Hardly any mainland French towns see harsher January nights than Livet-et-Gavet
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 27.4°C. Temperatures cover 29°C across the year, low to high. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 79% of mainland French towns. Comfortable outdoor weather, highs of 21–27°C, belongs to May, June, August and September.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne station, 41 km north-east: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Livet-et-Gavet at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne station.
What a year in Livet-et-Gavet feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne.
About 911 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 33 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 78th 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: 78 frosts and 78 days of 25°C a year
On about 78 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 78 days a year reach 25°C, and 25 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne: 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-Jean-de-Maurienne
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne is 41 km north-east of Livet-et-Gavet. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Livet-et-Gavet itself. At that distance, read them as the area’s climate.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (73248002) |
| Distance from the town | 41 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 550 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 575 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 4.6 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs, 55 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 Livet-et-Gavet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livet-et-Gavet | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | 27.4°C | −1.9°C | 911 mm |
| Vaulnaveys-le-Haut 7.5 km | Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy | 27.7°C about the same | −1.8°C about the same | 1,122 mm |
| Saint-Martin-d'Uriage 8.4 km | Monestier | 25.0°C 2.4°C cooler | −2.1°C about the same | 1,063 mm |
| Vizille 10 km | Chatte | 28.3°C 0.9°C warmer | −0.5°C 1.4°C milder | 968 mm |
| Le Bourg-d'Oisans 11 km | Saint-Michel Maur | 27.4°C about the same | −2.8°C 0.9°C colder | 754 mm |
| Jarrie 12 km | Saint-Jean-en-Roya | 28.5°C 1.1°C warmer | −0.1°C 1.8°C milder | 1,136 mm |
| Champ-sur-Drac 14 km | Chatte | 28.3°C 0.9°C warmer | −0.5°C 1.4°C milder | 968 mm |
Livet-et-Gavet weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne station; sunshine at Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.9°C | −1.9°C | 2.0°C | 91 mm | 91 |
| February | 8.2°C | −1.1°C | 3.6°C | 66 mm | 112 |
| March | 13.8°C | 2.5°C | 8.2°C | 70 mm | 173 |
| April | 17.7°C | 5.7°C | 11.7°C | 61 mm | 190 |
| May | 21.4°C | 9.5°C | 15.4°C | 81 mm | 221 |
| June | 25.0°C | 12.9°C | 19.0°C | 70 mm | 258 |
| July | 27.4°C | 14.8°C | 21.1°C | 68 mm | 292 |
| August | 27.0°C | 14.5°C | 20.7°C | 75 mm | 263 |
| September | 22.1°C | 10.9°C | 16.5°C | 63 mm | 199 |
| October | 16.9°C | 7.0°C | 11.9°C | 77 mm | 140 |
| November | 10.4°C | 2.2°C | 6.3°C | 88 mm | 91 |
| December | 6.1°C | −1.1°C | 2.5°C | 102 mm | 78 |
| Year | 16.8°C | 6.3°C | 11.6°C | 911 mm | 2,108 |
Where Livet-et-Gavet’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, 41 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, 55 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 Livet-et-Gavet’s climate
How warm does Livet-et-Gavet get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.4°C. About 78 days a year reach 25°C, more than 70% of mainland French towns, and about 25 reach 30°C.
How cold does Livet-et-Gavet get in winter?
January nights average −1.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 78 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Livet-et-Gavet get?
About 911 mm a year, more than 79% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (102 mm) and April the driest (61 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs (55 km away), averages 2,108 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Livet-et-Gavet itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Livet-et-Gavet, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, 41 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-JEAN DE MAURIENNE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Livet-et-Gavet →
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