When to go · Val-d'Isère
Val-d'Isère in May
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–May (low snow, limited lift service).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C) / 9°C (48°F)48°F (9°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 12
- Crowds
- Medium
- France overall
- Prices
- Medium
- France overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–May (low snow, limited lift service).
Is another month better than May?
May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside Val-d'Isère's best window: Dec–Mar (ski), Jun–Sep (bike/hike).
- JulyGreatInside Val-d'Isère's best window: Dec–Mar (ski), Jun–Sep (bike/hike).
- AugustGreatInside Val-d'Isère's best window: Dec–Mar (ski), Jun–Sep (bike/hike).
- SeptemberGreatInside Val-d'Isère's best window: Dec–Mar (ski), Jun–Sep (bike/hike).
Weather in May
- Val-d'IsèreHighs around 18 °C (64 °F), lows around 9 °C (48 °F), rain on about 12 daysHighs around 64 °F (18 °C), lows around 48 °F (9 °C), rain on about 12 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Labour Day big impact
1 May · France
Almost everything closes, including many museums; lily-of-the-valley sold on streets.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · France overall
- Medium
- Prices · France overall
- Medium
France overall: Long weekends (1 May, 8 May, Ascension) fill trains; otherwise mild and green. Cannes festival lifts Riviera prices mid-month.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Val-d'Isère, side by side.
Verdict
May: Avoid
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Jan: 2 °C (36 °F)36 °F (2 °C)
Night low
May: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Jan: -5 °C (23 °F)23 °F (-5 °C)
Rain days
May: 12
Jan: 8 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Prices
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jan: 0
May: Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–May (low snow, limited lift service).
January: Inside Val-d'Isère's best window: Dec–Mar (ski), Jun–Sep (bike/hike).
Val-d'Isère: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast