Villargondran sits near the bottom of mainland French towns for winter warmth
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 27.4°C on average. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 79% of mainland French towns. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 29°C apart. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 78 nights a year below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne station, 2.9 km north-west.
A year in Villargondran at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne station.
What a year in Villargondran feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne.
About 911 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 33 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 36th 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: 78 frosts and 78 days of 25°C a year
On about 78 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 6 days it stays below freezing all day. About 78 days a year reach 25°C, and 25 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne: 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 Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne is 2.9 km north-west of Villargondran. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Villargondran itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (73248002) |
| Distance from the town | 2.9 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 550 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 607 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Villar-Saint-Pancrace, 47 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 Villargondran 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villargondran | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | 27.4°C | −1.9°C | 911 mm |
| Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne 2.7 km | same station | 27.4°C about the same | −1.9°C about the same | 911 mm |
| Les Belleville 17 km | Saint-Martin de Belleville | 21.1°C 6.3°C cooler | −5.9°C 4°C colder | 926 mm |
| Modane 24 km | Avrieux | 24.5°C 2.9°C cooler | −4.7°C 2.8°C colder | 600 mm |
| Moûtiers 28 km | Moûtiers | 28.4°C 1°C warmer | −1.9°C about the same | 930 mm |
| Allevard 28 km | Sainte-Marie Cuines | 28.4°C 1°C warmer | −2.2°C about the same | 856 mm |
| Crêts en Belledonne 29 km | Sainte-Marie Cuines | 28.4°C 1°C warmer | −2.2°C about the same | 856 mm |
Villargondran weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne station; sunshine at Villar-Saint-Pancrace.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.9°C | −1.9°C | 2.0°C | 91 mm | 126 |
| February | 8.2°C | −1.1°C | 3.6°C | 66 mm | 131 |
| March | 13.8°C | 2.5°C | 8.2°C | 70 mm | 165 |
| April | 17.7°C | 5.7°C | 11.7°C | 61 mm | 193 |
| May | 21.4°C | 9.5°C | 15.4°C | 81 mm | 217 |
| June | 25.0°C | 12.9°C | 19.0°C | 70 mm | 245 |
| July | 27.4°C | 14.8°C | 21.1°C | 68 mm | 270 |
| August | 27.0°C | 14.5°C | 20.7°C | 75 mm | 250 |
| September | 22.1°C | 10.9°C | 16.5°C | 63 mm | 179 |
| October | 16.9°C | 7.0°C | 11.9°C | 77 mm | 139 |
| November | 10.4°C | 2.2°C | 6.3°C | 88 mm | 112 |
| December | 6.1°C | −1.1°C | 2.5°C | 102 mm | 109 |
| Year | 16.8°C | 6.3°C | 11.6°C | 911 mm | 2,135 |
Where Villargondran’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, 2.9 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, 47 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 Villargondran’s climate
How warm does Villargondran get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.4°C. About 78 days a year reach 25°C, more than 70% of mainland French towns, and about 25 reach 30°C.
How cold does Villargondran get in winter?
January nights average −1.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 78 nights a year, and about 6 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Villargondran get?
About 911 mm a year, more than 79% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (102 mm) and April the driest (61 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Villar-Saint-Pancrace (47 km away), averages 2,135 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Villargondran itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Villargondran, Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, 2.9 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 ST-JEAN DE MAURIENNE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Villargondran →
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