Fontaine in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Fontaine sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 348 mm of precipitation over about 40 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Over the season highs climb from about 19°C in early June to 21°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

Summer is Fontaine's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Fontaine's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
22°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
11°C
Precipitation
348 mm
40 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
6.3
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Fontaine in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 19°C in early June to 21°C by late August.

A typical summer day in Fontaine reaches about 22°C and drops to 11°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.

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How summer really feels in Fontaine

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Fontaine weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°11913.110.890.0
Feb / -4°10211.19.210.10.1
Mar / -0°10912.98.311.61.7
Apr12° / 12014.36.613.22.8
May16° / 14716.82.214.64.3
Jun20° / 10°12715.30.115.45.6
Jul23° / 12°11312.80.115.16.6
Aug22° / 12°10712013.96.7
Sep18° / 11111.70.412.35.6
Oct14° / 11812.72.510.73.7
Nov / -0°14113.57.59.31.0
Dec / -3°13313.410.58.60.0

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitationSnow

Fontaine gets around 348 mm of rain and snow over 40 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 5 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min in early June to 13 h 12 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Fontaine?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Fontaine for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fontaine in Summer

From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In summer, Fontaine sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 40 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Fontaine in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Fontaine peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Fontaine?

Fontaine sits at 45.2°N, 5.7°E, 210 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Grenoble, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Fontaine

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Fontaine.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fontaine has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 880 m around an average of 315 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,838 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,888 m.

The land around Fontaine is covered by trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (44%) within 3 km, trees (67%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
880 m
16 km
1,838 m
80 km
3,888 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
Summer weather nearby: Grenoble 3.0 km · Saint-Égrève 5.0 km · Échirolles 6.0 km · Saint-Martin-d'Hères 6.0 km · Meylan 7.0 km · Voiron 21 km · Chambéry 45 km · Romans-sur-Isère 51 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 77% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$48,986
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 539
Religion
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Fontaine (45.1927°, 5.6882°, elevation 210 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.