Summer arrives in force in Saint-Savin, hotter than in 72% of mainland French towns
In January the night’s low is typically 1.1°C. A year here swings 26°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 72% of mainland French towns. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 104 times a year.
Figures from Météo-France’s Lyon-Saint-Exupery station, 22 km north-west.
A year in Saint-Savin at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Lyon-Saint-Exupery station.
What a year in Saint-Savin feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lyon-Saint-Exupery.
About 863 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 78th wettest of 110 towns of 2,500+ in Isère.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Lyon-Saint-Exupery
43 frosts and 76 days of 25°C a year
On about 43 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 7 days it stays below freezing all day. About 76 days a year reach 25°C, and 26 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lyon-Saint-Exupery: 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 Lyon-Saint-Exupery
Lyon-Saint-Exupery is 22 km north-west of Saint-Savin. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Savin itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Lyon-Saint-Exupery (69299001) |
| Distance from the town | 22 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 235 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 240 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 2.2 km |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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-Savin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Savin | Lyon-Saint-Exupery | 27.5°C | 1.1°C | 863 mm |
| Saint-Chef 4 km | same station | 27.5°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 863 mm |
| Ruy-Montceau 4.5 km | Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs | 27.1°C about the same | −0.7°C 1.8°C colder | 915 mm |
| Bourgoin-Jallieu 4.8 km | same station | 27.5°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 863 mm |
| Nivolas-Vermelle 7.2 km | Pont-de-Beauvoisin | 28.5°C 1°C warmer | −1.2°C 2.3°C colder | 1,166 mm |
| L'Isle-d'Abeau 7.4 km | same station | 27.5°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 863 mm |
| Cessieu 8.1 km | Pont-de-Beauvoisin | 28.5°C 1°C warmer | −1.2°C 2.3°C colder | 1,166 mm |
Saint-Savin weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Lyon-Saint-Exupery station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.6°C | 1.1°C | 3.9°C | 55 mm | 73 |
| February | 8.4°C | 1.4°C | 4.9°C | 47 mm | 99 |
| March | 13.4°C | 4.3°C | 8.8°C | 54 mm | 168 |
| April | 16.9°C | 7.3°C | 12.1°C | 72 mm | 183 |
| May | 20.9°C | 11.2°C | 16.1°C | 83 mm | 217 |
| June | 25.0°C | 14.8°C | 19.9°C | 71 mm | 252 |
| July | 27.5°C | 16.7°C | 22.1°C | 67 mm | 279 |
| August | 27.3°C | 16.5°C | 21.9°C | 71 mm | 247 |
| September | 22.5°C | 12.8°C | 17.7°C | 87 mm | 186 |
| October | 17.3°C | 9.6°C | 13.5°C | 101 mm | 124 |
| November | 11.0°C | 4.8°C | 7.9°C | 92 mm | 72 |
| December | 7.2°C | 1.9°C | 4.6°C | 63 mm | 50 |
| Year | 17.0°C | 8.5°C | 12.8°C | 863 mm | 1,947 |
Where Saint-Savin’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Lyon-Saint-Exupery, 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, Lyon-Saint-Exupery, 22 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-Savin’s climate
How warm does Saint-Savin get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.5°C. About 76 days a year reach 25°C, more than 69% of mainland French towns, and about 26 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Savin get in winter?
January nights average 1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 43 nights a year, and about 7 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Savin get?
About 863 mm a year, more than 72% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (101 mm) and February the driest (47 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lyon-Saint-Exupery (22 km away), averages 1,947 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Savin itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Savin, Lyon-Saint-Exupery, 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 LYON-ST EXUPERY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Savin →
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.