Best time to visit Abriès

The climate in Abriès through the year

When to go

No month in Abriès reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. July comes closest with 57 out of 100. A typical July day reaches 16°C and the night falls to 7°C, with rain on about 12 days and clear sky 63 % of the time. August is a fair alternative, with scores of 53. The lowest score is in May (20), when days are cool at around 8°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a July day (16°C) is about 18 degrees warmer than a January day (−2°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in November–April. Precipitation is spread evenly over the year, from 64 mm in February to 127 mm in November (about 1,080 mm in all). Snow typically lies on the ground in November–May, deepest in March (about 70 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 9 hours in December to 15.5 hours in June. Abriès lies about 2,300 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 15 degrees cooler than the lowlands around it.

By type of trip

The best months change with what you want to do. Each of Eddigo’s trip types has its own preferred daytime temperature and its own weights for rain, humidity and sun. Abriès scores 65 or more in these months:

• City break (15–25 °C): July and August, up to 77
• Hiking (10–22 °C): June–September, up to 79
• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): May–October, up to 91
• Skiing: snow cover and cold enough in December–March

How it compares

Of the 155 destinations Eddigo covers in France, Abriès is the 7th coolest over the year and the 62nd wettest. It has 0 months with a good score, against 3 for a typical destination in the country. In July, when Abriès scores 57, Risoul (28 km away) scores 78 and Serre Chevalier (33 km away) scores 65. In May, when Abriès is at its lowest, Giens Peninsula scores 86 and lies 210 km away. See where to go in July for the best destinations that month.