Laval-en-Belledonne sits near the bottom of mainland French towns for winter warmth
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 25.0°C on average. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 89% of mainland French towns. Seasons differ by 27°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Waterproofs come out on about 110 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Monestier station, 44 km south-west: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Laval-en-Belledonne at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Monestier station.
What a year in Laval-en-Belledonne feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Monestier.
About 1,063 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 36 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 43rd 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: 93 frosts and 50 days of 25°C a year
On about 93 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 17 days it stays below freezing all day. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, and 11 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Monestier: 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 Monestier
Monestier is 44 km south-west of Laval-en-Belledonne. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Laval-en-Belledonne itself. At that distance, read them as the area’s climate.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Monestier (38242001) |
| Distance from the town | 44 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 806 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 792 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 5.3 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Chambery-Aix, 44 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 Laval-en-Belledonne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laval-en-Belledonne | Monestier | 25.0°C | −2.1°C | 1,063 mm |
| Froges 3.2 km | Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy | 27.7°C 2.7°C warmer | −1.8°C about the same | 1,122 mm |
| Villard-Bonnot 4.6 km | Pont-de-Beauvoisin | 28.5°C 3.5°C warmer | −1.2°C 0.9°C milder | 1,166 mm |
| Crolles 6.7 km | Pont-de-Beauvoisin | 28.5°C 3.5°C warmer | −1.2°C 0.9°C milder | 1,166 mm |
| Bernin 7.2 km | Pont-de-Beauvoisin | 28.5°C 3.5°C warmer | −1.2°C 0.9°C milder | 1,166 mm |
| Le Versoud 7.6 km | Pont-de-Beauvoisin | 28.5°C 3.5°C warmer | −1.2°C 0.9°C milder | 1,166 mm |
| Saint-Nazaire-les-Eymes 8 km | Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy | 27.7°C 2.7°C warmer | −1.8°C about the same | 1,122 mm |
Laval-en-Belledonne weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Monestier station; sunshine at Chambery-Aix.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.9°C | −2.1°C | 1.4°C | 95 mm | 77 |
| February | 6.3°C | −2.0°C | 2.2°C | 71 mm | 102 |
| March | 10.8°C | 0.9°C | 5.9°C | 80 mm | 158 |
| April | 14.1°C | 3.6°C | 8.9°C | 85 mm | 176 |
| May | 18.4°C | 7.4°C | 12.9°C | 94 mm | 202 |
| June | 22.4°C | 10.9°C | 16.7°C | 75 mm | 236 |
| July | 25.0°C | 12.7°C | 18.9°C | 67 mm | 262 |
| August | 24.6°C | 12.8°C | 18.7°C | 80 mm | 237 |
| September | 19.8°C | 9.6°C | 14.7°C | 93 mm | 181 |
| October | 15.2°C | 6.5°C | 10.8°C | 103 mm | 124 |
| November | 9.0°C | 1.8°C | 5.4°C | 119 mm | 75 |
| December | 5.3°C | −1.1°C | 2.1°C | 102 mm | 66 |
| Year | 14.7°C | 5.1°C | 9.9°C | 1,063 mm | 1,895 |
Where Laval-en-Belledonne’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Monestier, 44 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, 44 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 Laval-en-Belledonne’s climate
How warm does Laval-en-Belledonne get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.0°C. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 68% of mainland French towns, and about 11 reach 30°C.
How cold does Laval-en-Belledonne get in winter?
January nights average −2.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 93 nights a year, and about 17 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Laval-en-Belledonne get?
About 1,063 mm a year, more than 89% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (119 mm) and July the driest (67 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Chambery-Aix (44 km away), averages 1,895 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Laval-en-Belledonne itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Laval-en-Belledonne, Monestier, 44 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 MONESTIER, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Laval-en-Belledonne →
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