Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than La Morte
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 22.2°C. Rain peaks in December and eases off in April. None of its 6 nearest neighbors has cooler July afternoons. Garden chairs stay out from June to August, the months with highs of 20–22°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Besse station, 25 km east.
A year in La Morte at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Besse station.
What a year in La Morte feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Besse.
About 932 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 32 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 67th 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: 134 frosts and 24 days of 25°C a year
On about 134 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 22 days it stays below freezing all day. About 24 days a year reach 25°C, and 1 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Besse: 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 Besse
Besse is 25 km east of La Morte. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Morte itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Besse (38040001) |
| Distance from the town | 25 km east |
| Station altitude | 1,520 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,354 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 4.7 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs, 57 km away |
La Morte sits 166 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect La Morte to run about 1.1°C warmer 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 La Morte 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 Morte | Besse | 22.2°C | −4.1°C | 932 mm |
| Vizille 8.5 km | Chatte | 28.3°C 6.1°C warmer | −0.5°C 3.6°C milder | 968 mm |
| Vaulnaveys-le-Haut 11 km | Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy | 27.7°C 5.5°C warmer | −1.8°C 2.3°C milder | 1,122 mm |
| Champ-sur-Drac 11 km | Chatte | 28.3°C 6.1°C warmer | −0.5°C 3.6°C milder | 968 mm |
| Saint-Georges-de-Commiers 12 km | Saint-Jean-en-Roya | 28.5°C 6.3°C warmer | −0.1°C 4°C milder | 1,136 mm |
| Jarrie 12 km | Saint-Jean-en-Roya | 28.5°C 6.3°C warmer | −0.1°C 4°C milder | 1,136 mm |
| Saint-Martin-d'Uriage 14 km | Monestier | 25.0°C 2.8°C warmer | −2.1°C 2°C milder | 1,063 mm |
La Morte weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Besse station; sunshine at Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.9°C | −4.1°C | −0.1°C | 85 mm | 91 |
| February | 4.5°C | −4.6°C | −0.1°C | 64 mm | 112 |
| March | 8.4°C | −1.6°C | 3.4°C | 69 mm | 173 |
| April | 11.6°C | 1.1°C | 6.4°C | 61 mm | 190 |
| May | 15.7°C | 4.9°C | 10.3°C | 76 mm | 221 |
| June | 19.8°C | 8.6°C | 14.2°C | 75 mm | 258 |
| July | 22.2°C | 10.4°C | 16.3°C | 69 mm | 292 |
| August | 22.2°C | 10.6°C | 16.4°C | 70 mm | 263 |
| September | 17.9°C | 7.2°C | 12.5°C | 73 mm | 199 |
| October | 13.7°C | 4.2°C | 9.0°C | 90 mm | 140 |
| November | 7.5°C | −0.4°C | 3.5°C | 98 mm | 91 |
| December | 4.5°C | −3.2°C | 0.7°C | 103 mm | 78 |
| Year | 12.7°C | 2.8°C | 7.7°C | 932 mm | 2,108 |
Where La Morte’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Besse, 25 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, 57 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 Morte’s climate
How warm does La Morte get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.2°C. About 24 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 93% of mainland French towns, and about 1 reach 30°C.
How cold does La Morte get in winter?
February nights average −4.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 134 nights a year, and about 22 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does La Morte get?
About 932 mm a year, more than 82% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (103 mm) and April the driest (61 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs (57 km away), averages 2,108 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Morte itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Morte, Besse, 25 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 BESSE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for La Morte →
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.