Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Monestier-d'Ambel
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 24.9°C. A year here swings 28°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 87% of mainland French towns. Plan for rain on about 100 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Pellafol-Chaneaux station, 1.7 km west.
A year in Monestier-d'Ambel at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pellafol-Chaneaux station.
What a year in Monestier-d'Ambel feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pellafol-Chaneaux.
About 990 mm of rain a year
November 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 Embrun
A frosty town: 112 frosts and 52 days of 25°C a year
On about 112 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 16 days it stays below freezing all day. About 52 days a year reach 25°C, and 11 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pellafol-Chaneaux: 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 Pellafol-Chaneaux
Pellafol-Chaneaux is 1.7 km west of Monestier-d'Ambel. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Monestier-d'Ambel itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pellafol-Chaneaux (38299001) |
| Distance from the town | 1.7 km west |
| Station altitude | 947 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 925 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Embrun, 52 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 Monestier-d'Ambel 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.
Monestier-d'Ambel weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pellafol-Chaneaux station; sunshine at Embrun.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.3°C | −3.4°C | 1.0°C | 83 mm | 159 |
| February | 6.6°C | −3.2°C | 1.7°C | 60 mm | 175 |
| March | 11.0°C | −0.2°C | 5.4°C | 69 mm | 225 |
| April | 14.3°C | 2.7°C | 8.5°C | 87 mm | 210 |
| May | 18.2°C | 6.7°C | 12.4°C | 88 mm | 225 |
| June | 22.2°C | 10.1°C | 16.1°C | 75 mm | 265 |
| July | 24.9°C | 12.1°C | 18.5°C | 62 mm | 292 |
| August | 24.7°C | 11.8°C | 18.3°C | 62 mm | 271 |
| September | 20.0°C | 8.6°C | 14.3°C | 82 mm | 233 |
| October | 15.6°C | 5.5°C | 10.5°C | 106 mm | 187 |
| November | 9.4°C | 0.9°C | 5.2°C | 123 mm | 145 |
| December | 5.6°C | −2.3°C | 1.7°C | 94 mm | 142 |
| Year | 14.8°C | 4.1°C | 9.5°C | 990 mm | 2,530 |
Where Monestier-d'Ambel’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pellafol-Chaneaux, 1.7 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, Embrun, 52 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 Monestier-d'Ambel’s climate
How warm does Monestier-d'Ambel get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.9°C. About 52 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 65% of mainland French towns, and about 11 reach 30°C.
How cold does Monestier-d'Ambel get in winter?
January nights average −3.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 112 nights a year, and about 16 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Monestier-d'Ambel get?
About 990 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (123 mm) and February the driest (60 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Embrun (52 km away), averages 2,530 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Monestier-d'Ambel itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Monestier-d'Ambel, Pellafol-Chaneaux, 1.7 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 PELLAFOL-CHANEAUX, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Monestier-d'Ambel →
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