Saint-André sits near the bottom of mainland French towns for winter warmth
Sunny July days climb to about 24.5°C. Of the 37 towns of 2,500+ in Savoie, it is the driest. The rainiest month is November; the driest is February. Waterproofs come out on about 96 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Avrieux station, 8.1 km east.
A year in Saint-André at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Avrieux station.
What a year in Saint-André 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 8.1 km east of Saint-André. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-André itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Avrieux (73026001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.1 km east |
| Station altitude | 1,104 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,183 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 Saint-André 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-André | Avrieux | 24.5°C | −4.7°C | 600 mm |
| Modane 4.2 km | same station | 24.5°C about the same | −4.7°C about the same | 600 mm |
| Les Belleville 21 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 22 km | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | 27.4°C 2.9°C warmer | −1.9°C 2.8°C milder | 911 mm |
Saint-André 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 Saint-André’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Avrieux, 8.1 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 Saint-André’s climate
How warm does Saint-André 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 Saint-André 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 Saint-André 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 Saint-André itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-André, Avrieux, 8.1 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 Saint-André →
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