More rain falls on Lentiol than on 87% of mainland French towns: 1,004 mm a year
High summer brings afternoon highs near 26.9°C. A year here swings 26°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Its January nights bite harder than in 80% of mainland French towns. Homes need heating from November to March, the months averaging under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Christophe-L station, 8.6 km south.
A year in Lentiol at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Christophe-L station.
What a year in Lentiol feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Christophe-L.
About 1,004 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 30 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 Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs
A frosty town: 51 frosts and 69 days of 25°C a year
On about 51 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 69 days a year reach 25°C, and 20 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Christophe-L: 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-Christophe-L
Saint-Christophe-L is 8.6 km south of Lentiol. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Lentiol itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Christophe-L (26298001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.6 km south |
| Station altitude | 452 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 437 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs, 17 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 Lentiol 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lentiol | Saint-Christophe-L | 26.9°C | 0.5°C | 1,004 mm |
| Beaurepaire 6.2 km | Saint-Sorlin-en-Va | 28.6°C 1.7°C warmer | 1.2°C 0.7°C milder | 855 mm |
| Saint-Siméon-de-Bressieux 12 km | Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs | 27.1°C about the same | −0.7°C 1.2°C colder | 915 mm |
| La Côte-Saint-André 15 km | Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs | 27.1°C about the same | −0.7°C 1.2°C colder | 915 mm |
| Anneyron 18 km | Saint-Sorlin-en-Va | 28.6°C 1.7°C warmer | 1.2°C 0.7°C milder | 855 mm |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs 19 km | Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs | 27.1°C about the same | −0.7°C 1.2°C colder | 915 mm |
| Saint-Rambert-d'Albon 22 km | Sablons | 30.2°C 3.3°C warmer | 0.7°C about the same | 805 mm |
Lentiol weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Christophe-L station; sunshine at Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.2°C | 0.5°C | 3.4°C | 69 mm | 91 |
| February | 7.7°C | 0.6°C | 4.2°C | 54 mm | 112 |
| March | 12.5°C | 3.4°C | 7.9°C | 66 mm | 173 |
| April | 16.1°C | 5.9°C | 11.0°C | 85 mm | 190 |
| May | 20.2°C | 9.6°C | 14.9°C | 97 mm | 221 |
| June | 24.3°C | 13.2°C | 18.7°C | 70 mm | 258 |
| July | 26.9°C | 15.4°C | 21.2°C | 68 mm | 292 |
| August | 26.8°C | 15.4°C | 21.1°C | 76 mm | 263 |
| September | 21.9°C | 11.9°C | 16.9°C | 112 mm | 199 |
| October | 16.6°C | 8.7°C | 12.6°C | 124 mm | 140 |
| November | 10.3°C | 4.1°C | 7.2°C | 116 mm | 91 |
| December | 6.8°C | 1.3°C | 4.0°C | 66 mm | 78 |
| Year | 16.4°C | 7.5°C | 11.9°C | 1,004 mm | 2,108 |
Where Lentiol’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Christophe-L, 8.6 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, 17 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 Lentiol’s climate
How warm does Lentiol get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.9°C. About 69 days a year reach 25°C, more than 62% of mainland French towns, and about 20 reach 30°C.
How cold does Lentiol get in winter?
January nights average 0.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 51 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Lentiol get?
About 1,004 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (124 mm) and February the driest (54 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs (17 km away), averages 2,108 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Lentiol itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Lentiol, Saint-Christophe-L, 8.6 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-CHRISTOPHE-L_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Lentiol →
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.