Courchevel sits near the bottom of mainland French towns for winter warmth
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 21.0°C. Seasons differ by 28°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Summers stay cool: July afternoons here are cooler than in 98% of mainland French towns. Windscreens need scraping on about 163 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Pralognan-la-Vanoise station, 8.9 km south-east.
A year in Courchevel at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pralognan-la-Vanoise station.
What a year in Courchevel feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pralognan-la-Vanoise.
About 1,106 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and April the driest. About 40 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 29th wettest of 37 towns of 2,500+ in Savoie.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Bourg-Saint-Maurice
A frosty town: 163 frosts and 15 days of 25°C a year
On about 163 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 41 days it stays below freezing all day. About 15 days a year reach 25°C, and under 1 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pralognan-la-Vanoise: a frost is a night of 0°C or below, a summer day (jour d’été) 25°C or more, a hot day (forte chaleur) 30°C or more.
The Météo-France station at Pralognan-la-Vanoise
Pralognan-la-Vanoise is 8.9 km south-east of Courchevel. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Courchevel itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pralognan-la-Vanoise (73206001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.9 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 1,420 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,257 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Bourg-Saint-Maurice, 23 km away |
Courchevel sits 163 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Courchevel to run about 1.1°C warmer than these figures.
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Courchevel compares
Against the 4,385 towns of 2,500 or more in mainland France, each read from its own matched station. The dots are the other towns of 2,500+ in Savoie.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | Pralognan-la-Vanoise | 21.0°C | −6.8°C | 1,106 mm |
| Moûtiers 9.3 km | Moûtiers | 28.4°C 7.4°C warmer | −1.9°C 4.9°C milder | 930 mm |
| Les Belleville 11 km | Saint-Martin de Belleville | 21.1°C about the same | −5.9°C 0.9°C milder | 926 mm |
| Grand-Aigueblanche 13 km | Moûtiers | 28.4°C 7.4°C warmer | −1.9°C 4.9°C milder | 930 mm |
| Aime-la-Plagne 13 km | Bourg-Saint-Maurice | 26.7°C 5.7°C warmer | −3.2°C 3.6°C milder | 976 mm |
| La Plagne Tarentaise 15 km | Bourg-Saint-Maurice | 26.7°C 5.7°C warmer | −3.2°C 3.6°C milder | 976 mm |
| La Léchère 16 km | Moûtiers | 28.4°C 7.4°C warmer | −1.9°C 4.9°C milder | 930 mm |
Courchevel weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pralognan-la-Vanoise station; sunshine at Bourg-Saint-Maurice.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.2°C | −6.8°C | −2.8°C | 95 mm | 110 |
| February | 2.8°C | −6.8°C | −2.0°C | 78 mm | 122 |
| March | 6.9°C | −3.4°C | 1.8°C | 77 mm | 170 |
| April | 10.3°C | 0.0°C | 5.1°C | 72 mm | 176 |
| May | 14.7°C | 4.1°C | 9.4°C | 111 mm | 200 |
| June | 18.6°C | 7.5°C | 13.1°C | 98 mm | 226 |
| July | 21.0°C | 9.2°C | 15.1°C | 98 mm | 249 |
| August | 20.7°C | 9.2°C | 14.9°C | 96 mm | 232 |
| September | 16.3°C | 5.7°C | 11.0°C | 84 mm | 189 |
| October | 12.1°C | 2.2°C | 7.1°C | 95 mm | 143 |
| November | 5.7°C | −2.4°C | 1.7°C | 97 mm | 99 |
| December | 1.6°C | −5.7°C | −2.1°C | 105 mm | 94 |
| Year | 11.0°C | 1.1°C | 6.0°C | 1,106 mm | 2,009 |
Where Courchevel’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pralognan-la-Vanoise, 8.9 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Bourg-Saint-Maurice, 23 km away.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Savoie.
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Questions about Courchevel’s climate
How warm does Courchevel get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 21.0°C. About 15 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 97% of mainland French towns, and about under 1 reach 30°C.
How cold does Courchevel get in winter?
January nights average −6.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 163 nights a year, and about 41 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Courchevel get?
About 1,106 mm a year, more than 92% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (111 mm) and April the driest (72 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bourg-Saint-Maurice (23 km away), averages 2,009 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Courchevel itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Courchevel, Pralognan-la-Vanoise, 8.9 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station PRALOGNAN LA VANOISE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Courchevel →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.