Hardly any mainland French towns see harsher January nights than Saint-Offenge
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 26.0°C. Only 30°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 98% of mainland French towns. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 125 times a year.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Lescheraines station, 8.6 km east.
A year in Saint-Offenge at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Lescheraines station.
What a year in Saint-Offenge feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lescheraines.
About 1,363 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and February the driest. About 49 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd 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: 117 frosts and 60 days of 25°C a year
On about 117 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 11 days it stays below freezing all day. About 60 days a year reach 25°C, and 13 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Lescheraines: 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 Lescheraines
Lescheraines is 8.6 km east of Saint-Offenge. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Offenge itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Lescheraines (73146001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.6 km east |
| Station altitude | 591 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 582 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 3.8 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Chambery-Aix, 14 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-Offenge 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Offenge | Lescheraines | 26.0°C | −4.0°C | 1,363 mm |
| Grésy-sur-Aix 5.8 km | Mognard | 27.5°C 1.5°C warmer | −2.0°C 2°C milder | 1,280 mm |
| La Biolle 6.4 km | Mognard | 27.5°C 1.5°C warmer | −2.0°C 2°C milder | 1,280 mm |
| Entrelacs 7.1 km | Bloye | 27.8°C 1.8°C warmer | −1.5°C 2.5°C milder | 1,207 mm |
| Aix-les-Bains 8.6 km | Chambery-Aix | 27.8°C 1.8°C warmer | −0.7°C 3.3°C milder | 1,204 mm |
| Alby-sur-Chéran 9 km | Bloye | 27.8°C 1.8°C warmer | −1.5°C 2.5°C milder | 1,207 mm |
| Tresserve 10 km | Mognard | 27.5°C 1.5°C warmer | −2.0°C 2°C milder | 1,280 mm |
Saint-Offenge weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Lescheraines station; sunshine at Chambery-Aix.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.1°C | −4.0°C | 0.0°C | 116 mm | 77 |
| February | 6.6°C | −3.9°C | 1.4°C | 97 mm | 102 |
| March | 11.6°C | −1.0°C | 5.3°C | 103 mm | 158 |
| April | 15.7°C | 2.0°C | 8.9°C | 101 mm | 176 |
| May | 19.7°C | 6.5°C | 13.1°C | 117 mm | 202 |
| June | 23.7°C | 9.9°C | 16.8°C | 112 mm | 236 |
| July | 26.0°C | 11.5°C | 18.7°C | 110 mm | 262 |
| August | 25.3°C | 11.3°C | 18.3°C | 115 mm | 237 |
| September | 20.3°C | 8.2°C | 14.2°C | 115 mm | 181 |
| October | 15.3°C | 5.0°C | 10.1°C | 117 mm | 124 |
| November | 8.8°C | 0.2°C | 4.5°C | 122 mm | 75 |
| December | 4.3°C | −3.0°C | 0.6°C | 139 mm | 66 |
| Year | 15.1°C | 3.6°C | 9.3°C | 1,363 mm | 1,895 |
Where Saint-Offenge’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Lescheraines, 8.6 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, Chambery-Aix, 14 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-Offenge’s climate
How warm does Saint-Offenge get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.0°C. About 60 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 51% of mainland French towns, and about 13 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Offenge get in winter?
January nights average −4.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 117 nights a year, and about 11 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Offenge get?
About 1,363 mm a year, more than 98% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (139 mm) and February the driest (97 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Chambery-Aix (14 km away), averages 1,895 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Offenge itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Offenge, Lescheraines, 8.6 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 LESCHERAINES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Offenge →
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