Hardly any mainland French towns see harsher January nights than Modane
High summer brings afternoon highs near 24.5°C. Of the 37 towns of 2,500+ in Savoie, it is the driest. Of all months, November brings the most rain and February the least. Garden chairs stay out from June to August, the months with highs of 22–25°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Avrieux station, 4.1 km east.
A year in Modane at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Avrieux station.
What a year in Modane feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Avrieux.
About 600 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and February the driest. About 19 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 Villar-Saint-Pancrace
A frosty town: 127 frosts and 45 days of 25°C a year
On about 127 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 22 days it stays below freezing all day. About 45 days a year reach 25°C, and 8 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Avrieux: 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 Avrieux
Avrieux is 4.1 km east of Modane. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Modane itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Avrieux (73026001) |
| Distance from the town | 4.1 km east |
| Station altitude | 1,104 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,060 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Villar-Saint-Pancrace, 36 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 Modane 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modane | Avrieux | 24.5°C | −4.7°C | 600 mm |
| Les Belleville 23 km | Saint-Martin de Belleville | 21.1°C 3.4°C cooler | −5.9°C 1.2°C colder | 926 mm |
| Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne 26 km | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | 27.4°C 2.9°C warmer | −1.9°C 2.8°C milder | 911 mm |
Modane weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Avrieux station; sunshine at Villar-Saint-Pancrace.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.8°C | −4.7°C | −0.9°C | 54 mm | 126 |
| February | 5.1°C | −4.4°C | 0.3°C | 36 mm | 131 |
| March | 10.1°C | −0.8°C | 4.6°C | 37 mm | 165 |
| April | 13.6°C | 2.2°C | 7.9°C | 40 mm | 193 |
| May | 18.0°C | 6.3°C | 12.1°C | 57 mm | 217 |
| June | 22.1°C | 9.7°C | 15.9°C | 54 mm | 245 |
| July | 24.5°C | 11.5°C | 18.0°C | 40 mm | 270 |
| August | 24.1°C | 11.3°C | 17.7°C | 51 mm | 250 |
| September | 19.4°C | 7.9°C | 13.7°C | 48 mm | 179 |
| October | 14.7°C | 4.1°C | 9.4°C | 60 mm | 139 |
| November | 7.6°C | −0.5°C | 3.6°C | 63 mm | 112 |
| December | 2.5°C | −3.7°C | −0.6°C | 61 mm | 109 |
| Year | 13.7°C | 3.2°C | 8.5°C | 600 mm | 2,135 |
Where Modane’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Avrieux, 4.1 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, Villar-Saint-Pancrace, 36 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 Modane’s climate
How warm does Modane get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.5°C. About 45 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 74% of mainland French towns, and about 8 reach 30°C.
How cold does Modane get in winter?
January nights average −4.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 127 nights a year, and about 22 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Modane get?
About 600 mm a year, less than 96% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (63 mm) and February the driest (36 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Villar-Saint-Pancrace (36 km away), averages 2,135 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Modane itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Modane, Avrieux, 4.1 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 AVRIEUX, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Modane →
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