Sainte-Marie-de-Cuines

Sainte-Marie-de-Cuines
Commune
The road into Sainte-Marie de Cuines
The road into Sainte-Marie de Cuines
Location of Sainte-Marie-de-Cuines
Map
Sainte-Marie-de-Cuines is located in France
Sainte-Marie-de-Cuines
Sainte-Marie-de-Cuines
Sainte-Marie-de-Cuines is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Sainte-Marie-de-Cuines
Sainte-Marie-de-Cuines
Coordinates: 45°20′27″N 6°18′07″E / 45.3408°N 6.3019°E / 45.3408; 6.3019
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentSavoie
ArrondissementSaint-Jean-de-Maurienne
CantonSaint-Jean-de-Maurienne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Girard[1]
Area
1
14.95 km2 (5.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
833
 • Density56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
73255 /73130
Elevation447–2,136 m (1,467–7,008 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Marie-de-Cuines (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t maʁi də kɥin]; Arpitan: Senta-Maria-de-Cuéna) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Geography

Climate

Sainte-Marie-de-Cuines has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) closely bordering on a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). The average annual temperature in Sainte-Marie-de-Cuines is 11.9 °C (53.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 856.4 mm (33.72 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 21.5 °C (70.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 2.1 °C (35.8 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Sainte-Marie-de-Cuines was 39.2 °C (102.6 °F) on 12 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −15.0 °C (5.0 °F) on 5 February 2012.

Climate data for Sainte-Marie-de-Cuines (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1997−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.6
(65.5) 		21.8
(71.2) 		26.8
(80.2) 		30.9
(87.6) 		32.9
(91.2) 		36.9
(98.4) 		38.9
(102.0) 		39.2
(102.6) 		32.3
(90.1) 		29.2
(84.6) 		24.2
(75.6) 		19.8
(67.6) 		39.2
(102.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.4
(43.5) 		8.8
(47.8) 		14.1
(57.4) 		18.4
(65.1) 		21.9
(71.4) 		26.2
(79.2) 		28.4
(83.1) 		27.4
(81.3) 		23.1
(73.6) 		17.8
(64.0) 		11.1
(52.0) 		6.6
(43.9) 		17.5
(63.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 2.1
(35.8) 		3.8
(38.8) 		8.2
(46.8) 		12.1
(53.8) 		15.7
(60.3) 		19.6
(67.3) 		21.5
(70.7) 		20.9
(69.6) 		17.0
(62.6) 		12.4
(54.3) 		6.5
(43.7) 		2.5
(36.5) 		11.9
(53.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −2.2
(28.0) 		−1.3
(29.7) 		2.2
(36.0) 		5.9
(42.6) 		9.5
(49.1) 		13.0
(55.4) 		14.6
(58.3) 		14.4
(57.9) 		10.9
(51.6) 		6.9
(44.4) 		1.9
(35.4) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		6.2
(43.2)
Record low °C (°F) −12.9
(8.8) 		−15.0
(5.0) 		−12.3
(9.9) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		−1.4
(29.5) 		1.8
(35.2) 		6.5
(43.7) 		4.9
(40.8) 		1.1
(34.0) 		−4.5
(23.9) 		−9.7
(14.5) 		−13.2
(8.2) 		−15.0
(5.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 90.1
(3.55) 		63.0
(2.48) 		73.5
(2.89) 		54.6
(2.15) 		71.1
(2.80) 		61.2
(2.41) 		67.8
(2.67) 		80.4
(3.17) 		57.8
(2.28) 		71.1
(2.80) 		74.9
(2.95) 		90.9
(3.58) 		856.4
(33.72)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 8.4 7.0 8.4 8.1 10.6 8.7 8.5 8.8 7.0 8.4 8.7 8.5 101.0
Source: Météo-France[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
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