Is Val-d'Isère hot in January?
Days are typically cold at -4.3°C, while nights average -9.5°C.
France · 1991–2020 normal
Val-d'Isère in
January.
Typical January weather in Val-d'Isère: -4.3°C by day, -9.5°C at night, 245 mm of rain over 13 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high-4.3°C
Typical low-9.5°C
Rain245 mm
Wet days13
In the year-round weather comparison, January scores 5 out of 100 (August leads the year at 20). Daylight is calculated as 9 h 04 from latitude 45.45°.
January at a glance
What is Val-d'Isère like in January?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 245 mm across about 13 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 9 h 04 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is January a good time to visit?
January ranks 3 of 12 in our weather comparison; August ranks first.
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Frost-level nights in January
The measured night-time normal is -9.5°C, so frost is typical rather than exceptional this month.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 2971074
- NOAA station
- SZ000006717 · COL DU GRAND ST-BERNARD
- Station distance
- 48.5 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Strong coverage · 29 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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