Saint-Léger has some of the coldest winter nights among mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 28.4°C. In July, afternoons here are warmer than in 85% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month, April the driest. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings suit May, June and September, with highs of 22–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Sainte-Marie Cuines station, 11 km south.
A year in Saint-Léger at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Sainte-Marie Cuines station.
What a year in Saint-Léger feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sainte-Marie Cuines.
About 856 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 30 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 Chambery-Aix
A frosty town: 81 frosts and 88 days of 25°C a year
On about 81 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 88 days a year reach 25°C, and 32 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sainte-Marie Cuines: 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 Sainte-Marie Cuines
Sainte-Marie Cuines is 11 km south of Saint-Léger. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Léger itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Sainte-Marie Cuines (73255003) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km south |
| Station altitude | 460 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 393 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 4.4 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Chambery-Aix, 39 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-Léger 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-Léger | Sainte-Marie Cuines | 28.4°C | −2.2°C | 856 mm |
| Valgelon-La Rochette 13 km | Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy | 27.7°C 0.7°C cooler | −1.8°C about the same | 1,122 mm |
| Allevard 17 km | same station | 28.4°C about the same | −2.2°C about the same | 856 mm |
| Saint-Pierre-d'Albigny 17 km | Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy | 27.7°C 0.7°C cooler | −1.8°C about the same | 1,122 mm |
| La Léchère 18 km | Moûtiers | 28.4°C about the same | −1.9°C about the same | 930 mm |
| Montmélian 19 km | Saint-Pierre-de-Soucy | 27.7°C 0.7°C cooler | −1.8°C about the same | 1,122 mm |
| Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne 19 km | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | 27.4°C 1°C cooler | −1.9°C about the same | 911 mm |
Saint-Léger weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Sainte-Marie Cuines station; sunshine at Chambery-Aix.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.4°C | −2.2°C | 2.1°C | 90 mm | 77 |
| February | 8.8°C | −1.3°C | 3.8°C | 63 mm | 102 |
| March | 14.1°C | 2.2°C | 8.2°C | 74 mm | 158 |
| April | 18.4°C | 5.9°C | 12.1°C | 55 mm | 176 |
| May | 21.9°C | 9.5°C | 15.7°C | 71 mm | 202 |
| June | 26.2°C | 13.0°C | 19.6°C | 61 mm | 236 |
| July | 28.4°C | 14.6°C | 21.5°C | 68 mm | 262 |
| August | 27.4°C | 14.4°C | 20.9°C | 80 mm | 237 |
| September | 23.1°C | 10.9°C | 17.0°C | 58 mm | 181 |
| October | 17.8°C | 6.9°C | 12.4°C | 71 mm | 124 |
| November | 11.1°C | 1.9°C | 6.5°C | 75 mm | 75 |
| December | 6.6°C | −1.5°C | 2.5°C | 91 mm | 66 |
| Year | 17.5°C | 6.2°C | 11.9°C | 856 mm | 1,895 |
Where Saint-Léger’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Sainte-Marie Cuines, 11 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1997–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, Chambery-Aix, 39 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-Léger’s climate
How warm does Saint-Léger get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.4°C. About 88 days a year reach 25°C, more than 79% of mainland French towns, and about 32 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Léger get in winter?
January nights average −2.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 81 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Léger get?
About 856 mm a year, more than 71% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (91 mm) and April the driest (55 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Chambery-Aix (39 km away), averages 1,895 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Léger itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Léger, Sainte-Marie Cuines, 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 STE MARIE CUINES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Léger →
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