Few mainland French towns have colder winter nights than La Chapelle
Sunny July days climb to about 28.4°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 31°C. Its July heat outdoes that of 85% of mainland French towns. The outdoor season, with highs of 22–26°C, runs through May, June and September.
Figures from Météo-France’s Sainte-Marie Cuines station, 8.9 km south.
A year in La Chapelle at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Sainte-Marie Cuines station.
What a year in La Chapelle feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sainte-Marie Cuines.
About 856 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 30 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 Chambery-Aix
A frosty town: 81 frosts and 88 days of 25°C a year
On about 81 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 88 days a year reach 25°C, and 32 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sainte-Marie Cuines: 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 Sainte-Marie Cuines
Sainte-Marie Cuines is 8.9 km south of La Chapelle. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Chapelle itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Sainte-Marie Cuines (73255003) |
| Distance from the town | 8.9 km south |
| Station altitude | 460 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 512 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.2 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Chambery-Aix, 40 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 La Chapelle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle | Sainte-Marie Cuines | 28.4°C | −2.2°C | 856 mm |
| Valgelon-La Rochette 14 km | Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy | 27.7°C 0.7°C cooler | −1.8°C about the same | 1,122 mm |
| Allevard 16 km | same station | 28.4°C about the same | −2.2°C about the same | 856 mm |
| Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne 17 km | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | 27.4°C 1°C cooler | −1.9°C about the same | 911 mm |
| Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny 19 km | Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy | 27.7°C 0.7°C cooler | −1.8°C about the same | 1,122 mm |
| Les Belleville 19 km | Saint-Martin de Belleville | 21.1°C 7.3°C cooler | −5.9°C 3.7°C colder | 926 mm |
| La Léchère 19 km | Moûtiers | 28.4°C about the same | −1.9°C about the same | 930 mm |
La Chapelle weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Sainte-Marie Cuines station; sunshine at Chambery-Aix.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.4°C | −2.2°C | 2.1°C | 90 mm | 77 |
| February | 8.8°C | −1.3°C | 3.8°C | 63 mm | 102 |
| March | 14.1°C | 2.2°C | 8.2°C | 74 mm | 158 |
| April | 18.4°C | 5.9°C | 12.1°C | 55 mm | 176 |
| May | 21.9°C | 9.5°C | 15.7°C | 71 mm | 202 |
| June | 26.2°C | 13.0°C | 19.6°C | 61 mm | 236 |
| July | 28.4°C | 14.6°C | 21.5°C | 68 mm | 262 |
| August | 27.4°C | 14.4°C | 20.9°C | 80 mm | 237 |
| September | 23.1°C | 10.9°C | 17.0°C | 58 mm | 181 |
| October | 17.8°C | 6.9°C | 12.4°C | 71 mm | 124 |
| November | 11.1°C | 1.9°C | 6.5°C | 75 mm | 75 |
| December | 6.6°C | −1.5°C | 2.5°C | 91 mm | 66 |
| Year | 17.5°C | 6.2°C | 11.9°C | 856 mm | 1,895 |
Where La Chapelle’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Sainte-Marie Cuines, 8.9 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1997–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, 40 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 La Chapelle’s climate
How warm does La Chapelle get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.4°C. About 88 days a year reach 25°C, more than 79% of mainland French towns, and about 32 reach 30°C.
How cold does La Chapelle get in winter?
January nights average −2.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 81 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does La Chapelle get?
About 856 mm a year, more than 71% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (91 mm) and April the driest (55 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Chambery-Aix (40 km away), averages 1,895 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Chapelle itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Chapelle, Sainte-Marie Cuines, 8.9 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 STE MARIE CUINES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for La Chapelle →
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.