Best time to visit Vaujany

The climate in Vaujany through the year

When to go

No month in Vaujany reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. July comes closest with 60 out of 100. A typical July day reaches 16°C and the night falls to 7°C, with rain on about 12 days and clear sky 63 % of the time. August is a fair alternative, with scores of 56. The lowest score is in May (21), when days are cool at around 10°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a July day (16°C) is about 18 degrees warmer than a January day (−2°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in November–April. Precipitation is spread evenly over the year, from 61 mm in February to 126 mm in November (about 1,070 mm in all). Snow typically lies on the ground in November–May, deepest in February (about 90 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 9 hours in December to 15.5 hours in June. Vaujany lies about 2,000 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. Vaujany scores 65 or more in these months:

• City break (15–25 °C): June–August, up to 77
• Hiking (10–22 °C): June–September, up to 79
• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): May–October, up to 91
• Skiing: snow cover and cold enough in December–March

How it compares

Of the 155 destinations Eddigo covers in France, Vaujany is the 8th coolest over the year and the 63rd wettest. It has 0 months with a good score, against 3 for a typical destination in the country. In July, when Vaujany scores 60, Le Collet d'Allevard (26 km away) scores 76 and Saint-François-Longchamp (35 km away) scores 69. In May, when Vaujany 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.