Termignon
# Termignon

Termignon is a former commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Val-Cenis. It is ideally located in the Maurienne region with good transport links in and out of Modane, Lyon, Geneva and Chambéry.

## Geography

### Climate

Termignon has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The average annual temperature in Termignon is 7.4 °C (45.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 659.1 mm (25.95 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 16.5 °C (61.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around −1.5 °C (29.3 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Termignon was 34.7 °C (94.5 °F) on 27 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −27.4 °C (−17.3 °F) on 3 February 1956.

Climate data for Termignon (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1934−present) :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.2 (61.2) | 18.8 (65.8) | 21.0 (69.8) | 27.0 (80.6) | 29.3 (84.7) | 34.7 (94.5) | 34.3 (93.7) | 34.3 (93.7) | 30.0 (86.0) | 27.5 (81.5) | 21.5 (70.7) | 15.1 (59.2) | 34.7 (94.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) | 5.1 (41.2) | 9.1 (48.4) | 12.4 (54.3) | 16.8 (62.2) | 21.2 (70.2) | 23.7 (74.7) | 23.4 (74.1) | 18.7 (65.7) | 14.4 (57.9) | 8.0 (46.4) | 3.6 (38.5) | 13.3 (55.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.5 (29.3) | −0.6 (30.9) | 3.3 (37.9) | 6.6 (43.9) | 10.8 (51.4) | 14.5 (58.1) | 16.5 (61.7) | 16.3 (61.3) | 12.4 (54.3) | 8.4 (47.1) | 3.1 (37.6) | −0.8 (30.6) | 7.4 (45.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −6.4 (20.5) | −6.2 (20.8) | −2.4 (27.7) | 0.8 (33.4) | 4.7 (40.5) | 7.8 (46.0) | 9.4 (48.9) | 9.2 (48.6) | 6.1 (43.0) | 2.5 (36.5) | −1.8 (28.8) | −5.3 (22.5) | 1.5 (34.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.0 (−11.2) | −27.4 (−17.3) | −20.2 (−4.4) | −12.6 (9.3) | −7.8 (18.0) | −2.7 (27.1) | −1.5 (29.3) | −1.6 (29.1) | −4.9 (23.2) | −9.8 (14.4) | −17.9 (−0.2) | −21.0 (−5.8) | −27.4 (−17.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 54.2 (2.13) | 41.2 (1.62) | 44.8 (1.76) | 50.3 (1.98) | 65.7 (2.59) | 56.6 (2.23) | 46.5 (1.83) | 51.3 (2.02) | 50.8 (2.00) | 61.2 (2.41) | 72.3 (2.85) | 64.2 (2.53) | 659.1 (25.95) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 92.2 |
| Source: Météo-France ||||||||||||||

## Economy

The famous but rare and expensive Bleu de Termignon cheese is made in Termignon.

