La Valette is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
Expect July afternoons of about 24.9°C. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 87% of mainland French towns. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 28°C apart. For walks and days out, the stretch from June to September brings highs of 20–25°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Pellafol-Chaneaux station, 18 km south.
A year in La Valette at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pellafol-Chaneaux station.
What a year in La Valette 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 Villar-Saint-Pancrace
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 18 km south of La Valette. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Valette itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pellafol-Chaneaux (38299001) |
| Distance from the town | 18 km south |
| Station altitude | 947 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 973 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 5.3 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Villar-Saint-Pancrace, 62 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 Valette 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 Valette | Pellafol-Chaneaux | 24.9°C | −3.4°C | 990 mm |
| La Mure 6.3 km | Monestier | 25.0°C about the same | −2.1°C 1.3°C milder | 1,063 mm |
| Saint-Georges-de-Commiers 16 km | Saint-Jean-en-Roya | 28.5°C 3.6°C warmer | −0.1°C 3.3°C milder | 1,136 mm |
| Vizille 16 km | Chatte | 28.3°C 3.4°C warmer | −0.5°C 2.9°C milder | 968 mm |
| Champ-sur-Drac 18 km | Chatte | 28.3°C 3.4°C warmer | −0.5°C 2.9°C milder | 968 mm |
| Vif 19 km | Saint-Jean-en-Roya | 28.5°C 3.6°C warmer | −0.1°C 3.3°C milder | 1,136 mm |
| Le Bourg-d'Oisans 19 km | Saint-Michel Maur | 27.4°C 2.5°C warmer | −2.8°C 0.6°C milder | 754 mm |
La Valette weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pellafol-Chaneaux station; sunshine at Villar-Saint-Pancrace.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.3°C | −3.4°C | 1.0°C | 83 mm | 126 |
| February | 6.6°C | −3.2°C | 1.7°C | 60 mm | 131 |
| March | 11.0°C | −0.2°C | 5.4°C | 69 mm | 165 |
| April | 14.3°C | 2.7°C | 8.5°C | 87 mm | 193 |
| May | 18.2°C | 6.7°C | 12.4°C | 88 mm | 217 |
| June | 22.2°C | 10.1°C | 16.1°C | 75 mm | 245 |
| July | 24.9°C | 12.1°C | 18.5°C | 62 mm | 270 |
| August | 24.7°C | 11.8°C | 18.3°C | 62 mm | 250 |
| September | 20.0°C | 8.6°C | 14.3°C | 82 mm | 179 |
| October | 15.6°C | 5.5°C | 10.5°C | 106 mm | 139 |
| November | 9.4°C | 0.9°C | 5.2°C | 123 mm | 112 |
| December | 5.6°C | −2.3°C | 1.7°C | 94 mm | 109 |
| Year | 14.8°C | 4.1°C | 9.5°C | 990 mm | 2,135 |
Where La Valette’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pellafol-Chaneaux, 18 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, Villar-Saint-Pancrace, 62 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 Valette’s climate
How warm does La Valette 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 La Valette 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 La Valette 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, Villar-Saint-Pancrace (62 km away), averages 2,135 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Valette itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Valette, Pellafol-Chaneaux, 18 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 La Valette →
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.