Best time to visit Valfréjus

The climate in Valfréjus through the year

When to go

No month in Valfréjus reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. July comes closest with 55 out of 100. A typical July day reaches 16°C and the night falls to 7°C, with rain on about 14 days and clear sky 60 % of the time. August is a fair alternative, with scores of 52. The lowest score is in May (17), when days are cool at around 8°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a July day (16°C) is about 20 degrees warmer than a January day (−4°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in November–April. Precipitation is spread evenly over the year, from 70 mm in February to 135 mm in November (about 1,230 mm in all). Snow typically lies on the ground in November–May, deepest in March (about 110 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 9 hours in December to 15.5 hours in June. Valfréjus lies about 2,200 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. Valfréjus scores 65 or more in these months:

• City break (15–25 °C): July and August, up to 72
• Hiking (10–22 °C): July–September, up to 73
• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): May–October, up to 89
• Skiing: snow cover and cold enough in November–April

How it compares

Of the 155 destinations Eddigo covers in France, Valfréjus is the 6th coolest over the year and the 14th wettest. It has 0 months with a good score, against 3 for a typical destination in the country. In July, when Valfréjus scores 55, Saint-Martin-de-Belleville (26 km away) scores 60 and Serre Chevalier (26 km away) scores 65. In May, when Valfréjus is at its lowest, Giens Peninsula scores 86 and lies 240 km away. See where to go in July for the best destinations that month.