Few mainland French towns have colder winter nights than Les Avanchers-Valmorel
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 22.0°C on average. Only 26°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Of the 37 towns of 2,500+ in Savoie, it has the coolest July afternoons. Windscreens need scraping on about 111 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Colomban-des-Villards station, 27 km south-west: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Les Avanchers-Valmorel at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Colomban-des-Villards station.
What a year in Les Avanchers-Valmorel feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Colomban-des-Villards.
About 1,175 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and May the driest. About 43 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 14th 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: 111 frosts and 21 days of 25°C a year
On about 111 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 23 days it stays below freezing all day. About 21 days a year reach 25°C, and 2 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Colomban-des-Villards: 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-Colomban-des-Villards
Saint-Colomban-des-Villards is 27 km south-west of Les Avanchers-Valmorel. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Les Avanchers-Valmorel itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Colomban-des-Villards (73230002) |
| Distance from the town | 27 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 1,085 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,130 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.3 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 Les Avanchers-Valmorel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Avanchers-Valmorel | Saint-Colomban-des-Villards | 22.0°C | −3.5°C | 1,175 mm |
| Grand-Aigueblanche 5 km | Moûtiers | 28.4°C 6.4°C warmer | −1.9°C 1.6°C milder | 930 mm |
| Moûtiers 6 km | Moûtiers | 28.4°C 6.4°C warmer | −1.9°C 1.6°C milder | 930 mm |
| La Léchère 6.4 km | Moûtiers | 28.4°C 6.4°C warmer | −1.9°C 1.6°C milder | 930 mm |
| Les Belleville 12 km | Saint-Martin de Belleville | 21.1°C 0.9°C cooler | −5.9°C 2.4°C colder | 926 mm |
| Aime-la-Plagne 16 km | Bourg-Saint-Maurice | 26.7°C 4.7°C warmer | −3.2°C about the same | 976 mm |
| La Plagne Tarentaise 20 km | Bourg-Saint-Maurice | 26.7°C 4.7°C warmer | −3.2°C about the same | 976 mm |
Les Avanchers-Valmorel weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Colomban-des-Villards station; sunshine at Bourg-Saint-Maurice.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.1°C | −3.5°C | −0.2°C | 118 mm | 110 |
| February | 4.2°C | −3.5°C | 0.3°C | 93 mm | 122 |
| March | 8.6°C | −0.4°C | 4.1°C | 92 mm | 170 |
| April | 12.4°C | 2.7°C | 7.6°C | 87 mm | 176 |
| May | 16.3°C | 6.5°C | 11.4°C | 77 mm | 200 |
| June | 20.0°C | 9.7°C | 14.8°C | 87 mm | 226 |
| July | 22.0°C | 11.4°C | 16.7°C | 89 mm | 249 |
| August | 21.5°C | 11.2°C | 16.3°C | 90 mm | 232 |
| September | 17.0°C | 7.9°C | 12.4°C | 92 mm | 189 |
| October | 12.9°C | 4.6°C | 8.8°C | 103 mm | 143 |
| November | 7.1°C | 0.3°C | 3.7°C | 126 mm | 99 |
| December | 3.4°C | −2.7°C | 0.4°C | 122 mm | 94 |
| Year | 12.4°C | 3.7°C | 8.0°C | 1,175 mm | 2,009 |
Where Les Avanchers-Valmorel’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Colomban-des-Villards, 27 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 Les Avanchers-Valmorel’s climate
How warm does Les Avanchers-Valmorel get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.0°C. About 21 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 95% of mainland French towns, and about 2 reach 30°C.
How cold does Les Avanchers-Valmorel get in winter?
January nights average −3.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 111 nights a year, and about 23 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Les Avanchers-Valmorel get?
About 1,175 mm a year, more than 96% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (126 mm) and May the driest (77 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 Les Avanchers-Valmorel itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Les Avanchers-Valmorel, Saint-Colomban-des-Villards, 27 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 COLOMBAN DES VILLARDS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Les Avanchers-Valmorel →
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.