Best time to visit Aussois

The climate in Aussois through the year

When to go

No month in Aussois reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. July comes closest with 59 out of 100. A typical July day reaches 18°C and the night falls to 8°C, with rain on about 14 days and clear sky 59 % of the time. August is a fair alternative, with scores of 56. The lowest score is in May (16), when days are cool at around 9°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a July day (18°C) is about 20 degrees warmer than a January day (−3°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in November–April. Precipitation is spread evenly over the year, from 72 mm in February to 135 mm in November (about 1,260 mm in all). Snow typically lies on the ground in November–May, deepest in March (about 110 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 8.5 hours in December to 15.5 hours in June. Aussois lies about 2,050 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 13 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. Aussois scores 65 or more in these months:

• City break (15–25 °C): July and August, up to 70
• Hiking (10–22 °C): July–September, up to 72
• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): May–October, up to 88
• Skiing: snow cover and cold enough in November–March

How it compares

Of the 155 destinations Eddigo covers in France, Aussois is the 9th coolest over the year and the 7th wettest. It has 0 months with a good score, against 3 for a typical destination in the country. In July, when Aussois scores 59, Saint-Martin-de-Belleville (25 km away) scores 60 and Champagny-en-Vanoise (26 km away) scores 56. In May, when Aussois is at its lowest, Giens Peninsula scores 86 and lies 250 km away. See where to go in July for the best destinations that month.