Hardly any mainland French towns see harsher January nights than Montvalezan
Sunny July days climb to about 23.0°C. Expect the heaviest rain in December and the lightest in April. Of the 37 towns of 2,500+ in Savoie, it has the coolest July afternoons. Homes need heating from October to April, the months averaging under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Peisey-Nancroix station, 11 km south-west.
A year in Montvalezan at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Peisey-Nancroix station.
What a year in Montvalezan feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Peisey-Nancroix.
About 947 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: 117 frosts and 34 days of 25°C a year
On about 117 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 25 days it stays below freezing all day. About 34 days a year reach 25°C, and 3 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Peisey-Nancroix: 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 Peisey-Nancroix
Peisey-Nancroix is 11 km south-west of Montvalezan. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Montvalezan itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Peisey-Nancroix (73197001) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 1,350 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,544 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Bourg-Saint-Maurice, 7 km away |
Montvalezan sits 194 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Montvalezan to run about 1.3°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 Montvalezan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montvalezan | Peisey-Nancroix | 23.0°C | −3.8°C | 947 mm |
| Bourg-Saint-Maurice 6.4 km | Bourg-Saint-Maurice | 26.7°C 3.7°C warmer | −3.2°C 0.6°C milder | 976 mm |
| La Plagne Tarentaise 15 km | Bourg-Saint-Maurice | 26.7°C 3.7°C warmer | −3.2°C 0.6°C milder | 976 mm |
| Aime-la-Plagne 19 km | Bourg-Saint-Maurice | 26.7°C 3.7°C warmer | −3.2°C 0.6°C milder | 976 mm |
Montvalezan weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Peisey-Nancroix station; sunshine at Bourg-Saint-Maurice.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.3°C | −3.8°C | −0.2°C | 87 mm | 110 |
| February | 4.5°C | −3.8°C | 0.4°C | 64 mm | 122 |
| March | 8.9°C | −0.8°C | 4.1°C | 66 mm | 170 |
| April | 12.4°C | 2.3°C | 7.3°C | 62 mm | 176 |
| May | 16.7°C | 6.1°C | 11.4°C | 89 mm | 200 |
| June | 20.8°C | 9.7°C | 15.2°C | 89 mm | 226 |
| July | 23.0°C | 11.3°C | 17.2°C | 89 mm | 249 |
| August | 22.7°C | 11.4°C | 17.1°C | 78 mm | 232 |
| September | 18.2°C | 8.0°C | 13.1°C | 70 mm | 189 |
| October | 13.5°C | 4.9°C | 9.2°C | 76 mm | 143 |
| November | 7.5°C | 0.2°C | 3.9°C | 80 mm | 99 |
| December | 3.2°C | −2.9°C | 0.2°C | 98 mm | 94 |
| Year | 12.9°C | 3.6°C | 8.2°C | 947 mm | 2,009 |
Where Montvalezan’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Peisey-Nancroix, 11 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, 7 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 Montvalezan’s climate
How warm does Montvalezan get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.0°C. About 34 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 86% of mainland French towns, and about 3 reach 30°C.
How cold does Montvalezan get in winter?
January nights average −3.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 117 nights a year, and about 25 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Montvalezan get?
About 947 mm a year, more than 83% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (98 mm) and April the driest (62 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bourg-Saint-Maurice (7 km away), averages 2,009 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Montvalezan itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Montvalezan, Peisey-Nancroix, 11 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 PEISEY NANCROIX, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Montvalezan →
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.