Peisey-Nancroix

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Coat of arms

Location of Peisey-Nancroix

(2020–2026) Guillaume Villibord^[1]Area

70.64 km² (27.27 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

634 • Density9.0/km² (23/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

73197 /73210

Elevation1,100–3,779 m (3,609–12,398 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Peisey-Nancroix (French pronunciation: [pɛzɛ nɑ̃kʁwa]; Arpitan: Péjèy) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.

Geography

Climate

Peisey-Nancroix has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) closely bordering on a oceanic climate (Cfb). The average annual temperature in Peisey-Nancroix is 8.2 °C (46.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 946.9 mm (37.28 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 17.2 °C (63.0 °F), and lowest in January, at around −0.2 °C (31.6 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Peisey-Nancroix was 35.3 °C (95.5 °F) on 27 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −23.0 °C (−9.4 °F) on 11 February 1956.

Climate data for Peisey-Nancroix (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1950−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	15.5 (59.9)	17.5 (63.5)	21.1 (70.0)	25.0 (77.0)	28.8 (83.8)	35.3 (95.5)	33.6 (92.5)	33.9 (93.0)	30.5 (86.9)	25.4 (77.7)	21.0 (69.8)	14.0 (57.2)	35.3 (95.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	3.3 (37.9)	4.5 (40.1)	8.9 (48.0)	12.4 (54.3)	16.7 (62.1)	20.8 (69.4)	23.0 (73.4)	22.7 (72.9)	18.2 (64.8)	13.5 (56.3)	7.5 (45.5)	3.2 (37.8)	12.9 (55.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−0.2 (31.6)	0.4 (32.7)	4.1 (39.4)	7.3 (45.1)	11.4 (52.5)	15.2 (59.4)	17.2 (63.0)	17.1 (62.8)	13.1 (55.6)	9.2 (48.6)	3.9 (39.0)	0.2 (32.4)	8.2 (46.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−3.8 (25.2)	−3.8 (25.2)	−0.8 (30.6)	2.3 (36.1)	6.1 (43.0)	9.7 (49.5)	11.3 (52.3)	11.4 (52.5)	8.0 (46.4)	4.9 (40.8)	0.2 (32.4)	−2.9 (26.8)	3.6 (38.5)
Record low °C (°F)	−22.0 (−7.6)	−23.0 (−9.4)	−20.5 (−4.9)	−10.5 (13.1)	−5.5 (22.1)	−1.3 (29.7)	0.0 (32.0)	1.5 (34.7)	−2.0 (28.4)	−7.5 (18.5)	−13.0 (8.6)	−17.0 (1.4)	−23.0 (−9.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	86.8 (3.42)	63.8 (2.51)	65.6 (2.58)	61.6 (2.43)	89.3 (3.52)	88.6 (3.49)	88.9 (3.50)	78.2 (3.08)	69.9 (2.75)	76.2 (3.00)	79.8 (3.14)	98.2 (3.87)	946.9 (37.28)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	9.0	8.3	8.4	8.5	11.7	10.6	10.1	9.3	8.7	9.0	9.2	10.2	112.9
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 9, 2022.