Few mainland French towns get more frosts than La Salette-Fallavaux
Midsummer highs settle at about 25.0°C. November is the wettest month, July the driest. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 97% of mainland French towns. Plan time outside from June to August, when highs sit at 22–25°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Villar-Loubière station, 13 km east.
A year in La Salette-Fallavaux at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Villar-Loubière station.
What a year in La Salette-Fallavaux feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Villar-Loubière.
About 1,240 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 41 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 8th wettest of 110 towns of 2,500+ in Isère.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Embrun
A frosty town: 140 frosts and 54 days of 25°C a year
On about 140 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 32 days it stays below freezing all day. About 54 days a year reach 25°C, and 12 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Villar-Loubière: 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 Villar-Loubière
Villar-Loubière is 13 km east of La Salette-Fallavaux. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Salette-Fallavaux itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Villar-Loubière (05182001) |
| Distance from the town | 13 km east |
| Station altitude | 1,072 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,132 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7.9 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Embrun, 52 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 Salette-Fallavaux 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 Salette-Fallavaux | Villar-Loubière | 25.0°C | −5.5°C | 1,240 mm |
| La Mure 16 km | Monestier | 25.0°C about the same | −2.1°C 3.4°C milder | 1,063 mm |
| Le Bourg-d'Oisans 25 km | Saint-Michel Maur | 27.4°C 2.4°C warmer | −2.8°C 2.7°C milder | 754 mm |
La Salette-Fallavaux weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Villar-Loubière station; sunshine at Embrun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.2°C | −5.5°C | −2.2°C | 111 mm | 159 |
| February | 4.8°C | −5.5°C | −0.3°C | 76 mm | 175 |
| March | 10.3°C | −1.7°C | 4.3°C | 88 mm | 225 |
| April | 14.0°C | 1.4°C | 7.7°C | 95 mm | 210 |
| May | 18.1°C | 5.4°C | 11.7°C | 103 mm | 225 |
| June | 22.3°C | 8.7°C | 15.5°C | 89 mm | 265 |
| July | 25.0°C | 10.7°C | 17.8°C | 69 mm | 292 |
| August | 24.7°C | 10.8°C | 17.8°C | 80 mm | 271 |
| September | 19.7°C | 7.7°C | 13.7°C | 102 mm | 233 |
| October | 14.4°C | 4.4°C | 9.4°C | 146 mm | 187 |
| November | 6.1°C | −0.6°C | 2.8°C | 151 mm | 145 |
| December | 1.6°C | −4.2°C | −1.3°C | 132 mm | 142 |
| Year | 13.5°C | 2.6°C | 8.1°C | 1,240 mm | 2,530 |
Where La Salette-Fallavaux’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Villar-Loubière, 13 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, 52 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 Salette-Fallavaux’s climate
How warm does La Salette-Fallavaux get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.0°C. About 54 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 64% of mainland French towns, and about 12 reach 30°C.
How cold does La Salette-Fallavaux get in winter?
January nights average −5.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 140 nights a year, and about 32 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does La Salette-Fallavaux get?
About 1,240 mm a year, more than 97% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (151 mm) and July the driest (69 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Embrun (52 km away), averages 2,530 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Salette-Fallavaux itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Salette-Fallavaux, Villar-Loubière, 13 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 VILLAR LOUBIERE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for La Salette-Fallavaux →
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