La Chapelle-du-Bard sits near the top of mainland French towns for rain, with 1,275 mm a year
Expect July afternoons of about 26.3°C. Its January nights bite harder than in 96% of mainland French towns. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 28°C apart. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 74 nights a year below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Alban des Hurtières station, 14 km north-east.
A year in La Chapelle-du-Bard at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Alban des Hurtières station.
What a year in La Chapelle-du-Bard feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Alban des Hurtières.
About 1,275 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 46 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 Chambery-Aix
A frosty town: 74 frosts and 67 days of 25°C a year
On about 74 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 8 days it stays below freezing all day. About 67 days a year reach 25°C, and 17 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Alban des Hurtières: 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 Saint-Alban des Hurtières
Saint-Alban des Hurtières is 14 km north-east of La Chapelle-du-Bard. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Chapelle-du-Bard itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Alban des Hurtières (73220001) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 610 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 570 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.5 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Chambery-Aix, 30 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 La Chapelle-du-Bard 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-du-Bard | Saint-Alban des Hurtières | 26.3°C | −1.5°C | 1,275 mm |
| Valgelon-La Rochette 3.9 km | Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy | 27.7°C 1.4°C warmer | −1.8°C about the same | 1,122 mm |
| Allevard 4.1 km | Sainte-Marie Cuines | 28.4°C 2.1°C warmer | −2.2°C 0.7°C colder | 856 mm |
| Pontcharra 6.9 km | Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy | 27.7°C 1.4°C warmer | −1.8°C about the same | 1,122 mm |
| Crêts en Belledonne 7.9 km | Sainte-Marie Cuines | 28.4°C 2.1°C warmer | −2.2°C 0.7°C colder | 856 mm |
| Montmélian 9.4 km | Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy | 27.7°C 1.4°C warmer | −1.8°C about the same | 1,122 mm |
| Chapareillan 11 km | Challes-les-Eaux | 28.1°C 1.8°C warmer | −1.8°C about the same | 1,148 mm |
La Chapelle-du-Bard weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Alban des Hurtières station; sunshine at Chambery-Aix.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.4°C | −1.5°C | 2.0°C | 122 mm | 77 |
| February | 7.4°C | −1.0°C | 3.2°C | 92 mm | 102 |
| March | 12.5°C | 2.3°C | 7.4°C | 101 mm | 158 |
| April | 16.4°C | 5.3°C | 10.8°C | 92 mm | 176 |
| May | 20.2°C | 9.0°C | 14.6°C | 111 mm | 202 |
| June | 23.9°C | 12.2°C | 18.1°C | 107 mm | 236 |
| July | 26.3°C | 14.1°C | 20.2°C | 97 mm | 262 |
| August | 25.9°C | 14.0°C | 19.9°C | 100 mm | 237 |
| September | 21.2°C | 10.6°C | 15.9°C | 95 mm | 181 |
| October | 16.2°C | 7.1°C | 11.7°C | 102 mm | 124 |
| November | 9.8°C | 2.4°C | 6.1°C | 122 mm | 75 |
| December | 5.6°C | −0.6°C | 2.5°C | 133 mm | 66 |
| Year | 15.9°C | 6.2°C | 11.0°C | 1,275 mm | 1,895 |
Where La Chapelle-du-Bard’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Alban des Hurtières, 14 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, Chambery-Aix, 30 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 La Chapelle-du-Bard’s climate
How warm does La Chapelle-du-Bard get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.3°C. About 67 days a year reach 25°C, more than 57% of mainland French towns, and about 17 reach 30°C.
How cold does La Chapelle-du-Bard get in winter?
January nights average −1.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 74 nights a year, and about 8 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does La Chapelle-du-Bard get?
About 1,275 mm a year, more than 98% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (133 mm) and April the driest (92 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Chambery-Aix (30 km away), averages 1,895 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Chapelle-du-Bard itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Chapelle-du-Bard, Saint-Alban des Hurtières, 14 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 ST-ALBAN DES HURTIERES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for La Chapelle-du-Bard →
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