Les Contamines-Montjoie Temperature by Month
Les Contamines-Montjoie, Rhône-Alps, France has an average annual maximum temperature of 8°C (46°F), ranging from -2°C (28°F) in January to 19°C (66°F) in July. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.
Les Contamines-Montjoie Monthly Temperatures
Visitors to Les Contamines-Montjoie will encounter a climate influenced by big temperature differences across the year. Nighttime temperatures range from 8°C (46°F) in July to -12°C (10°F) in January.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Les Contamines-Montjoie by month:
Low temperatures are most often recorded between 4 AM and 6 AM, while highs typically occur around 3 PM. July, the city's warmest month, sees 275 hours of sunshine.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Les Contamines-Montjoie vs France
The map below shows the annual temperature across France. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Les Contamines-Montjoie vs World: Temperature Compared
Les Contamines-Montjoie's average annual maximum temperature is 8°C (46°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Barcelona, Spain has an annual average of around 21°C (70°F), with warm summers and mild, fairly short winters.
Glasgow, Scotland averages 13°C (55°F) a year — mild but often grey, with cold winters and rarely hot summers.
Chicago, USA averages 15°C (59°F) annually — known for extreme seasonal swings, from bitterly cold winters to warm summers.
Tokyo, Japan averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with hot summers, cool winters, and a well-defined cherry blossom spring.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources — land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
Global average temperatures have risen by around 1.2°C since the pre-industrial era, and the effects are visible across many regions. Winters are milder on average, with fewer frost days and less snow in many parts of the world. Heatwaves are more frequent and more intense, and Europe's summers of 2018, 2019, and 2020 all set records.
Summers are also getting drier in some areas, while winter rainfall has increased in others. This contributies to higher river levels and more flooding. In many countries, spring arrives earlier and autumn lasts longer. It has knock-on effects for wildlife, agriculture, and local ecosystems.
For more on Les Contamines-Montjoie's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Les Contamines-Montjoie climate page.
