Mizoën sits near the top of mainland French towns for frosts
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 23.0°C on average. Wet weather is most frequent in October and least in February. None of its 4 nearest neighbors gets more rain. Waterproofs come out on about 107 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar station, 27 km south; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Mizoën at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar station.
What a year in Mizoën feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar.
About 1,290 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 42 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 5th 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: 139 frosts and 30 days of 25°C a year
On about 139 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 20 days it stays below freezing all day. About 30 days a year reach 25°C, and 2 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar: 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 Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar
Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar is 27 km south of Mizoën. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Mizoën itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar (05064001) |
| Distance from the town | 27 km south |
| Station altitude | 1,270 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,230 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 2.9 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 Mizoën 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizoën | Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar | 23.0°C | −4.9°C | 1,290 mm |
| Le Bourg-d'Oisans 8.9 km | Saint-Michel Maur | 27.4°C 4.4°C warmer | −2.8°C 2.1°C milder | 754 mm |
| Saint-Martin-d'Uriage 26 km | Monestier | 25.0°C 2°C warmer | −2.1°C 2.8°C milder | 1,063 mm |
| Vaulnaveys-le-Haut 27 km | Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy | 27.7°C 4.7°C warmer | −1.8°C 3.1°C milder | 1,122 mm |
| Le Versoud 29 km | Pont-de-Beauvoisin | 28.5°C 5.5°C warmer | −1.2°C 3.7°C milder | 1,166 mm |
Mizoën weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar station; sunshine at Villar-Saint-Pancrace.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.6°C | −4.9°C | −0.7°C | 106 mm | 126 |
| February | 4.8°C | −5.3°C | −0.3°C | 73 mm | 131 |
| March | 9.1°C | −2.0°C | 3.6°C | 88 mm | 165 |
| April | 12.4°C | 1.0°C | 6.7°C | 99 mm | 193 |
| May | 16.4°C | 4.6°C | 10.5°C | 108 mm | 217 |
| June | 20.3°C | 7.7°C | 14.0°C | 98 mm | 245 |
| July | 23.0°C | 9.8°C | 16.4°C | 77 mm | 270 |
| August | 22.7°C | 10.0°C | 16.3°C | 90 mm | 250 |
| September | 17.7°C | 6.8°C | 12.3°C | 115 mm | 179 |
| October | 13.2°C | 3.7°C | 8.4°C | 158 mm | 139 |
| November | 7.0°C | −0.7°C | 3.2°C | 156 mm | 112 |
| December | 3.8°C | −3.9°C | 0.0°C | 122 mm | 109 |
| Year | 12.8°C | 2.2°C | 7.5°C | 1,290 mm | 2,135 |
Where Mizoën’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar, 27 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, 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 Mizoën’s climate
How warm does Mizoën get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.0°C. About 30 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 92% of mainland French towns, and about 2 reach 30°C.
How cold does Mizoën get in winter?
February nights average −5.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 139 nights a year, and about 20 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Mizoën get?
About 1,290 mm a year, more than 98% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (158 mm) and February the driest (73 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 Mizoën itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Mizoën, Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar, 27 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 CHAPELLE-EN-VALGAUDEMAR, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Mizoën →
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.