More days reach 25 degrees in Sablons than in 93% of mainland French towns
A typical July afternoon reaches 30.2°C, a January night drops to 0.7°C, and 805 mm of rain falls in a year. Winters go the other way: January nights here are colder than in 78% of mainland French towns. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 30°C apart. Figures from Météo-France’s Sablons station, 1.3 km north-west.
A year in Sablons at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Sablons station.
What a year in Sablons feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sablons.
About 805 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 104th wettest of 110 towns of 2,500+ in Isère.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Colombier Jeune Rad
A frosty town: 57 frosts and 113 days of 25°C a year
On about 57 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 113 days a year reach 25°C, and 52 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sablons: 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 Sablons
Sablons is 1.3 km north-west of Sablons. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Sablons itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Sablons (38349001) |
| Distance from the town | 1.3 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 136 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 137 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Colombier Jeune Rad, 35 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 Sablons 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. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sablons | Sablons | 30.2°C | 0.7°C | 805 mm |
| Chanas 3.5 km | same station | 30.2°C about the same | 0.7°C about the same | 805 mm |
| Salaise-sur-Sanne 4.1 km | same station | 30.2°C about the same | 0.7°C about the same | 805 mm |
| Saint-Rambert-d'Albon 4.9 km | same station | 30.2°C about the same | 0.7°C about the same | 805 mm |
| Le Péage-de-Roussillon 6.1 km | same station | 30.2°C about the same | 0.7°C about the same | 805 mm |
| Roussillon 6.2 km | same station | 30.2°C about the same | 0.7°C about the same | 805 mm |
| Saint-Maurice-l'Exil 7.9 km | same station | 30.2°C about the same | 0.7°C about the same | 805 mm |
Sablons weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Sablons station; sunshine at Colombier Jeune Rad.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.4°C | 0.7°C | 4.5°C | 51 mm | 73 |
| February | 10.5°C | 0.7°C | 5.6°C | 38 mm | 99 |
| March | 15.7°C | 3.1°C | 9.4°C | 45 mm | 168 |
| April | 19.2°C | 5.9°C | 12.6°C | 62 mm | 188 |
| May | 23.6°C | 9.9°C | 16.8°C | 74 mm | 218 |
| June | 27.8°C | 13.4°C | 20.6°C | 65 mm | 261 |
| July | 30.2°C | 14.9°C | 22.6°C | 68 mm | 282 |
| August | 29.9°C | 14.5°C | 22.2°C | 63 mm | 253 |
| September | 24.9°C | 11.2°C | 18.0°C | 84 mm | 197 |
| October | 19.3°C | 8.4°C | 13.9°C | 107 mm | 123 |
| November | 12.7°C | 4.2°C | 8.5°C | 99 mm | 81 |
| December | 8.8°C | 1.5°C | 5.1°C | 50 mm | 62 |
| Year | 19.2°C | 7.4°C | 13.3°C | 805 mm | 2,003 |
Where Sablons’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Sablons, 1.3 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, Colombier Jeune Rad, 35 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 Sablons’s climate
How warm does Sablons get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.2°C. About 113 days a year reach 25°C, more than 93% of mainland French towns, and about 52 reach 30°C.
How cold does Sablons get in winter?
January nights average 0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 57 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Sablons get?
About 805 mm a year, more than 61% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (107 mm) and February the driest (38 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Colombier Jeune Rad (35 km away), averages 2,003 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Sablons itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Sablons, Sablons, 1.3 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 SABLONS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Sablons →
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.