La Léchère sits near the bottom of mainland French towns for winter warmth
Expect July afternoons of about 28.4°C. In July, afternoons here are warmer than in 85% of mainland French towns. Winter and summer sit 30°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 Moûtiers station, 7.3 km south-east.
A year in La Léchère at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Moûtiers station.
What a year in La Léchère feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Moûtiers.
About 930 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 33 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 32nd 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: 76 frosts and 93 days of 25°C a year
On about 76 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 93 days a year reach 25°C, and 36 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Moûtiers: 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 Moûtiers
Moûtiers is 7.3 km south-east of La Léchère. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in La Léchère itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Moûtiers (73181001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.3 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 480 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 440 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Bourg-Saint-Maurice, 24 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 Léchère 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 Léchère | Moûtiers | 28.4°C | −1.9°C | 930 mm |
| Grand-Aigueblanche 3.7 km | same station | 28.4°C about the same | −1.9°C about the same | 930 mm |
| Moûtiers 7.1 km | same station | 28.4°C about the same | −1.9°C about the same | 930 mm |
| Aime-la-Plagne 13 km | Bourg-Saint-Maurice | 26.7°C 1.7°C cooler | −3.2°C 1.3°C colder | 976 mm |
| Albertville 17 km | Gilly-sur-Isère | 27.5°C 0.9°C cooler | −2.8°C 0.9°C colder | 1,354 mm |
| Gilly-sur-Isère 17 km | Gilly-sur-Isère | 27.5°C 0.9°C cooler | −2.8°C 0.9°C colder | 1,354 mm |
| La Plagne Tarentaise 17 km | Bourg-Saint-Maurice | 26.7°C 1.7°C cooler | −3.2°C 1.3°C colder | 976 mm |
La Léchère weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Moûtiers station; sunshine at Bourg-Saint-Maurice.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.2°C | −1.9°C | 1.6°C | 97 mm | 110 |
| February | 8.4°C | −1.1°C | 3.6°C | 71 mm | 122 |
| March | 14.2°C | 2.6°C | 8.4°C | 73 mm | 170 |
| April | 18.5°C | 5.9°C | 12.2°C | 59 mm | 176 |
| May | 22.3°C | 9.8°C | 16.1°C | 79 mm | 200 |
| June | 26.1°C | 13.2°C | 19.7°C | 75 mm | 226 |
| July | 28.4°C | 15.0°C | 21.7°C | 77 mm | 249 |
| August | 28.0°C | 14.8°C | 21.4°C | 74 mm | 232 |
| September | 23.0°C | 11.3°C | 17.1°C | 65 mm | 189 |
| October | 17.5°C | 7.3°C | 12.4°C | 75 mm | 143 |
| November | 10.3°C | 2.4°C | 6.4°C | 80 mm | 99 |
| December | 4.9°C | −1.0°C | 1.9°C | 107 mm | 94 |
| Year | 17.2°C | 6.5°C | 11.9°C | 930 mm | 2,009 |
Where La Léchère’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Moûtiers, 7.3 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, 24 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 Léchère’s climate
How warm does La Léchère get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.4°C. About 93 days a year reach 25°C, more than 84% of mainland French towns, and about 36 reach 30°C.
How cold does La Léchère get in winter?
January nights average −1.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 76 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does La Léchère get?
About 930 mm a year, more than 82% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (107 mm) and April the driest (59 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bourg-Saint-Maurice (24 km away), averages 2,009 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for La Léchère itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to La Léchère, Moûtiers, 7.3 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 MOUTIERS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for La Léchère →
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.