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Monthly climate in Les Arcs, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Les Arcs features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (45 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -6 °C (21 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 760 mm (29.9 inches) and receives 89 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Les Arcs enjoys an average of 3967 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 59 minutes to 15 hours 20 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Les Arcs, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France §

The warmest months in Les Arcs are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 24 °C (71 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 9 °C (45 - 48 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Les Arcs experiences 75 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 3 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 Arcs, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, 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 15°C
(60°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Mean maximum 15°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 16°C
(60°F)
Average high 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 11°C
(53°F)
Daily mean 7°C
(45°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 8°C
(46°F)
Average low 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 5°C
(41°F)
Mean minimum -0°C
(32°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 0°C
(33°F)
Minimum -3°C
(26°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -2°C
(30°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Les Arcs, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France §

Les Arcs usually has the most precipitation in October, November and December, with an average of 8 rainy days and 107 mm (4.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Les Arcs are January, July and August. On average, 27 mm (1.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Les Arcs, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, 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) 41 (1.6) 49 (1.9) 67 (2.6) 77 (3.0) 75 (3.0) 45 (1.8) 23 (0.9) 17 (0.7) 45 (1.8) 108 (4.3) 124 (4.9) 90 (3.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 7 7 11 11 7 4 5 6 8 11 7

Monthly sunshine hours in Les Arcs, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France §

The sunniest months in Les Arcs are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 46 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Les Arcs: January, November and December receive an average of 7 hours 32 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Les Arcs, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, 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 198 257 331 351 408 421 437 406 345 311 250 245
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 21m 10h 30m 11h 57m 13h 26m 14h 42m 15h 20m 15h 0m 13h 53m 12h 27m 10h 58m 9h 40m 8h 59m

Solar UV radiation in Les Arcs, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France §

Les Arcs experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High 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 Arcs UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Les Arcs, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, 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) 2 4 6 7 9 10 9 9 7 5 3 2