Few mainland French towns have colder winter nights than Peisey-Nancroix
Expect July afternoons of about 23.0°C. Of the 37 towns of 2,500+ in Savoie, it has the coolest July afternoons. The rainiest month is December; the driest is April. An umbrella earns its place on about 113 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Peisey-Nancroix station, 0.5 km north-west.
A year in Peisey-Nancroix at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Peisey-Nancroix station.
What a year in Peisey-Nancroix 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 0.5 km north-west of Peisey-Nancroix. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Peisey-Nancroix itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Peisey-Nancroix (73197001) |
| Distance from the town | 0.5 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 1,350 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,315 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Bourg-Saint-Maurice, 8 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 Peisey-Nancroix 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peisey-Nancroix | Peisey-Nancroix | 23.0°C | −3.8°C | 947 mm |
| La Plagne Tarentaise 6.1 km | Bourg-Saint-Maurice | 26.7°C 3.7°C warmer | −3.2°C 0.6°C milder | 976 mm |
| Bourg-Saint-Maurice 7.9 km | Bourg-Saint-Maurice | 26.7°C 3.7°C warmer | −3.2°C 0.6°C milder | 976 mm |
| Aime-la-Plagne 10 km | Bourg-Saint-Maurice | 26.7°C 3.7°C warmer | −3.2°C 0.6°C milder | 976 mm |
| Moûtiers 19 km | Moûtiers | 28.4°C 5.4°C warmer | −1.9°C 1.9°C milder | 930 mm |
| Grand-Aigueblanche 21 km | Moûtiers | 28.4°C 5.4°C warmer | −1.9°C 1.9°C milder | 930 mm |
| La Léchère 23 km | Moûtiers | 28.4°C 5.4°C warmer | −1.9°C 1.9°C milder | 930 mm |
Peisey-Nancroix 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 Peisey-Nancroix’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Peisey-Nancroix, 0.5 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, 8 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 Peisey-Nancroix’s climate
How warm does Peisey-Nancroix 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 Peisey-Nancroix 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 Peisey-Nancroix 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 (8 km away), averages 2,009 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Peisey-Nancroix itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Peisey-Nancroix, Peisey-Nancroix, 0.5 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 Peisey-Nancroix →
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.