Les Menuires Temperature by Month

Les Menuires in Rhône-Alps, France sees significant seasonal temperature differences, with daytime highs between -2°C (28°F) in January and 19°C (66°F) in July, averaging 8°C (46°F) annually. Explore the full monthly breakdown below.

Visitors to Les Menuires will encounter a climate influenced by big temperature differences across the year. Nighttime temperatures range from 7°C (45°F) in July to -11°C (12°F) in January.

The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Les Menuires by month:

Temperatures tend to bottom out between 4 AM and 6 AM, then climb to their daily peak around 3 PM. July, the warmest month, sees 262 hours of sunshine.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Les Menuires's average annual maximum temperature is 8°C (46°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:

Lisbon, Portugal averages 21°C (70°F) annually, warm summers, mild winters, and rain mainly in the cooler months.

Interlaken, Switzerland averages 8°C (46°F) a year, with cold winters and cool summers thanks to its Alpine setting.

Osaka, Japan averages 22°C (72°F) annually, with hot humid summers, mild winters, and pleasant spring and autumn seasons.

Tokyo, Japan averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with hot summers, cool winters, and a well-defined cherry blossom spring.

Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.

The readings come from a range of sources, land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.

For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained, so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.

For more on Les Menuires's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Les Menuires climate page.