Few mainland French towns have colder winter nights than Hauteluce
Expect July afternoons of about 22.0°C. Of the 37 towns of 2,500+ in Savoie, it is the wettest. Only 27°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Waterproofs come out on about 140 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Hauteluce station, 5 km north-east.
A year in Hauteluce at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Hauteluce station.
What a year in Hauteluce 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 5 km north-east of Hauteluce. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Hauteluce itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Hauteluce (73132001) |
| Distance from the town | 5 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 1,215 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,268 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 3.5 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Bourg-Saint-Maurice, 21 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 Hauteluce 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hauteluce | Hauteluce | 22.0°C | −4.9°C | 1,688 mm |
| Megève 12 km | Megève | 23.1°C 1.1°C warmer | −5.4°C 0.5°C colder | 1,513 mm |
| Ugine 13 km | Ugine | 26.4°C 4.4°C warmer | −0.8°C 4.1°C milder | 1,399 mm |
| Albertville 18 km | Gilly-sur-Isère | 27.5°C 5.5°C warmer | −2.8°C 2.1°C milder | 1,354 mm |
| Saint-Gervais-les-Bains 18 km | Servoz | 26.0°C 4°C warmer | −4.1°C 0.8°C milder | 1,446 mm |
| Mercury 20 km | Gilly-sur-Isère | 27.5°C 5.5°C warmer | −2.8°C 2.1°C milder | 1,354 mm |
| Gilly-sur-Isère 21 km | Gilly-sur-Isère | 27.5°C 5.5°C warmer | −2.8°C 2.1°C milder | 1,354 mm |
Hauteluce 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 Hauteluce’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Hauteluce, 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, 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 Hauteluce’s climate
How warm does Hauteluce 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 Hauteluce 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 Hauteluce 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 (21 km away), averages 2,009 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Hauteluce itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Hauteluce, Hauteluce, 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 HAUTELUCE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Hauteluce →
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.