Few mainland French towns get more frosts than Aussois
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 21.7°C. Rain peaks in November and eases off in July. None of the 37 towns of 2,500+ in Savoie has cooler July afternoons. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from October to April, when means dip under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Aussois-Clim station, 0.2 km north.
A year in Aussois at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Aussois-Clim station.
What a year in Aussois feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Aussois-Clim.
About 771 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 37th wettest of 37 towns of 2,500+ in Savoie.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Villar-Saint-Pancrace
A frosty town: 138 frosts and 21 days of 25°C a year
On about 138 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 27 days it stays below freezing all day. About 21 days a year reach 25°C, and 1 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Aussois-Clim: 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 Aussois-Clim
Aussois-Clim is 0.2 km north of Aussois. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Aussois itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Aussois-Clim (73023001) |
| Distance from the town | 0.2 km north |
| Station altitude | 1,467 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,471 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Villar-Saint-Pancrace, 39 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 Aussois 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 Savoie.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aussois | Aussois-Clim | 21.7°C | −4.7°C | 771 mm |
| Modane 6.6 km | Avrieux | 24.5°C 2.8°C warmer | −4.7°C about the same | 600 mm |
| Les Belleville 24 km | Saint-Martin de Belleville | 21.1°C 0.6°C cooler | −5.9°C 1.2°C colder | 926 mm |
Aussois weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Aussois-Clim station; sunshine at Villar-Saint-Pancrace.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.6°C | −4.7°C | −0.5°C | 74 mm | 126 |
| February | 4.2°C | −4.9°C | −0.4°C | 55 mm | 131 |
| March | 7.6°C | −2.0°C | 2.8°C | 56 mm | 165 |
| April | 10.9°C | 0.9°C | 5.9°C | 53 mm | 193 |
| May | 15.3°C | 4.9°C | 10.1°C | 72 mm | 217 |
| June | 19.4°C | 8.4°C | 13.9°C | 63 mm | 245 |
| July | 21.7°C | 10.4°C | 16.1°C | 51 mm | 270 |
| August | 21.4°C | 10.5°C | 16.0°C | 58 mm | 250 |
| September | 17.2°C | 7.1°C | 12.1°C | 56 mm | 179 |
| October | 13.0°C | 3.7°C | 8.4°C | 71 mm | 139 |
| November | 7.2°C | −0.9°C | 3.2°C | 83 mm | 112 |
| December | 4.0°C | −4.0°C | 0.0°C | 81 mm | 109 |
| Year | 12.1°C | 2.4°C | 7.3°C | 771 mm | 2,135 |
Where Aussois’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Aussois-Clim, 0.2 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, Villar-Saint-Pancrace, 39 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 Savoie.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Aussois’s climate
How warm does Aussois get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.7°C. About 21 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 95% of mainland French towns, and about 1 reach 30°C.
How cold does Aussois get in winter?
February nights average −4.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 138 nights a year, and about 27 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Aussois get?
About 771 mm a year, more than 53% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (83 mm) and July the driest (51 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Villar-Saint-Pancrace (39 km away), averages 2,135 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Aussois itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Aussois, Aussois-Clim, 0.2 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 AUSSOIS-CLIM, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Aussois →
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.