Few mainland French towns get more frosts than Lavaldens
Expect July afternoons of about 25.1°C. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 90% of mainland French towns. Winter and summer sit 29°C apart. An umbrella earns its place on about 111 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Baudille station, 23 km south.
A year in Lavaldens at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Baudille station.
What a year in Lavaldens feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Baudille.
About 1,082 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February 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 Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs
A frosty town: 115 frosts and 53 days of 25°C a year
On about 115 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 18 days it stays below freezing all day. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, and 13 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Baudille: 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-Baudille
Saint-Baudille is 23 km south of Lavaldens. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Lavaldens itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Baudille (38366001) |
| Distance from the town | 23 km south |
| Station altitude | 1,040 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,062 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 0.2 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs, 61 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 Lavaldens 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavaldens | Saint-Baudille | 25.1°C | −3.4°C | 1,082 mm |
| La Mure 12 km | Monestier | 25.0°C about the same | −2.1°C 1.3°C milder | 1,063 mm |
| Vizille 13 km | Chatte | 28.3°C 3.2°C warmer | −0.5°C 2.9°C milder | 968 mm |
| Le Bourg-d'Oisans 14 km | Saint-Michel Maur | 27.4°C 2.3°C warmer | −2.8°C 0.6°C milder | 754 mm |
| Saint-Georges-de-Commiers 15 km | Saint-Jean-en-Roya | 28.5°C 3.4°C warmer | −0.1°C 3.3°C milder | 1,136 mm |
| Champ-sur-Drac 15 km | Chatte | 28.3°C 3.2°C warmer | −0.5°C 2.9°C milder | 968 mm |
| Vaulnaveys-le-Haut 16 km | Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy | 27.7°C 2.6°C warmer | −1.8°C 1.6°C milder | 1,122 mm |
Lavaldens weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Baudille station; sunshine at Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.1°C | −3.4°C | 0.9°C | 77 mm | 91 |
| February | 6.3°C | −3.5°C | 1.4°C | 62 mm | 112 |
| March | 10.5°C | −0.7°C | 4.9°C | 69 mm | 173 |
| April | 13.6°C | 1.8°C | 7.7°C | 97 mm | 190 |
| May | 17.8°C | 5.7°C | 11.8°C | 106 mm | 221 |
| June | 22.1°C | 9.3°C | 15.7°C | 95 mm | 258 |
| July | 25.1°C | 11.3°C | 18.2°C | 78 mm | 292 |
| August | 24.8°C | 11.4°C | 18.1°C | 77 mm | 263 |
| September | 19.9°C | 8.2°C | 14.0°C | 99 mm | 199 |
| October | 15.5°C | 5.0°C | 10.2°C | 109 mm | 140 |
| November | 9.1°C | 0.5°C | 4.8°C | 125 mm | 91 |
| December | 5.6°C | −2.5°C | 1.5°C | 90 mm | 78 |
| Year | 14.6°C | 3.6°C | 9.1°C | 1,082 mm | 2,108 |
Where Lavaldens’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Baudille, 23 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, 61 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 Lavaldens’s climate
How warm does Lavaldens get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.1°C. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 65% of mainland French towns, and about 13 reach 30°C.
How cold does Lavaldens get in winter?
February nights average −3.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 115 nights a year, and about 18 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Lavaldens get?
About 1,082 mm a year, more than 90% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (125 mm) and February the driest (62 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs (61 km away), averages 2,108 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Lavaldens itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Lavaldens, Saint-Baudille, 23 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-BAUDILLE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Lavaldens →
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.