Saint-Michel-en-Beaumont sits near the bottom of mainland French towns for winter warmth
July afternoons average 24.1°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 92% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month here, with about 2.7 times the rain of February. Radiators earn their keep from October to April, the months that average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy station, 20 km south.
A year in Saint-Michel-en-Beaumont at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy station.
What a year in Saint-Michel-en-Beaumont feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy.
About 1,101 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 35 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 Villar-Saint-Pancrace
A frosty town: 155 frosts and 40 days of 25°C a year
On about 155 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 21 days it stays below freezing all day. About 40 days a year reach 25°C, and 6 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy: 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-Étienne-en-Dévoluy
Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy is 20 km south of Saint-Michel-en-Beaumont. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Michel-en-Beaumont itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy (05139002) |
| Distance from the town | 20 km south |
| Station altitude | 1,300 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,229 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 9.4 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Villar-Saint-Pancrace, 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 Saint-Michel-en-Beaumont 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-Michel-en-Beaumont | Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy | 24.1°C | −6.5°C | 1,101 mm |
| La Mure 10 km | Monestier | 25.0°C 0.9°C warmer | −2.1°C 4.4°C milder | 1,063 mm |
| Le Bourg-d'Oisans 23 km | Saint-Michel Maur | 27.4°C 3.3°C warmer | −2.8°C 3.7°C milder | 754 mm |
| Saint-Georges-de-Commiers 25 km | Saint-Jean-en-Roya | 28.5°C 4.4°C warmer | −0.1°C 6.4°C milder | 1,136 mm |
| Vizille 25 km | Chatte | 28.3°C 4.2°C warmer | −0.5°C 6°C milder | 968 mm |
| Champ-sur-Drac 27 km | Chatte | 28.3°C 4.2°C warmer | −0.5°C 6°C milder | 968 mm |
| Vif 27 km | Saint-Jean-en-Roya | 28.5°C 4.4°C warmer | −0.1°C 6.4°C milder | 1,136 mm |
Saint-Michel-en-Beaumont weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy station; sunshine at Villar-Saint-Pancrace.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.5°C | −6.5°C | −1.5°C | 84 mm | 126 |
| February | 4.7°C | −6.6°C | −0.9°C | 59 mm | 131 |
| March | 9.0°C | −3.1°C | 2.9°C | 71 mm | 165 |
| April | 12.4°C | −0.1°C | 6.1°C | 94 mm | 193 |
| May | 16.8°C | 4.1°C | 10.5°C | 95 mm | 217 |
| June | 21.3°C | 7.2°C | 14.2°C | 78 mm | 245 |
| July | 24.1°C | 8.7°C | 16.4°C | 59 mm | 270 |
| August | 23.8°C | 8.7°C | 16.2°C | 69 mm | 250 |
| September | 18.7°C | 5.5°C | 12.1°C | 96 mm | 179 |
| October | 13.9°C | 2.6°C | 8.3°C | 138 mm | 139 |
| November | 7.5°C | −1.7°C | 2.9°C | 157 mm | 112 |
| December | 4.0°C | −5.1°C | −0.5°C | 101 mm | 109 |
| Year | 13.3°C | 1.1°C | 7.2°C | 1,101 mm | 2,135 |
Where Saint-Michel-en-Beaumont’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy, 20 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, Villar-Saint-Pancrace, 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 Saint-Michel-en-Beaumont’s climate
How warm does Saint-Michel-en-Beaumont get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.1°C. About 40 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 80% of mainland French towns, and about 6 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Michel-en-Beaumont get in winter?
February nights average −6.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 155 nights a year, and about 21 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Michel-en-Beaumont get?
About 1,101 mm a year, more than 92% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (157 mm) and February the driest (59 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Villar-Saint-Pancrace (58 km away), averages 2,135 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Michel-en-Beaumont itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Michel-en-Beaumont, Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy, 20 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 ETIENNE-EN-DEVOLUY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Michel-en-Beaumont →
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