chaneaux (38299001) |
| Distance from the town | 4.9 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 947 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 924 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Embrun, 53 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 Corps 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corps | Pellafol-Chaneaux | 24.9°C | −3.4°C | 990 mm |
| La Mure 15 km | Monestier | 25.0°C about the same | −2.1°C 1.3°C milder | 1,063 mm |
| Le Bourg-d'Oisans 28 km | Saint-Michel Maur | 27.4°C 2.5°C warmer | −2.8°C 0.6°C milder | 754 mm |
Corps weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pellafol-Chaneaux station; sunshine at Embrun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.3°C | −3.4°C | 1.0°C | 83 mm | 159 |
| February | 6.6°C | −3.2°C | 1.7°C | 60 mm | 175 |
| March | 11.0°C | −0.2°C | 5.4°C | 69 mm | 225 |
| April | 14.3°C | 2.7°C | 8.5°C | 87 mm | 210 |
| May | 18.2°C | 6.7°C | 12.4°C | 88 mm | 225 |
| June | 22.2°C | 10.1°C | 16.1°C | 75 mm | 265 |
| July | 24.9°C | 12.1°C | 18.5°C | 62 mm | 292 |
| August | 24.7°C | 11.8°C | 18.3°C | 62 mm | 271 |
| September | 20.0°C | 8.6°C | 14.3°C | 82 mm | 233 |
| October | 15.6°C | 5.5°C | 10.5°C | 106 mm | 187 |
| November | 9.4°C | 0.9°C | 5.2°C | 123 mm | 145 |
| December | 5.6°C | −2.3°C | 1.7°C | 94 mm | 142 |
| Year | 14.8°C | 4.1°C | 9.5°C | 990 mm | 2,530 |
Where Corps’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pellafol-Chaneaux, 4.9 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, 53 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 Corps’s climate
How warm does Corps get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.9°C. About 52 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 65% of mainland French towns, and about 11 reach 30°C.
How cold does Corps get in winter?
January nights average −3.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 112 nights a year, and about 16 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Corps get?
About 990 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (123 mm) and February the driest (60 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Embrun (53 km away), averages 2,530 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Corps itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Corps, Pellafol-Chaneaux, 4.9 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 PELLAFOL-CHANEAUX, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Corps →
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.