Best time to visit Le Tour

The climate in Le Tour through the year

When to go

No month in Le Tour reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. July comes closest with 43 out of 100. A typical July day reaches 15°C and the night falls to 6°C, with rain on about 15 days and clear sky 53 % of the time. The lowest score is in May (15), when days are cool at around 9°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–April. Precipitation is spread evenly over the year, from 72 mm in February to 128 mm in August (about 1,230 mm in all). Snow typically lies on the ground in November–May, deepest in February (about 100 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 8.5 hours in December to 15.5 hours in June. Le Tour lies about 2,150 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 14 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. Le Tour scores 65 or more in these months:

• City break (15–25 °C): July, up to 66
• Hiking (10–22 °C): July, up to 66
• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): May–October, up to 86
• Skiing: snow cover and cold enough in December–March

How it compares

Of the 155 destinations Eddigo covers in France, Le Tour is the 5th coolest over the year and the 13th wettest. It has 0 months with a good score, against 3 for a typical destination in the country. In July, when Le Tour scores 43, Avoriaz (25 km away) scores 60 and Combloux (26 km away) scores 69. In May, when Le Tour is at its lowest, Giens Peninsula scores 86 and lies 340 km away. See where to go in July for the best destinations that month.