Les Déserts

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Location of Les Déserts

(2020–2026) Sandra Ferrari^[1]Area

33.59 km² (12.97 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

812 • Density24/km² (63/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

73098 /73230

Elevation636–1,845 m (2,087–6,053 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Les Déserts (French pronunciation: [le dezɛʁ]) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Geography

Climate

Les Déserts has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) closely bordering on a subarctic climate (Dfc). The average annual temperature in Les Déserts is 6.2 °C (43.2 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,652.2 mm (65.05 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 14.6 °C (58.3 °F), and lowest in January, at around −1.3 °C (29.7 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Les Déserts was 32.5 °C (90.5 °F) on 27 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −24.0 °C (−11.2 °F) on 5 February 2012.

Climate data for Les Déserts (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1993−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	14.8 (58.6)	17.5 (63.5)	18.4 (65.1)	21.1 (70.0)	26.2 (79.2)	32.5 (90.5)	31.3 (88.3)	30.2 (86.4)	24.6 (76.3)	22.7 (72.9)	19.2 (66.6)	16.0 (60.8)	32.5 (90.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	2.5 (36.5)	2.7 (36.9)	5.8 (42.4)	9.1 (48.4)	13.3 (55.9)	17.3 (63.1)	19.5 (67.1)	19.2 (66.6)	15.1 (59.2)	11.9 (53.4)	6.3 (43.3)	3.3 (37.9)	10.5 (50.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−1.3 (29.7)	−1.3 (29.7)	1.5 (34.7)	4.7 (40.5)	8.8 (47.8)	12.6 (54.7)	14.6 (58.3)	14.5 (58.1)	10.7 (51.3)	7.6 (45.7)	2.5 (36.5)	−0.4 (31.3)	6.2 (43.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−5.0 (23.0)	−5.3 (22.5)	−2.7 (27.1)	0.3 (32.5)	4.3 (39.7)	7.9 (46.2)	9.6 (49.3)	9.7 (49.5)	6.2 (43.2)	3.4 (38.1)	−1.3 (29.7)	−4.1 (24.6)	1.9 (35.4)
Record low °C (°F)	−18.8 (−1.8)	−24 (−11)	−18.6 (−1.5)	−10.8 (12.6)	−5.5 (22.1)	−2.5 (27.5)	0.6 (33.1)	−1.1 (30.0)	−2.5 (27.5)	−9.7 (14.5)	−14.4 (6.1)	−19.2 (−2.6)	−24.0 (−11.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	136.7 (5.38)	116.1 (4.57)	124.7 (4.91)	128.3 (5.05)	155.1 (6.11)	137.6 (5.42)	138.7 (5.46)	136.6 (5.38)	141.9 (5.59)	137.6 (5.42)	143.6 (5.65)	155.3 (6.11)	1,652.2 (65.05)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	11.9	10.3	11.5	11.1	13.1	11.6	10.0	10.0	9.8	11.2	11.7	13.1	135.4
Source: Météo-France^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 5, 2022.