Dévoluy Mountains · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · FranceSummit weather, forecast and climate

Le Châtel

1,937 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec

Elevation1,937 mabove sea level

Prominence280 mindependent height

Isolation4.8 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul18°average high

44.81° N, 5.81° EElevation 1,937 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,937 m
Mid-mountain1,390 m
Valley · Saint-Baudille-et-Pipet846 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Le Châtel in brief

Le Châtel rises to 1,937 m in the Dévoluy Mountains, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 280 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 18°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year.

The nearest town is Saint-Baudille-et-Pipet, 4.7 km to the SW at 846 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,937 m · 6,355 ft
Prominence: 280 m
Range: Dévoluy Mountains
Region: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country: France
Coordinates: 44.8132, 5.8118
Nearest airport: Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport (GNB) · 72 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Le Châtel by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Le Châtel by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	2°	3°	5°	9°	13°	16°	18°	18°	14°	11°	6°	3°
Average low	-6°	-6°	-3°	0°	4°	7°	9°	9°	6°	3°	-1°	-5°
Precipitation	123 mm	97 mm	107 mm	131 mm	141 mm	108 mm	87 mm	98 mm	142 mm	169 mm	148 mm	147 mm
Cloud cover	38%	39%	38%	41%	40%	32%	23%	25%	32%	38%	41%	41%
Daylight	9h 10	10h 26	11h 52	13h 28	14h 49	15h 34	15h 16	14h 06	12h 34	11h 02	9h 36	8h 49
Month score	22	28	25	20	36	59	76	73	45	26	20	20

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Snow likely Jan–Feb · Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	1,650 m	1,650 m	2,100 m	2,550 m	3,200 m	3,700 m	4,000 m	4,000 m	3,450 m	3,000 m	2,300 m	1,850 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Le Châtel in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of France

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Pic du Clapier du Peyron	3,169 m	–	25 km NE	10°
Pointe de Confolens	2,990 m	–	25 km NE	10°
Signal du Lauvitel	2,901 m	–	23 km NE	11°
Aiguille des Marmes	2,841 m	–	24 km E	11°
Rocher de la Selle	2,834 m	–	24 km NE	12°
Le Grand Armet	2,792 m	920 m	21 km NE	12°
Grande Tête de l'Obiou	2,789 m	1,542 m	4.8 km SE	14°
Banc du Peyron	2,777 m	–	22 km E	13°