Challes-les-Eaux (Arpitan: Chales), known as Triviers until 1872, is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. Chambéry Aerodrome is located in the commune. Chambéry-Challes-les-Eaux station, located in Chambéry to the northwest of Challes-les-Eaux, bears the name of the commune along that of Chambéry.

Geography

Climate

Challes-les-Eaux has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) closely bordering on a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). The average annual temperature in Challes-les-Eaux is 11.8 C. The average annual rainfall is 1147.6 mm with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 21.5 C, and lowest in January, at around 2.3 C. The highest temperature ever recorded in Challes-les-Eaux was 39.8 C on 31 July 2020; the coldest temperature ever recorded was -23.0 C on 14 January 1960.

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