Few mainland French towns have cooler summers than Val-d'Isère
Nights in January average −8.9°C. Seasons differ by 28°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in almost every mainland French town. Frost greets about 185 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Figures from Météo-France’s Val d'Isère Jos station, 0.7 km south.
A year in Val-d'Isère at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Val d'Isère Jos station.
What a year in Val-d'Isère feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Val d'Isère Jos.
About 913 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 30 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 36th 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: 185 frosts and 3 days of 25°C a year
On about 185 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 56 days it stays below freezing all day. About 3 days a year reach 25°C, and 0 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Val d'Isère Jos: 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 Val d'Isère Jos
Val d'Isère Jos is 0.7 km south of Val-d'Isère. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Val-d'Isère itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Val d'Isère Jos (73304005) |
| Distance from the town | 0.7 km south |
| Station altitude | 1,850 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1,839 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Bourg-Saint-Maurice, 25 km away |
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 Val-d'Isère 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-d'Isère | Val d'Isère Jos | 18.5°C | −8.9°C | 913 mm |
| Bourg-Saint-Maurice 24 km | Bourg-Saint-Maurice | 26.7°C 8.2°C warmer | −3.2°C 5.7°C milder | 976 mm |
| La Plagne Tarentaise 26 km | Bourg-Saint-Maurice | 26.7°C 8.2°C warmer | −3.2°C 5.7°C milder | 976 mm |
Val-d'Isère weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Val d'Isère Jos station; sunshine at Bourg-Saint-Maurice.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −0.4°C | −8.9°C | −4.6°C | 81 mm | 110 |
| February | 0.4°C | −9.1°C | −4.4°C | 62 mm | 122 |
| March | 3.4°C | −6.0°C | −1.3°C | 73 mm | 170 |
| April | 6.4°C | −2.0°C | 2.2°C | 57 mm | 176 |
| May | 11.7°C | 2.2°C | 7.0°C | 91 mm | 200 |
| June | 16.4°C | 5.3°C | 10.8°C | 85 mm | 226 |
| July | 18.5°C | 6.5°C | 12.5°C | 83 mm | 249 |
| August | 18.1°C | 6.6°C | 12.3°C | 78 mm | 232 |
| September | 14.0°C | 3.5°C | 8.8°C | 62 mm | 189 |
| October | 10.8°C | 0.7°C | 5.8°C | 68 mm | 143 |
| November | 4.6°C | −4.0°C | 0.3°C | 81 mm | 99 |
| December | 0.6°C | −7.5°C | −3.4°C | 93 mm | 94 |
| Year | 8.7°C | −1.1°C | 3.8°C | 913 mm | 2,009 |
Where Val-d'Isère’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Val d'Isère Jos, 0.7 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, 25 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.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Val-d'Isère’s climate
How warm does Val-d'Isère get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 18.5°C. About 3 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than almost every mainland French town, and about 0 reach 30°C.
How cold does Val-d'Isère get in winter?
February nights average −9.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 185 nights a year, and about 56 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Val-d'Isère get?
About 913 mm a year, more than 79% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (93 mm) and April the driest (57 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bourg-Saint-Maurice (25 km away), averages 2,009 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Val-d'Isère itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Val-d'Isère, Val d'Isère Jos, 0.7 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 VAL D'ISERE JOS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Val-d'Isère →
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