Planay has some of the coldest winter nights among mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 26.7°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 87% of mainland French towns. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 30°C apart. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to March, which average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Bourg-Saint-Maurice station, 20 km north.
A year in Planay at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bourg-Saint-Maurice station.
What a year in Planay feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bourg-Saint-Maurice.
About 976 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 34 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 29th 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: 99 frosts and 72 days of 25°C a year
On about 99 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, and 22 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bourg-Saint-Maurice: 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 Bourg-Saint-Maurice
Bourg-Saint-Maurice is 20 km north of Planay. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Planay itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bourg-Saint-Maurice (73054001) |
| Distance from the town | 20 km north |
| Station altitude | 865 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 951 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.6 km |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Planay 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. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planay | Bourg-Saint-Maurice | 26.7°C | −3.2°C | 976 mm |
| La Plagne Tarentaise 13 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | −3.2°C about the same | 976 mm |
| Moûtiers 13 km | Moûtiers | 28.4°C 1.7°C warmer | −1.9°C 1.3°C milder | 930 mm |
| Aime-la-Plagne 13 km | same station | 26.7°C about the same | −3.2°C about the same | 976 mm |
| Les Belleville 15 km | Saint-Martin de Belleville | 21.1°C 5.6°C cooler | −5.9°C 2.7°C colder | 926 mm |
| Grand-Aigueblanche 16 km | Moûtiers | 28.4°C 1.7°C warmer | −1.9°C 1.3°C milder | 930 mm |
| La Léchère 20 km | Moûtiers | 28.4°C 1.7°C warmer | −1.9°C 1.3°C milder | 930 mm |
Planay weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Bourg-Saint-Maurice station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.7°C | −3.2°C | 1.2°C | 101 mm | 110 |
| February | 7.8°C | −2.8°C | 2.5°C | 76 mm | 122 |
| March | 12.8°C | 0.7°C | 6.7°C | 74 mm | 170 |
| April | 16.2°C | 4.1°C | 10.1°C | 57 mm | 176 |
| May | 20.4°C | 7.9°C | 14.2°C | 83 mm | 200 |
| June | 24.5°C | 11.2°C | 17.8°C | 82 mm | 226 |
| July | 26.7°C | 12.9°C | 19.8°C | 81 mm | 249 |
| August | 26.4°C | 12.6°C | 19.5°C | 78 mm | 232 |
| September | 21.9°C | 9.3°C | 15.6°C | 68 mm | 189 |
| October | 16.9°C | 5.7°C | 11.3°C | 78 mm | 143 |
| November | 10.2°C | 1.1°C | 5.6°C | 84 mm | 99 |
| December | 5.7°C | −2.2°C | 1.7°C | 114 mm | 94 |
| Year | 16.3°C | 4.8°C | 10.5°C | 976 mm | 2,009 |
Where Planay’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bourg-Saint-Maurice, 20 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, 20 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 Planay’s climate
How warm does Planay get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.7°C. About 72 days a year reach 25°C, more than 66% of mainland French towns, and about 22 reach 30°C.
How cold does Planay get in winter?
January nights average −3.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 99 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Planay get?
About 976 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (114 mm) and April the driest (57 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bourg-Saint-Maurice (20 km away), averages 2,009 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Planay itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Planay, Bourg-Saint-Maurice, 20 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 BOURG ST MAURICE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Planay →
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.