Best time to visit La Rosière

The climate in La Rosière through the year

When to go

No month in La Rosière reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. July comes closest with 53 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. 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 73 mm in February to 130 mm in May (about 1,280 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. La Rosière 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. La Rosière 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 68
• 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, La Rosière is the 11th coolest over the year and the 3rd wettest. It has 0 months with a good score, against 3 for a typical destination in the country. In July, when La Rosière scores 53, Les Saisies (28 km away) scores 70 and Courchevel (29 km away) scores 70. In May, when La Rosière 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.