Bourget-en-Huile sits near the top of mainland French towns for rain, with 1,275 mm a year
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near −1.5°C. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 96% of mainland French towns. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 28°C apart. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to March, when means dip under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Alban des Hurtières station, 5.4 km east.
A year in Bourget-en-Huile at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Alban des Hurtières station.
What a year in Bourget-en-Huile feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Alban des Hurtières.
About 1,275 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 46 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 8th wettest of 37 towns of 2,500+ in Savoie.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Chambery-Aix
A frosty town: 74 frosts and 67 days of 25°C a year
On about 74 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 8 days it stays below freezing all day. About 67 days a year reach 25°C, and 17 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Alban des Hurtières: 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-Alban des Hurtières
Saint-Alban des Hurtières is 5.4 km east of Bourget-en-Huile. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bourget-en-Huile itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Alban des Hurtières (73220001) |
| Distance from the town | 5.4 km east |
| Station altitude | 610 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 833 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Chambery-Aix, 31 km away |
Bourget-en-Huile sits 223 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Bourget-en-Huile to run about 1.4°C cooler 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 Bourget-en-Huile 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourget-en-Huile | Saint-Alban des Hurtières | 26.3°C | −1.5°C | 1,275 mm |
| Valgelon-La Rochette 7.4 km | Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy | 27.7°C 1.4°C warmer | −1.8°C about the same | 1,122 mm |
| Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny 9.7 km | Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy | 27.7°C 1.4°C warmer | −1.8°C about the same | 1,122 mm |
| Montmélian 12 km | Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy | 27.7°C 1.4°C warmer | −1.8°C about the same | 1,122 mm |
| Allevard 14 km | Sainte-Marie Cuines | 28.4°C 2.1°C warmer | −2.2°C 0.7°C colder | 856 mm |
| Pontcharra 16 km | Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy | 27.7°C 1.4°C warmer | −1.8°C about the same | 1,122 mm |
| Porte-de-Savoie 16 km | Challes-les-Eaux | 28.1°C 1.8°C warmer | −1.8°C about the same | 1,148 mm |
Bourget-en-Huile weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Alban des Hurtières station; sunshine at Chambery-Aix.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.4°C | −1.5°C | 2.0°C | 122 mm | 77 |
| February | 7.4°C | −1.0°C | 3.2°C | 92 mm | 102 |
| March | 12.5°C | 2.3°C | 7.4°C | 101 mm | 158 |
| April | 16.4°C | 5.3°C | 10.8°C | 92 mm | 176 |
| May | 20.2°C | 9.0°C | 14.6°C | 111 mm | 202 |
| June | 23.9°C | 12.2°C | 18.1°C | 107 mm | 236 |
| July | 26.3°C | 14.1°C | 20.2°C | 97 mm | 262 |
| August | 25.9°C | 14.0°C | 19.9°C | 100 mm | 237 |
| September | 21.2°C | 10.6°C | 15.9°C | 95 mm | 181 |
| October | 16.2°C | 7.1°C | 11.7°C | 102 mm | 124 |
| November | 9.8°C | 2.4°C | 6.1°C | 122 mm | 75 |
| December | 5.6°C | −0.6°C | 2.5°C | 133 mm | 66 |
| Year | 15.9°C | 6.2°C | 11.0°C | 1,275 mm | 1,895 |
Where Bourget-en-Huile’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Alban des Hurtières, 5.4 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, Chambery-Aix, 31 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 Bourget-en-Huile’s climate
How warm does Bourget-en-Huile get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.3°C. About 67 days a year reach 25°C, more than 57% of mainland French towns, and about 17 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bourget-en-Huile get in winter?
January nights average −1.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 74 nights a year, and about 8 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bourget-en-Huile get?
About 1,275 mm a year, more than 98% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (133 mm) and April the driest (92 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Chambery-Aix (31 km away), averages 1,895 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bourget-en-Huile itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bourget-en-Huile, Saint-Alban des Hurtières, 5.4 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-ALBAN DES HURTIERES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bourget-en-Huile →
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.