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Monthly climate in Les Contamines-Montjoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Les Contamines-Montjoie features a subarctic climate (Dfc).Temperatures typically range between -9 °C (17 °F) and 13 °C (56 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -26 °C (-15 °F) or can rise to as high as 27 °C (81 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1650 mm (65.0 inches) and receives 176 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Les Contamines-Montjoie enjoys an average of 3678 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 43 minutes to 15 hours 39 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Les Contamines-Montjoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France §

The warmest months in Les Contamines-Montjoie are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 11 to 13 °C (52 - 56 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -9 to -5 °C (17 - 24 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Les Contamines-Montjoie experiences 1 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 191 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Les Contamines-Montjoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 7°C
(44°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 6°C
(44°F)
Mean maximum 2°C
(35°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 4°C
(40°F)
Average high -4°C
(25°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)
Daily mean -9°C
(17°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)
Average low -12°C
(10°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)		 -7°C
(21°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)
Mean minimum -21°C
(-5°F)		 -16°C
(4°F)		 -16°C
(4°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -3°C
(28°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -15°C
(5°F)		 -19°C
(-2°F)
Minimum -26°C
(-15°F)		 -22°C
(-8°F)		 -24°C
(-12°F)		 -17°C
(2°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -20°C
(-4°F)		 -22°C
(-8°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Les Contamines-Montjoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France §

Les Contamines-Montjoie usually has the most precipitation in January, May and December, with an average of 16 rainy days and 211 mm (8.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Les Contamines-Montjoie are April, August and September. On average, 89 mm (3.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Les Contamines-Montjoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 168 (6.6) 128 (5.0) 161 (6.3) 73 (2.9) 184 (7.3) 122 (4.8) 112 (4.4) 108 (4.2) 85 (3.4) 117 (4.6) 113 (4.4) 279 (11.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 12 15 11 21 17 17 15 14 13 13 18

Monthly sunshine hours in Les Contamines-Montjoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France §

The sunniest months in Les Contamines-Montjoie are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 9 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Les Contamines-Montjoie: January, November and December receive an average of 6 hours 31 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Les Contamines-Montjoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 175 238 307 341 362 395 422 393 328 288 218 206
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 6m 10h 21m 11h 56m 13h 33m 14h 56m 15h 39m 15h 16m 14h 2m 12h 29m 10h 52m 9h 27m 8h 43m

Solar UV radiation in Les Contamines-Montjoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France §

Les Contamines-Montjoie experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Les Contamines-Montjoie UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Les Contamines-Montjoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 3 5 8 9 10 11 10 9 8 6 3 2