Valloire is among the frostiest of mainland French towns
Sunny July days climb to about 21.6°C. A year here swings 27°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Of the 37 towns of 2,500+ in Savoie, it has the coolest July afternoons. Waterproofs come out on about 107 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Valloire Forest station, 1.2 km north-east.
A year in Valloire at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Valloire Forest station.
What a year in Valloire feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Valloire Forest.
About 794 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and April the driest. About 27 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: 142 frosts and 19 days of 25°C a year
On about 142 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 25 days it stays below freezing all day. About 19 days a year reach 25°C, and 1 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Valloire Forest: 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 Valloire Forest
Valloire Forest is 1.2 km north-east of Valloire. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Valloire itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Valloire Forest (73306005) |
| Distance from the town | 1.2 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 1,460 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,417 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 Valloire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valloire | Valloire Forest | 21.6°C | −5.2°C | 794 mm |
| Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne 14 km | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | 27.4°C 5.8°C warmer | −1.9°C 3.3°C milder | 911 mm |
| Modane 19 km | Avrieux | 24.5°C 2.9°C warmer | −4.7°C 0.5°C milder | 600 mm |
| Les Belleville 25 km | Saint-Martin de Belleville | 21.1°C 0.5°C cooler | −5.9°C 0.7°C colder | 926 mm |
Valloire weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Valloire Forest station; sunshine at Villar-Saint-Pancrace.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.7°C | −5.2°C | −0.7°C | 70 mm | 126 |
| February | 4.2°C | −5.3°C | −0.5°C | 53 mm | 131 |
| March | 8.0°C | −2.4°C | 2.8°C | 56 mm | 165 |
| April | 11.5°C | 0.9°C | 6.2°C | 52 mm | 193 |
| May | 15.5°C | 4.4°C | 9.9°C | 72 mm | 217 |
| June | 19.3°C | 7.5°C | 13.4°C | 65 mm | 245 |
| July | 21.6°C | 9.2°C | 15.4°C | 63 mm | 270 |
| August | 21.2°C | 9.3°C | 15.3°C | 67 mm | 250 |
| September | 16.8°C | 6.0°C | 11.4°C | 64 mm | 179 |
| October | 12.8°C | 3.0°C | 7.9°C | 73 mm | 139 |
| November | 7.2°C | −1.3°C | 2.9°C | 82 mm | 112 |
| December | 4.2°C | −4.2°C | 0.0°C | 79 mm | 109 |
| Year | 12.2°C | 1.8°C | 7.0°C | 794 mm | 2,135 |
Where Valloire’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Valloire Forest, 1.2 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 Valloire’s climate
How warm does Valloire get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.6°C. About 19 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 96% of mainland French towns, and about 1 reach 30°C.
How cold does Valloire get in winter?
February nights average −5.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 142 nights a year, and about 25 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Valloire get?
About 794 mm a year, more than 59% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (82 mm) and April the driest (52 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 Valloire itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Valloire, Valloire Forest, 1.2 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 VALLOIRE FOREST, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Valloire →
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.