Best time to visit Arc 1600

The climate in Arc 1600 through the year

When to go

No month in Arc 1600 reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. July comes closest with 55 out of 100. A typical July day reaches 17°C and the night falls to 9°C, with rain on about 15 days and clear sky 56 % of the time. August is a fair alternative, with scores of 52. The lowest score is in May (16), when days are cool at around 10°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a July day (17°C) is about 19 degrees warmer than a January day (−2°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in November–April. Precipitation is spread evenly over the year, from 72 mm in February to 128 mm in May (about 1,270 mm in all). Snow typically lies on the ground in November–May, deepest in February (about 110 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 8.5 hours in December to 15.5 hours in June. Arc 1600 lies about 1,900 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 12 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. Arc 1600 scores 65 or more in these months:

• City break (15–25 °C): July and August, up to 68
• Hiking (10–22 °C): July and August, up to 69
• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): May–October, up to 87
• Skiing: snow cover and cold enough in November–March

How it compares

Of the 155 destinations Eddigo covers in France, Arc 1600 is the 16th coolest over the year and the 5th wettest. It has 0 months with a good score, against 3 for a typical destination in the country. In July, when Arc 1600 scores 55, Les Saisies (27 km away) scores 70 and Méribel (28 km away) scores 64. In May, when Arc 1600 is at its lowest, Giens Peninsula scores 86 and lies 290 km away. See where to go in July for the best destinations that month.