Le Pontet sits near the top of mainland French towns for rain, with 1,275 mm a year
Nights in January average −1.5°C. In January, nights here are colder than in 96% of mainland French towns. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 28°C apart. Frost greets about 74 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Alban des Hurtières station, 3.9 km south-east.
A year in Le Pontet at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Alban des Hurtières station.
What a year in Le Pontet feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Alban des Hurtières.
About 1,275 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 46 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 8th 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: 74 frosts and 67 days of 25°C a year
On about 74 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 8 days it stays below freezing all day. About 67 days a year reach 25°C, and 17 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Alban des Hurtières: 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 Saint-Alban des Hurtières
Saint-Alban des Hurtières is 3.9 km south-east of Le Pontet. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Le Pontet itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Alban des Hurtières (73220001) |
| Distance from the town | 3.9 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 610 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 867 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Chambery-Aix, 32 km away |
Le Pontet sits 257 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Le Pontet to run about 1.7°C cooler than these figures.
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 Le Pontet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Pontet | Saint-Alban des Hurtières | 26.3°C | −1.5°C | 1,275 mm |
| Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny 9.6 km | Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy | 27.7°C 1.4°C warmer | −1.8°C about the same | 1,122 mm |
| Valgelon-La Rochette 9.9 km | Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy | 27.7°C 1.4°C warmer | −1.8°C about the same | 1,122 mm |
| Montmélian 14 km | Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy | 27.7°C 1.4°C warmer | −1.8°C about the same | 1,122 mm |
| Allevard 17 km | Sainte-Marie Cuines | 28.4°C 2.1°C warmer | −2.2°C 0.7°C colder | 856 mm |
| Porte-de-Savoie 18 km | Challes-les-Eaux | 28.1°C 1.8°C warmer | −1.8°C about the same | 1,148 mm |
| Pontcharra 18 km | Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy | 27.7°C 1.4°C warmer | −1.8°C about the same | 1,122 mm |
Le Pontet weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Alban des Hurtières station; sunshine at Chambery-Aix.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.4°C | −1.5°C | 2.0°C | 122 mm | 77 |
| February | 7.4°C | −1.0°C | 3.2°C | 92 mm | 102 |
| March | 12.5°C | 2.3°C | 7.4°C | 101 mm | 158 |
| April | 16.4°C | 5.3°C | 10.8°C | 92 mm | 176 |
| May | 20.2°C | 9.0°C | 14.6°C | 111 mm | 202 |
| June | 23.9°C | 12.2°C | 18.1°C | 107 mm | 236 |
| July | 26.3°C | 14.1°C | 20.2°C | 97 mm | 262 |
| August | 25.9°C | 14.0°C | 19.9°C | 100 mm | 237 |
| September | 21.2°C | 10.6°C | 15.9°C | 95 mm | 181 |
| October | 16.2°C | 7.1°C | 11.7°C | 102 mm | 124 |
| November | 9.8°C | 2.4°C | 6.1°C | 122 mm | 75 |
| December | 5.6°C | −0.6°C | 2.5°C | 133 mm | 66 |
| Year | 15.9°C | 6.2°C | 11.0°C | 1,275 mm | 1,895 |
Where Le Pontet’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Alban des Hurtières, 3.9 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, Chambery-Aix, 32 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 Le Pontet’s climate
How warm does Le Pontet get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.3°C. About 67 days a year reach 25°C, more than 57% of mainland French towns, and about 17 reach 30°C.
How cold does Le Pontet get in winter?
January nights average −1.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 74 nights a year, and about 8 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Le Pontet get?
About 1,275 mm a year, more than 98% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (133 mm) and April the driest (92 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Chambery-Aix (32 km away), averages 1,895 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Le Pontet itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Le Pontet, Saint-Alban des Hurtières, 3.9 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 ST-ALBAN DES HURTIERES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Le Pontet →
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