Hardly any mainland French towns see harsher January nights than Bozel
Midsummer highs settle at about 26.7°C. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 30°C. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 87% of mainland French towns. Waterproofs come out on about 110 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Bourg-Saint-Maurice station, 21 km north-east.
A year in Bozel at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bourg-Saint-Maurice station.
What a year in Bozel feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bourg-Saint-Maurice.
About 976 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 34 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 29th wettest of 37 towns of 2,500+ in Savoie.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Bourg-Saint-Maurice
A frosty town: 99 frosts and 72 days of 25°C a year
On about 99 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, and 22 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bourg-Saint-Maurice: 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 Bourg-Saint-Maurice
Bourg-Saint-Maurice is 21 km north-east of Bozel. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bozel itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bourg-Saint-Maurice (73054001) |
| Distance from the town | 21 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 865 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 883 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8.6 km |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Bozel 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bozel | Bourg-Saint-Maurice | 26.7°C | −3.2°C | 976 mm |
| Moûtiers 10 km | Moûtiers | 28.4°C 1.7°C warmer | −1.9°C 1.3°C milder | 930 mm |
| Aime-la-Plagne 12 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | −3.2°C about the same | 976 mm |
| La Plagne Tarentaise 13 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | −3.2°C about the same | 976 mm |
| Les Belleville 13 km | Saint-Martin de Belleville | 21.1°C 5.6°C cooler | −5.9°C 2.7°C colder | 926 mm |
| Grand-Aigueblanche 13 km | Moûtiers | 28.4°C 1.7°C warmer | −1.9°C 1.3°C milder | 930 mm |
| La Léchère 17 km | Moûtiers | 28.4°C 1.7°C warmer | −1.9°C 1.3°C milder | 930 mm |
Bozel weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Bourg-Saint-Maurice station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.7°C | −3.2°C | 1.2°C | 101 mm | 110 |
| February | 7.8°C | −2.8°C | 2.5°C | 76 mm | 122 |
| March | 12.8°C | 0.7°C | 6.7°C | 74 mm | 170 |
| April | 16.2°C | 4.1°C | 10.1°C | 57 mm | 176 |
| May | 20.4°C | 7.9°C | 14.2°C | 83 mm | 200 |
| June | 24.5°C | 11.2°C | 17.8°C | 82 mm | 226 |
| July | 26.7°C | 12.9°C | 19.8°C | 81 mm | 249 |
| August | 26.4°C | 12.6°C | 19.5°C | 78 mm | 232 |
| September | 21.9°C | 9.3°C | 15.6°C | 68 mm | 189 |
| October | 16.9°C | 5.7°C | 11.3°C | 78 mm | 143 |
| November | 10.2°C | 1.1°C | 5.6°C | 84 mm | 99 |
| December | 5.7°C | −2.2°C | 1.7°C | 114 mm | 94 |
| Year | 16.3°C | 4.8°C | 10.5°C | 976 mm | 2,009 |
Where Bozel’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bourg-Saint-Maurice, 21 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, Bourg-Saint-Maurice, 21 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 Bozel’s climate
How warm does Bozel get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.7°C. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, more than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 22 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bozel get in winter?
January nights average −3.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 99 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bozel get?
About 976 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (114 mm) and April the driest (57 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bourg-Saint-Maurice (21 km away), averages 2,009 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bozel itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bozel, Bourg-Saint-Maurice, 21 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 BOURG ST MAURICE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bozel →
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.