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Chamonix, France

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6 Day Weather Forecast for Chamonix at 3840 m altitude,

issued (local time): 12 am 09 Feb 2010

 

Days 0-3 Chamonix Weather Summary:

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue morning, min -32°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu night).

Days 4-6 Chamonix Weather Summary:

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
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Wind (km/h)
Summary light snow light snow light snow light snow snow shwrs clear clear snow shwrs snow shwrs snow shwrs snow shwrs some clouds some clouds snow shwrs snow shwrs clear clear snow shwrs
Snow cm 1 1 3 1 - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - -
Rain mm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Max °C -16 -17 -19 -21 -23 -29 -25 -25 -25 -20 -20 -22 -17 -19 -21 -18 -19 -22
Min °C -17 -19 -21 -21 -25 -32 -27 -26 -25 -22 -21 -28 -19 -20 -26 -20 -21 -34
WChill °C -25 -28 -26 -28 -36 -40 -39 -40 -39 -33 -21 -33 -26 -26 -26 -20 -26 -41
Freezing level (m) 900 1300 800 300 0 0 0 0 0 0 400 250 750 950 350 550 800 400
Chamonix freezing level scale Chamonix freezing level
Sunrise 7:43 - - 7:41 - - 7:41 - - 7:39 - - 7:37 - - 7:35 - -
Sunset - 17:49 - - 17:51 - - 17:52 - - 17:53 - - 17:54 - - 17:57 -


The above table gives the weather forecast for Chamonix at the specific elevation of 3840 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Chamonix. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of France. Click here to read further information on freezing levels and how we forecast our temperatures.


Visitor Reviews of Chamonix


Dan from FRANCE writes:

Just got back form a week in Chamonix – we stayed in the village of Le Houche.
I do have mixed feelings about this area. I think you must choose very carefully about coming here – you need to think about what you want from a holiday. I frequently hear that Chamonix is one of the best places in the world but it certainly wasn't for me!
However, I can see that if you are a very confident expert boarder/skier you will get the most out of this resort. As a decent intermediate boarder and average skier there are dozens of resorts I would have rather spent my money in.
Good points;
- There is a lot of challenging terrain, off piste/ski and climbing opportunities for the very extreme people!!!
- Very impressive, dramatic scenery
- A choice of resorts to explore
- The town of Chamonix itself, although not a bustling hub of excitement, was far and away the best out of the 5 in the valley.
- Regular bus system to connect you to villages.

Bad points;
- Very expensive
- If snow is not perfect – you are left with lots and lots of ice on some quite steep runs – not for beginners.
- Very few runs down to the villages were open
- Which leads to very, very long queues ….
- ….on a slow old antique, rusty, lift system.
- If you are not in Chamonix itself there is literally no nightlife in the other villages.
- Despite a decent bus service – it is still an inconvenience and means it adds more time between you and the slopes.
- Long queues up and down in Chamonix, La Praz and Argentinere owing to old slow lifts.
- The pistes are un-kept which means little opportunities to let rip with some high speed carving – a lot of time was spent navigating your way through lumps and bumps. If it wasn't for the poles you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between off and on piste.
- Poor selection of mountain restaurants – all very expensive with long queues again!
- The walk up to the gondola

Overall – if you know what you are going for (i.e some extreme off-piste skiing) and the rewards of your holiday outweigh the bad points, then I suppose it could be brilliant – it's definitely best to stay in Chamonix itself as the others offer very little to do – we stayed in a self catering chalet in Les Houches – only to find the supermarket was 2 miles away and we didn't have a car!!! It seemed like a holiday full of inconveniences – we had a mixed ability group and certainly would not recommend it for this purpose.
To get the most out of Chamonix you have to ensure you are going for the right reasons and have the ability to make the positives outweigh the negatives. I can imagine that Chamonix, in the right conditions for the right person, offers a very good holiday. But definitely not for us – we won't be heading there again soon.

2008-03-20

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