Hardly any mainland French towns see harsher January nights than Saint-Martin-d'Uriage
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 25.0°C on average. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 89% of mainland French towns. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 27°C. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from June to September, with highs of 20–25°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Monestier station, 30 km south-west: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Saint-Martin-d'Uriage at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Monestier station.
What a year in Saint-Martin-d'Uriage feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Monestier.
About 1,063 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July 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: 93 frosts and 50 days of 25°C a year
On about 93 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 17 days it stays below freezing all day. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, and 11 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Monestier: 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 Monestier
Monestier is 30 km south-west of Saint-Martin-d'Uriage. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Martin-d'Uriage itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Monestier (38242001) |
| Distance from the town | 30 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 806 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 643 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 4 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs, 48 km away |
Saint-Martin-d'Uriage sits 163 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Saint-Martin-d'Uriage to run about 1.1°C warmer than these figures.
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-Martin-d'Uriage 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-Martin-d'Uriage | Monestier | 25.0°C | −2.1°C | 1,063 mm |
| Vaulnaveys-le-Haut 3.5 km | Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy | 27.7°C 2.7°C warmer | −1.8°C about the same | 1,122 mm |
| Gières 5.4 km | Chatte | 28.3°C 3.3°C warmer | −0.5°C 1.6°C milder | 968 mm |
| Domène 5.6 km | Pont-de-Beauvoisin | 28.5°C 3.5°C warmer | −1.2°C 0.9°C milder | 1,166 mm |
| Saint-Martin-d'Hères 7 km | Chatte | 28.3°C 3.3°C warmer | −0.5°C 1.6°C milder | 968 mm |
| Eybens 7.4 km | Chatte | 28.3°C 3.3°C warmer | −0.5°C 1.6°C milder | 968 mm |
| Le Versoud 7.5 km | Pont-de-Beauvoisin | 28.5°C 3.5°C warmer | −1.2°C 0.9°C milder | 1,166 mm |
Saint-Martin-d'Uriage weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Monestier station; sunshine at Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.9°C | −2.1°C | 1.4°C | 95 mm | 91 |
| February | 6.3°C | −2.0°C | 2.2°C | 71 mm | 112 |
| March | 10.8°C | 0.9°C | 5.9°C | 80 mm | 173 |
| April | 14.1°C | 3.6°C | 8.9°C | 85 mm | 190 |
| May | 18.4°C | 7.4°C | 12.9°C | 94 mm | 221 |
| June | 22.4°C | 10.9°C | 16.7°C | 75 mm | 258 |
| July | 25.0°C | 12.7°C | 18.9°C | 67 mm | 292 |
| August | 24.6°C | 12.8°C | 18.7°C | 80 mm | 263 |
| September | 19.8°C | 9.6°C | 14.7°C | 93 mm | 199 |
| October | 15.2°C | 6.5°C | 10.8°C | 103 mm | 140 |
| November | 9.0°C | 1.8°C | 5.4°C | 119 mm | 91 |
| December | 5.3°C | −1.1°C | 2.1°C | 102 mm | 78 |
| Year | 14.7°C | 5.1°C | 9.9°C | 1,063 mm | 2,108 |
Where Saint-Martin-d'Uriage’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Monestier, 30 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, 48 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-Martin-d'Uriage’s climate
How warm does Saint-Martin-d'Uriage get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.0°C. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 68% of mainland French towns, and about 11 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Martin-d'Uriage get in winter?
January nights average −2.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 93 nights a year, and about 17 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Martin-d'Uriage get?
About 1,063 mm a year, more than 89% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (119 mm) and July the driest (67 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs (48 km away), averages 2,108 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Martin-d'Uriage itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Martin-d'Uriage, Monestier, 30 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 MONESTIER, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Martin-d'Uriage →
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