Peisey-Nancroix (; frp, Péjèy) is a
commune in the
Savoie department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
in the
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (ARA; ; frp, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes; oc, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups; it, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi) is a region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Au ...
region in south-eastern
France.
Geography
Climate
Peisey-Nancroix has a
humid continental climate (
Köppen climate classification ''Dfb'') closely bordering on a
oceanic climate
An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate, is the humid temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool summers and mild winters ( ...
(''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Peisey-Nancroix is . The average annual rainfall is with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Peisey-Nancroix was on 27 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 11 February 1956.
See also
*
Communes of the Savoie department
References
Communes of Savoie
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