Few mainland French towns get more rain than Sainte-Blandine: 1,443 mm a year
High summer brings afternoon highs near 27.3°C. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 98% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month, February the driest. Plan time outside for May, June, August and September, when highs sit at 21–27°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Novalaise station, 27 km east: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Sainte-Blandine at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Novalaise station.
What a year in Sainte-Blandine feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Novalaise.
About 1,443 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 52 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd 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: 89 frosts and 76 days of 25°C a year
On about 89 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 76 days a year reach 25°C, and 25 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Novalaise: 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 Novalaise
Novalaise is 27 km east of Sainte-Blandine. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Sainte-Blandine itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Novalaise (73191001) |
| Distance from the town | 27 km east |
| Station altitude | 460 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 443 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 12 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs, 22 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 Sainte-Blandine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Blandine | Novalaise | 27.3°C | −2.0°C | 1,443 mm |
| La Tour-du-Pin 2.7 km | Pont-de-Beauvoisin | 28.5°C 1.2°C warmer | −1.2°C 0.8°C milder | 1,166 mm |
| Saint-Clair-de-la-Tour 4.2 km | Pont-de-Beauvoisin | 28.5°C 1.2°C warmer | −1.2°C 0.8°C milder | 1,166 mm |
| Cessieu 5.4 km | Pont-de-Beauvoisin | 28.5°C 1.2°C warmer | −1.2°C 0.8°C milder | 1,166 mm |
| Saint-André-le-Gaz 7 km | Pont-de-Beauvoisin | 28.5°C 1.2°C warmer | −1.2°C 0.8°C milder | 1,166 mm |
| Dolomieu 8.7 km | Pont-de-Beauvoisin | 28.5°C 1.2°C warmer | −1.2°C 0.8°C milder | 1,166 mm |
| Ruy-Montceau 9.5 km | Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs | 27.1°C about the same | −0.7°C 1.3°C milder | 915 mm |
Sainte-Blandine weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Novalaise station; sunshine at Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.8°C | −2.0°C | 1.9°C | 111 mm | 91 |
| February | 7.8°C | −1.8°C | 3.0°C | 95 mm | 112 |
| March | 12.7°C | 1.1°C | 6.9°C | 111 mm | 173 |
| April | 16.7°C | 3.9°C | 10.3°C | 115 mm | 190 |
| May | 20.8°C | 8.0°C | 14.4°C | 137 mm | 221 |
| June | 24.9°C | 11.5°C | 18.2°C | 121 mm | 258 |
| July | 27.3°C | 13.2°C | 20.2°C | 117 mm | 292 |
| August | 26.9°C | 13.0°C | 19.9°C | 108 mm | 263 |
| September | 21.7°C | 9.6°C | 15.7°C | 126 mm | 199 |
| October | 16.5°C | 6.5°C | 11.5°C | 134 mm | 140 |
| November | 10.1°C | 1.9°C | 6.0°C | 139 mm | 91 |
| December | 6.1°C | −1.2°C | 2.5°C | 130 mm | 78 |
| Year | 16.4°C | 5.3°C | 10.9°C | 1,443 mm | 2,108 |
Where Sainte-Blandine’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Novalaise, 27 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, 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 Sainte-Blandine’s climate
How warm does Sainte-Blandine get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.3°C. About 76 days a year reach 25°C, more than 68% of mainland French towns, and about 25 reach 30°C.
How cold does Sainte-Blandine get in winter?
January nights average −2.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 89 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Sainte-Blandine get?
About 1,443 mm a year, more than 98% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (139 mm) and February the driest (95 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Grenoble-Saint-Geoirs (22 km away), averages 2,108 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Sainte-Blandine itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Sainte-Blandine, Novalaise, 27 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 NOVALAISE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Sainte-Blandine →
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.