Few mainland French towns have cooler summers than Prémanon
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at −4.2°C on average. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 25°C. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on almost every mainland French town. Expect about 128 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
Figures from Météo-France’s La Pesse station, 23 km south-west.
A year in Prémanon at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the La Pesse station.
What a year in Prémanon feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at La Pesse.
About 1,660 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 59 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd wettest of 11 towns of 2,500+ in Jura.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Meythet
A frosty town: 128 frosts and 12 days of 25°C a year
On about 128 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 30 days it stays below freezing all day. About 12 days a year reach 25°C, and 1 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at La Pesse: 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 La Pesse
La Pesse is 23 km south-west of Prémanon. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Prémanon itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | La Pesse (39413001) |
| Distance from the town | 23 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 1,133 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,129 m |
| Period | 1996–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 12 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Meythet, 59 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 Prémanon 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 Jura.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prémanon | La Pesse | 20.0°C | −4.2°C | 1,660 mm |
| Les Rousses 3.4 km | same station | 20.0°C about the same | −4.2°C about the same | 1,660 mm |
| Hauts de Bienne 6.7 km | Saint-Claude | 26.9°C 6.9°C warmer | −2.3°C 1.9°C milder | 1,869 mm |
| Divonne-les-Bains 14 km | Gaillard | 27.6°C 7.6°C warmer | −1.1°C 3.1°C milder | 967 mm |
| Gex 14 km | Saint-Claude | 26.9°C 6.9°C warmer | −2.3°C 1.9°C milder | 1,869 mm |
| Saint-Claude 16 km | Saint-Claude | 26.9°C 6.9°C warmer | −2.3°C 1.9°C milder | 1,869 mm |
| Cessy 16 km | Archamps | 26.4°C 6.4°C warmer | −1.0°C 3.2°C milder | 1,170 mm |
Prémanon weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the La Pesse station; sunshine at Meythet.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.0°C | −4.2°C | −0.6°C | 119 mm | 88 |
| February | 3.2°C | −4.7°C | −0.8°C | 104 mm | 113 |
| March | 6.8°C | −1.7°C | 2.5°C | 116 mm | 174 |
| April | 10.6°C | 1.3°C | 6.0°C | 131 mm | 191 |
| May | 14.3°C | 5.1°C | 9.7°C | 166 mm | 220 |
| June | 18.3°C | 8.5°C | 13.4°C | 145 mm | 256 |
| July | 20.0°C | 10.1°C | 15.1°C | 151 mm | 274 |
| August | 19.9°C | 10.1°C | 15.0°C | 145 mm | 249 |
| September | 16.1°C | 6.8°C | 11.5°C | 121 mm | 195 |
| October | 12.3°C | 4.1°C | 8.2°C | 158 mm | 141 |
| November | 6.7°C | −0.6°C | 3.1°C | 158 mm | 91 |
| December | 3.7°C | −3.4°C | 0.1°C | 146 mm | 78 |
| Year | 11.2°C | 2.6°C | 6.9°C | 1,660 mm | 2,069 |
Where Prémanon’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for La Pesse, 23 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1996–2020, 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, Meythet, 59 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 Jura.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Prémanon’s climate
How warm does Prémanon get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 20.0°C. About 12 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 98% of mainland French towns, and about 1 reach 30°C.
How cold does Prémanon get in winter?
February nights average −4.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 128 nights a year, and about 30 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Prémanon get?
About 1,660 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. May is the wettest month (166 mm) and February the driest (104 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Meythet (59 km away), averages 2,069 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Prémanon itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Prémanon, La Pesse, 23 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 LA PESSE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Prémanon →
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.