Best time to visit Champagny-en-Vanoise

The climate in Champagny-en-Vanoise through the year

When to go

No month in Champagny-en-Vanoise reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. July comes closest with 56 out of 100. A typical July day reaches 17°C and the night falls to 9°C, with rain on about 14 days and clear sky 58 % of the time. August is a fair alternative, with scores of 53. 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 70 mm in February to 129 mm in November (about 1,240 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. Champagny-en-Vanoise lies about 1,950 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. Champagny-en-Vanoise scores 65 or more in these months:

• City break (15–25 °C): July and August, up to 69
• Hiking (10–22 °C): July–September, up to 71
• 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, Champagny-en-Vanoise is the 14th coolest over the year and the 9th wettest. It has 0 months with a good score, against 3 for a typical destination in the country. In July, when Champagny-en-Vanoise scores 56, Aussois (26 km away) scores 59 and Saint-François-Longchamp (27 km away) scores 69. In May, when Champagny-en-Vanoise is at its lowest, Giens Peninsula scores 86 and lies 270 km away. See where to go in July for the best destinations that month.