Gresse-en-Vercors is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 23.7°C. Rain peaks in November and eases off in February. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 97% of mainland French towns. An umbrella earns its place on about 119 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Villard-de-Lans station, 20 km north.
A year in Gresse-en-Vercors at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Villard-de-Lans station.
What a year in Gresse-en-Vercors 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 of Gresse-en-Vercors. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Gresse-en-Vercors itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Villard-de-Lans (38548001) |
| Distance from the town | 20 km north |
| Station altitude | 1,027 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,227 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.3 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs, 55 km away |
Gresse-en-Vercors sits 200 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Gresse-en-Vercors to run about 1.3°C cooler than these figures.
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 Gresse-en-Vercors 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gresse-en-Vercors | Villard-de-Lans | 23.7°C | −4.8°C | 1,270 mm |
| La Mure 18 km | Monestier | 25.0°C 1.3°C warmer | −2.1°C 2.7°C milder | 1,063 mm |
| Vif 19 km | Saint-Jean-en-Roya | 28.5°C 4.8°C warmer | −0.1°C 4.7°C milder | 1,136 mm |
| Villard-de-Lans 19 km | same station | 23.7°C about the same | −4.8°C about the same | 1,270 mm |
| Saint-Georges-de-Commiers 19 km | Saint-Jean-en-Roya | 28.5°C 4.8°C warmer | −0.1°C 4.7°C milder | 1,136 mm |
| Die 22 km | Die | 29.4°C 5.7°C warmer | −1.7°C 3.1°C milder | 939 mm |
| Varces-Allières-et-Risset 23 km | Chatte | 28.3°C 4.6°C warmer | −0.5°C 4.3°C milder | 968 mm |
Gresse-en-Vercors 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 Gresse-en-Vercors’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 Gresse-en-Vercors’s climate
How warm does Gresse-en-Vercors 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 Gresse-en-Vercors 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 Gresse-en-Vercors 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 Gresse-en-Vercors itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Gresse-en-Vercors, 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 Gresse-en-Vercors →
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.