Pierre-Châtel sits near the top of mainland French towns for frosts
Midsummer highs settle at about 24.9°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 87% of mainland French towns. A year here swings 28°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to April, when means dip under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Pellafol-Chaneaux station, 22 km south-east.
A year in Pierre-Châtel at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pellafol-Chaneaux station.
What a year in Pierre-Châtel 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 Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs
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 22 km south-east of Pierre-Châtel. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Pierre-Châtel itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pellafol-Chaneaux (38299001) |
| Distance from the town | 22 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 947 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 940 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 2.5 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs, 58 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 Pierre-Châtel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre-Châtel | Pellafol-Chaneaux | 24.9°C | −3.4°C | 990 mm |
| La Mure 5.7 km | Monestier | 25.0°C about the same | −2.1°C 1.3°C milder | 1,063 mm |
| Saint-Georges-de-Commiers 10 km | Saint-Jean-en-Roya | 28.5°C 3.6°C warmer | −0.1°C 3.3°C milder | 1,136 mm |
| Vif 13 km | Saint-Jean-en-Roya | 28.5°C 3.6°C warmer | −0.1°C 3.3°C milder | 1,136 mm |
| Vizille 13 km | Chatte | 28.3°C 3.4°C warmer | −0.5°C 2.9°C milder | 968 mm |
| Champ-sur-Drac 14 km | Chatte | 28.3°C 3.4°C warmer | −0.5°C 2.9°C milder | 968 mm |
| Jarrie 17 km | Saint-Jean-en-Roya | 28.5°C 3.6°C warmer | −0.1°C 3.3°C milder | 1,136 mm |
Pierre-Châtel weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pellafol-Chaneaux station; sunshine at Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.3°C | −3.4°C | 1.0°C | 83 mm | 91 |
| February | 6.6°C | −3.2°C | 1.7°C | 60 mm | 112 |
| March | 11.0°C | −0.2°C | 5.4°C | 69 mm | 173 |
| April | 14.3°C | 2.7°C | 8.5°C | 87 mm | 190 |
| May | 18.2°C | 6.7°C | 12.4°C | 88 mm | 221 |
| June | 22.2°C | 10.1°C | 16.1°C | 75 mm | 258 |
| 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 | 263 |
| September | 20.0°C | 8.6°C | 14.3°C | 82 mm | 199 |
| October | 15.6°C | 5.5°C | 10.5°C | 106 mm | 140 |
| November | 9.4°C | 0.9°C | 5.2°C | 123 mm | 91 |
| December | 5.6°C | −2.3°C | 1.7°C | 94 mm | 78 |
| Year | 14.8°C | 4.1°C | 9.5°C | 990 mm | 2,108 |
Where Pierre-Châtel’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pellafol-Chaneaux, 22 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, 58 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 Pierre-Châtel’s climate
How warm does Pierre-Châtel 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 Pierre-Châtel 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 Pierre-Châtel 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, Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs (58 km away), averages 2,108 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Pierre-Châtel itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Pierre-Châtel, Pellafol-Chaneaux, 22 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 Pierre-Châtel →
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.