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Best time to visit Chamonix

Mid Apr–Late Apr, Mid May–Late May, Mid Jun–Late Jun, Mid Jul, Late Aug–Mid Oct is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 22.6°C, with 2.0 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Chamonix
Photo: Ximonic, Simo Räsänen (CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Chamonix season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 7.6)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 0.0)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 6.4)Early Feb: Fair (season score 29.0)Mid Feb: Fair (season score 37.0)Late Feb: Okay (season score 43.2)Early Mar: Good (season score 57.3)Mid Mar: Great (season score 77.6)Late Mar: Great (season score 82.1)Early Apr: Great (season score 84.4)Mid Apr: Best (season score 86.6)Late Apr: Best (season score 86.7)Early May: Great (season score 82.1)Mid May: Best (season score 86.3)Late May: Best (season score 89.3)Early Jun: Great (season score 82.8)Mid Jun: Best (season score 86.1)Late Jun: Best (season score 86.9)Early Jul: Great (season score 85.3)Mid Jul: Best (season score 86.1)Late Jul: Great (season score 82.9)Early Aug: Great (season score 82.6)Mid Aug: Great (season score 85.1)Late Aug: Best (season score 91.0)Early Sep: Best (season score 100.0)Mid Sep: Best (season score 96.1)Late Sep: Best (season score 95.3)Early Oct: Best (season score 91.6)Mid Oct: Best (season score 93.6)Late Oct: Great (season score 84.6)Early Nov: Good (season score 66.9)Mid Nov: Good (season score 57.5)Late Nov: Fair (season score 33.1)Early Dec: Avoid (season score 9.1)Mid Dec: Avoid (season score 6.6)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 5.0)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid5.3°C2.468.5%
FebruaryFair8.5°C1.869.2%
MarchGreat13.8°C1.969.4%
AprilBest18.1°C1.771.6%
MayBest21.9°C2.472.7%
JuneGreat26.2°C2.464.7%
JulyGreat27.6°C2.555.8%
AugustBest26.8°C2.655.6%
SeptemberBest22.3°C1.958.8%
OctoberBest17.4°C2.163.8%
NovemberOkay10.2°C2.468.6%
DecemberAvoid5.3°C2.370.6%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: SION 2(48 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.