Hardly any mainland French towns wake to more frost than Thélis-la-Combe
July afternoons average 23.2°C. Of the 53 towns of 2,500+ in Loire, it is the wettest. Of all months, October brings the most rain and February the least. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from June to August, with highs of 21–23°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Tarentaise station, 6.5 km north-west.
A year in Thélis-la-Combe at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Tarentaise station.
What a year in Thélis-la-Combe feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Tarentaise.
About 1,128 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and February the driest. About 35 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 53 towns of 2,500+ in Loire.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon
A frosty town: 108 frosts and 35 days of 25°C a year
On about 108 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 23 days it stays below freezing all day. About 35 days a year reach 25°C, and 5 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Tarentaise: 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 Tarentaise
Tarentaise is 6.5 km north-west of Thélis-la-Combe. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Thélis-la-Combe itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Tarentaise (42306001) |
| Distance from the town | 6.5 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 1,090 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 939 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 4.1 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon, 32 km away |
Thélis-la-Combe sits 151 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Thélis-la-Combe to run about 1°C warmer than these figures.
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 Thélis-la-Combe 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 Loire.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thélis-la-Combe | Tarentaise | 23.2°C | −2.6°C | 1,128 mm |
| Bourg-Argental 3.1 km | Préaux Sa | 26.8°C 3.6°C warmer | 0.7°C 3.3°C milder | 870 mm |
| Saint-Genest-Malifaux 10 km | same station | 23.2°C about the same | −2.6°C about the same | 1,128 mm |
| Annonay 13 km | Annonay | 28.4°C 5.2°C warmer | 0.2°C 2.8°C milder | 802 mm |
| Davézieux 14 km | Annonay | 28.4°C 5.2°C warmer | 0.2°C 2.8°C milder | 802 mm |
| Roiffieux 14 km | Annonay | 28.4°C 5.2°C warmer | 0.2°C 2.8°C milder | 802 mm |
| Pélussin 14 km | Annonay | 28.4°C 5.2°C warmer | 0.2°C 2.8°C milder | 802 mm |
Thélis-la-Combe weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Tarentaise station; sunshine at Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.3°C | −2.6°C | 0.8°C | 76 mm | 81 |
| February | 5.0°C | −2.8°C | 1.1°C | 60 mm | 109 |
| March | 8.8°C | −0.4°C | 4.2°C | 65 mm | 162 |
| April | 12.1°C | 2.0°C | 7.1°C | 99 mm | 186 |
| May | 16.2°C | 5.8°C | 11.0°C | 122 mm | 214 |
| June | 20.6°C | 9.3°C | 15.0°C | 97 mm | 241 |
| July | 23.2°C | 11.1°C | 17.1°C | 94 mm | 275 |
| August | 23.1°C | 11.1°C | 17.1°C | 84 mm | 259 |
| September | 18.3°C | 7.9°C | 13.1°C | 103 mm | 193 |
| October | 13.7°C | 5.3°C | 9.5°C | 127 mm | 135 |
| November | 7.9°C | 1.0°C | 4.5°C | 126 mm | 88 |
| December | 5.0°C | −1.6°C | 1.7°C | 77 mm | 76 |
| Year | 13.2°C | 3.8°C | 8.5°C | 1,128 mm | 2,018 |
Where Thélis-la-Combe’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Tarentaise, 6.5 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, Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon, 32 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 Loire.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Thélis-la-Combe’s climate
How warm does Thélis-la-Combe get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.2°C. About 35 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 86% of mainland French towns, and about 5 reach 30°C.
How cold does Thélis-la-Combe get in winter?
February nights average −2.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 108 nights a year, and about 23 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Thélis-la-Combe get?
About 1,128 mm a year, more than 93% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (127 mm) and February the driest (60 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon (32 km away), averages 2,018 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Thélis-la-Combe itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Thélis-la-Combe, Tarentaise, 6.5 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 TARENTAISE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Thélis-la-Combe →
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.