Few mainland French towns get more frosts than Saint-Honoré
High summer brings afternoon highs near 25.1°C. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 90% of mainland French towns. Temperatures cover 29°C across the year, low to high. Central heating does most of its work from November to April, in months below 10°C on average.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Baudille station, 17 km south.
A year in Saint-Honoré at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Baudille station.
What a year in Saint-Honoré feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Baudille.
About 1,082 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 36 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 43rd 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: 115 frosts and 53 days of 25°C a year
On about 115 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 18 days it stays below freezing all day. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, and 13 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Baudille: 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-Baudille
Saint-Baudille is 17 km south of Saint-Honoré. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Honoré itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Baudille (38366001) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km south |
| Station altitude | 1,040 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 997 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 2.3 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs, 60 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 Saint-Honoré 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Honoré | Saint-Baudille | 25.1°C | −3.4°C | 1,082 mm |
| La Mure 5.2 km | Monestier | 25.0°C about the same | −2.1°C 1.3°C milder | 1,063 mm |
| Saint-Georges-de-Commiers 12 km | Saint-Jean-en-Roya | 28.5°C 3.4°C warmer | −0.1°C 3.3°C milder | 1,136 mm |
| Vizille 14 km | Chatte | 28.3°C 3.2°C warmer | −0.5°C 2.9°C milder | 968 mm |
| Vif 15 km | Saint-Jean-en-Roya | 28.5°C 3.4°C warmer | −0.1°C 3.3°C milder | 1,136 mm |
| Champ-sur-Drac 15 km | Chatte | 28.3°C 3.2°C warmer | −0.5°C 2.9°C milder | 968 mm |
| Jarrie 18 km | Saint-Jean-en-Roya | 28.5°C 3.4°C warmer | −0.1°C 3.3°C milder | 1,136 mm |
Saint-Honoré weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Baudille station; sunshine at Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.1°C | −3.4°C | 0.9°C | 77 mm | 91 |
| February | 6.3°C | −3.5°C | 1.4°C | 62 mm | 112 |
| March | 10.5°C | −0.7°C | 4.9°C | 69 mm | 173 |
| April | 13.6°C | 1.8°C | 7.7°C | 97 mm | 190 |
| May | 17.8°C | 5.7°C | 11.8°C | 106 mm | 221 |
| June | 22.1°C | 9.3°C | 15.7°C | 95 mm | 258 |
| July | 25.1°C | 11.3°C | 18.2°C | 78 mm | 292 |
| August | 24.8°C | 11.4°C | 18.1°C | 77 mm | 263 |
| September | 19.9°C | 8.2°C | 14.0°C | 99 mm | 199 |
| October | 15.5°C | 5.0°C | 10.2°C | 109 mm | 140 |
| November | 9.1°C | 0.5°C | 4.8°C | 125 mm | 91 |
| December | 5.6°C | −2.5°C | 1.5°C | 90 mm | 78 |
| Year | 14.6°C | 3.6°C | 9.1°C | 1,082 mm | 2,108 |
Where Saint-Honoré’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Baudille, 17 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, 60 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 Saint-Honoré’s climate
How warm does Saint-Honoré get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.1°C. About 53 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 65% of mainland French towns, and about 13 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Honoré get in winter?
February nights average −3.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 115 nights a year, and about 18 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Honoré get?
About 1,082 mm a year, more than 90% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (125 mm) and February the driest (62 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs (60 km away), averages 2,108 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Honoré itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Honoré, Saint-Baudille, 17 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-BAUDILLE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Honoré →
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.