Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Les Deux Alpes
Sunny July days climb to about 21.3°C. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 98% of mainland French towns. Seasons differ by 27°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from October to May, when means dip under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Christophe station, 9.1 km south-east.
A year in Les Deux Alpes at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Christophe station.
What a year in Les Deux Alpes feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Christophe.
About 1,004 mm of rain a year
October 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: 142 frosts and 17 days of 25°C a year
On about 142 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 34 days it stays below freezing all day. About 17 days a year reach 25°C, and under 1 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Christophe: 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
Saint-Christophe is 9.1 km south-east of Les Deux Alpes. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Les Deux Alpes itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Christophe (38375001) |
| Distance from the town | 9.1 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 1,570 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,660 m |
| Period | 1991–2018 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7.2 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Villar-Saint-Pancrace, 43 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 Les Deux Alpes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Deux Alpes | Saint-Christophe | 21.3°C | −4.5°C | 1,004 mm |
| Le Bourg-d'Oisans 8.9 km | Saint-Michel Maur | 27.4°C 6.1°C warmer | −2.8°C 1.7°C milder | 754 mm |
| Vaulnaveys-le-Haut 27 km | Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy | 27.7°C 6.4°C warmer | −1.8°C 2.7°C milder | 1,122 mm |
| Saint-Martin-d'Uriage 27 km | Monestier | 25.0°C 3.7°C warmer | −2.1°C 2.4°C milder | 1,063 mm |
| Vizille 29 km | Chatte | 28.3°C 7°C warmer | −0.5°C 4°C milder | 968 mm |
| La Mure 29 km | Monestier | 25.0°C 3.7°C warmer | −2.1°C 2.4°C milder | 1,063 mm |
Les Deux Alpes weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Christophe station; sunshine at Villar-Saint-Pancrace.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.6°C | −4.5°C | −1.0°C | 75 mm | 126 |
| February | 2.9°C | −5.2°C | −1.1°C | 58 mm | 131 |
| March | 6.7°C | −2.1°C | 2.3°C | 67 mm | 165 |
| April | 10.3°C | 0.7°C | 5.5°C | 70 mm | 193 |
| May | 14.7°C | 4.7°C | 9.7°C | 86 mm | 217 |
| June | 18.7°C | 8.2°C | 13.5°C | 84 mm | 245 |
| July | 21.3°C | 10.2°C | 15.7°C | 72 mm | 270 |
| August | 20.7°C | 10.3°C | 15.5°C | 86 mm | 250 |
| September | 15.8°C | 6.8°C | 11.3°C | 88 mm | 179 |
| October | 11.8°C | 3.7°C | 7.7°C | 117 mm | 139 |
| November | 6.2°C | −0.8°C | 2.7°C | 111 mm | 112 |
| December | 3.2°C | −3.6°C | −0.2°C | 90 mm | 109 |
| Year | 11.2°C | 2.4°C | 6.8°C | 1,004 mm | 2,135 |
Where Les Deux Alpes’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Christophe, 9.1 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1991–2018, where its record is shorter).
- 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, 43 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 Les Deux Alpes’s climate
How warm does Les Deux Alpes get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.3°C. About 17 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 96% of mainland French towns, and about under 1 reach 30°C.
How cold does Les Deux Alpes get in winter?
February nights average −5.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 142 nights a year, and about 34 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Les Deux Alpes get?
About 1,004 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (117 mm) and February the driest (58 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Villar-Saint-Pancrace (43 km away), averages 2,135 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Les Deux Alpes itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Les Deux Alpes, Saint-Christophe, 9.1 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, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Les Deux Alpes →
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