Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Villard-Reymond
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 21.3°C on average. Winter and summer sit 27°C apart. In July, afternoons here are cooler than in 98% of mainland French towns. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from October to May, when means dip under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Christophe station, 17 km south-east.
A year in Villard-Reymond at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Christophe station.
What a year in Villard-Reymond feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Christophe.
About 1,004 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 34 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 45th 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: 142 frosts and 17 days of 25°C a year
On about 142 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 34 days it stays below freezing all day. About 17 days a year reach 25°C, and under 1 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Christophe: 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-Christophe
Saint-Christophe is 17 km south-east of Villard-Reymond. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Villard-Reymond itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Christophe (38375001) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 1,570 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,611 m |
| Period | 1991–2018 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Villar-Saint-Pancrace, 52 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 Villard-Reymond 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villard-Reymond | Saint-Christophe | 21.3°C | −4.5°C | 1,004 mm |
| Le Bourg-d'Oisans 3.1 km | Saint-Michel Maur | 27.4°C 6.1°C warmer | −2.8°C 1.7°C milder | 754 mm |
| Vaulnaveys-le-Haut 18 km | Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy | 27.7°C 6.4°C warmer | −1.8°C 2.7°C milder | 1,122 mm |
| Saint-Martin-d'Uriage 19 km | Monestier | 25.0°C 3.7°C warmer | −2.1°C 2.4°C milder | 1,063 mm |
| Vizille 20 km | Chatte | 28.3°C 7°C warmer | −0.5°C 4°C milder | 968 mm |
| Jarrie 22 km | Saint-Jean-en-Roya | 28.5°C 7.2°C warmer | −0.1°C 4.4°C milder | 1,136 mm |
| Champ-sur-Drac 23 km | Chatte | 28.3°C 7°C warmer | −0.5°C 4°C milder | 968 mm |
Villard-Reymond weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Christophe station; sunshine at Villar-Saint-Pancrace.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.6°C | −4.5°C | −1.0°C | 75 mm | 126 |
| February | 2.9°C | −5.2°C | −1.1°C | 58 mm | 131 |
| March | 6.7°C | −2.1°C | 2.3°C | 67 mm | 165 |
| April | 10.3°C | 0.7°C | 5.5°C | 70 mm | 193 |
| May | 14.7°C | 4.7°C | 9.7°C | 86 mm | 217 |
| June | 18.7°C | 8.2°C | 13.5°C | 84 mm | 245 |
| July | 21.3°C | 10.2°C | 15.7°C | 72 mm | 270 |
| August | 20.7°C | 10.3°C | 15.5°C | 86 mm | 250 |
| September | 15.8°C | 6.8°C | 11.3°C | 88 mm | 179 |
| October | 11.8°C | 3.7°C | 7.7°C | 117 mm | 139 |
| November | 6.2°C | −0.8°C | 2.7°C | 111 mm | 112 |
| December | 3.2°C | −3.6°C | −0.2°C | 90 mm | 109 |
| Year | 11.2°C | 2.4°C | 6.8°C | 1,004 mm | 2,135 |
Where Villard-Reymond’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Christophe, 17 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1991–2018, where its record is shorter).
- 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, 52 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 Villard-Reymond’s climate
How warm does Villard-Reymond get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.3°C. About 17 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 96% of mainland French towns, and about under 1 reach 30°C.
How cold does Villard-Reymond get in winter?
February nights average −5.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 142 nights a year, and about 34 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Villard-Reymond get?
About 1,004 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (117 mm) and February the driest (58 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Villar-Saint-Pancrace (52 km away), averages 2,135 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Villard-Reymond itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Villard-Reymond, Saint-Christophe, 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-CHRISTOPHE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Villard-Reymond →
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