Best time to visit La Grave

The climate in La Grave through the year

When to go

No month in La Grave reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. July comes closest with 52 out of 100. A typical July day reaches 15°C and the night falls to 7°C, with rain on about 13 days and clear sky 62 % of the time. The lowest score is in May (19), when days are cool at around 7°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a July day (15°C) is about 19 degrees warmer than a January day (−4°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in November–May. Precipitation is spread evenly over the year, from 66 mm in February to 135 mm in November (about 1,140 mm in all). Snow typically lies on the ground in November–May, deepest in February (about 110 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 9 hours in December to 15.5 hours in June. La Grave 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. La Grave scores 65 or more in these months:

• City break (15–25 °C): July and August, up to 75
• Hiking (10–22 °C): June–September, up to 77
• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): May–October, up to 91
• Skiing: snow cover and cold enough in December–April

How it compares

Of the 155 destinations Eddigo covers in France, La Grave is the 3rd coolest over the year and the 42nd wettest. It has 0 months with a good score, against 3 for a typical destination in the country. In July, when La Grave scores 52, Orelle (26 km away) scores 58 and Puy-Saint-Vincent (28 km away) scores 76. In May, when La Grave is at its lowest, Giens Peninsula scores 86 and lies 220 km away. See where to go in July for the best destinations that month.