Best time to visit Méribel

The climate in Méribel through the year

When to go

No month in Méribel reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. July comes closest with 64 out of 100. A typical July day reaches 18°C and the night falls to 9°C, with rain on about 14 days and clear sky 59 % of the time. August is a fair alternative, with scores of 60. The lowest score is in May (16), when days are cool at around 11°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a July day (18°C) is about 19 degrees warmer than a January day (0°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in November–April. Precipitation is spread evenly over the year, from 68 mm in February to 127 mm in November (about 1,200 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. Méribel lies about 1,750 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 11 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. Méribel scores 65 or more in these months:

• City break (15–25 °C): July and August, up to 71
• Hiking (10–22 °C): July–September, up to 72
• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): April–October, up to 88
• Skiing: snow cover and cold enough in December–March

How it compares

Of the 155 destinations Eddigo covers in France, Méribel is the 31st coolest over the year and the 21st wettest. It has 0 months with a good score, against 3 for a typical destination in the country. In July, when Méribel scores 64, Valfréjus (26 km away) scores 55 and Albiez-Montrond (27 km away) scores 68. In May, when Méribel 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.