Crest-Voland sits near the bottom of mainland French towns for winter warmth
Midsummer highs settle at about 22.0°C. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 27°C. None of the 37 towns of 2,500+ in Savoie gets more rain. For walks and days out, the stretch from June to August brings highs of 20–22°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Hauteluce station, 11 km east.
A year in Crest-Voland at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Hauteluce station.
What a year in Crest-Voland feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Hauteluce.
About 1,688 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 63 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The 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: 135 frosts and 24 days of 25°C a year
On about 135 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 36 days it stays below freezing all day. About 24 days a year reach 25°C, and 2 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Hauteluce: 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 Hauteluce
Hauteluce is 11 km east of Crest-Voland. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Crest-Voland itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Hauteluce (73132001) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km east |
| Station altitude | 1,215 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,226 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 4.9 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Bourg-Saint-Maurice, 28 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 Crest-Voland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crest-Voland | Hauteluce | 22.0°C | −4.9°C | 1,688 mm |
| Ugine 8.2 km | Ugine | 26.4°C 4.4°C warmer | −0.8°C 4.1°C milder | 1,399 mm |
| Megève 11 km | Megève | 23.1°C 1.1°C warmer | −5.4°C 0.5°C colder | 1,513 mm |
| Albertville 17 km | Gilly-sur-Isère | 27.5°C 5.5°C warmer | −2.8°C 2.1°C milder | 1,354 mm |
| Thônes 17 km | Thônes | 26.5°C 4.5°C warmer | −2.8°C 2.1°C milder | 1,774 mm |
| Faverges-Seythenex 17 km | Ugine | 26.4°C 4.4°C warmer | −0.8°C 4.1°C milder | 1,399 mm |
| Mercury 18 km | Gilly-sur-Isère | 27.5°C 5.5°C warmer | −2.8°C 2.1°C milder | 1,354 mm |
Crest-Voland weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Hauteluce station; sunshine at Bourg-Saint-Maurice.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.9°C | −4.9°C | −2.0°C | 155 mm | 110 |
| February | 2.5°C | −5.0°C | −1.2°C | 126 mm | 122 |
| March | 7.3°C | −1.9°C | 2.7°C | 131 mm | 170 |
| April | 11.2°C | 1.0°C | 6.1°C | 111 mm | 176 |
| May | 15.7°C | 4.8°C | 10.2°C | 146 mm | 200 |
| June | 19.8°C | 8.3°C | 14.0°C | 151 mm | 226 |
| July | 22.0°C | 10.1°C | 16.0°C | 152 mm | 249 |
| August | 21.6°C | 10.0°C | 15.8°C | 141 mm | 232 |
| September | 16.9°C | 6.9°C | 11.9°C | 127 mm | 189 |
| October | 11.8°C | 3.7°C | 7.7°C | 134 mm | 143 |
| November | 5.2°C | −0.9°C | 2.2°C | 138 mm | 99 |
| December | 1.5°C | −3.7°C | −1.1°C | 178 mm | 94 |
| Year | 11.4°C | 2.4°C | 6.9°C | 1,688 mm | 2,009 |
Where Crest-Voland’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Hauteluce, 11 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, 28 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 Crest-Voland’s climate
How warm does Crest-Voland get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.0°C. About 24 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 93% of mainland French towns, and about 2 reach 30°C.
How cold does Crest-Voland get in winter?
February nights average −5.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 135 nights a year, and about 36 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Crest-Voland get?
About 1,688 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. December is the wettest month (178 mm) and April the driest (111 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bourg-Saint-Maurice (28 km away), averages 2,009 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Crest-Voland itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Crest-Voland, Hauteluce, 11 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 HAUTELUCE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Crest-Voland →
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.