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Flaine Snow Forecast

No significant snowfall is forecast at the top of Flaine in the next 7 days; 1 cm lies on the upper slopes.

Flaine Front de neige in the morning during winter.

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Snow at Flaine: fallen and coming

38

days

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Nothing forecast in the next 7 days

Day by day

  1. Snow at the top0 cm0.0 inHigh / low at the top4 °C38 °F1 °C34 °FMid0 cm0.0 inVillage0 cm0.0 inSnow lineRain up to 2,670 mWind 09:00 to 16:009 km/h6 mphgusts 20 km/h13 mph
    3-hourly detail for Wednesday 28 October
    Snow at the top0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in
    Temperature at the top3 °C37 °F3 °C37 °F1 °C34 °F2 °C35 °F
    Temperature in the village10 °C50 °F10 °C50 °F9 °C47 °F7 °C45 °F
    Freezing level2,700 m8,860 ft3,120 m10,240 ft3,250 m10,660 ft3,290 m10,790 ft
    Wind at the top7 km/h4 mph9 km/h6 mph7 km/h4 mph5 km/h3 mph
  2. BestSnow at the top0 cm0.0 inHigh / low at the top6 °C43 °F3 °C37 °FMid0 cm0.0 inVillage0 cm0.0 inSnow lineRain up to 3,100 mWind 09:00 to 16:006 km/h4 mphgusts 13 km/h8 mph
    3-hourly detail for Thursday 29 October
    Snow at the top0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in
    Temperature at the top3 °C38 °F3 °C37 °F3 °C37 °F4 °C40 °F6 °C42 °F6 °C42 °F3 °C38 °F3 °C37 °F
    Temperature in the village7 °C45 °F6 °C43 °F6 °C43 °F9 °C47 °F9 °C49 °F9 °C49 °F7 °C44 °F6 °C43 °F
    Freezing level3,250 m10,660 ft3,230 m10,600 ft3,220 m10,560 ft3,180 m10,430 ft3,153 m10,340 ft3,120 m10,240 ft3,080 m10,100 ft3,070 m10,070 ft
    Wind at the top4 km/h2 mph4 km/h3 mph5 km/h3 mph3 km/h2 mph5 km/h3 mph6 km/h4 mph4 km/h2 mph5 km/h3 mph
  3. Snow at the top0 cm0.0 inHigh / low at the top4 °C39 °F-1 °C30 °FMid0 cm0.0 inVillage0 cm0.0 inSnow lineRain up to 2,620 mWind 09:00 to 16:007 km/h4 mphgusts 17 km/h10 mph
    3-hourly detail for Friday 30 October
    Snow at the top0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in
    Temperature at the top3 °C37 °F2 °C36 °F2 °C35 °F1 °C34 °F4 °C39 °F3 °C38 °F0 °C33 °F-1 °C30 °F
    Temperature in the village6 °C42 °F6 °C42 °F5 °C40 °F5 °C42 °F11 °C52 °F13 °C55 °F8 °C47 °F7 °C44 °F
    Freezing level3,010 m9,880 ft2,940 m9,650 ft2,900 m9,510 ft2,805 m9,200 ft2,650 m8,690 ft2,660 m8,730 ft2,630 m8,630 ft2,670 m8,760 ft
    Wind at the top4 km/h3 mph3 km/h2 mph4 km/h3 mph3 km/h2 mph5 km/h3 mph7 km/h4 mph3 km/h2 mph6 km/h3 mph
  4. Snow at the top0 cm0.0 inHigh / low at the top5 °C41 °F-2 °C29 °FMid0 cm0.0 inVillage0 cm0.0 inSnow lineRain up to 3,340 mWind 09:00 to 16:004 km/h3 mphgusts 22 km/h14 mph
    3-hourly detail for Saturday 31 October
    Snow at the top0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in
    Temperature at the top-1 °C30 °F-1 °C29 °F-2 °C29 °F0 °C32 °F4 °C40 °F4 °C40 °F1 °C34 °F0 °C31 °F
    Temperature in the village6 °C42 °F5 °C40 °F5 °C41 °F4 °C39 °F11 °C51 °F11 °C51 °F7 °C45 °F6 °C42 °F
    Freezing level2,760 m9,060 ft2,680 m8,790 ft3,050 m10,010 ft3,340 m10,960 ft3,510 m11,520 ft3,530 m11,580 ft3,620 m11,880 ft3,610 m11,840 ft
    Wind at the top6 km/h4 mph6 km/h4 mph7 km/h4 mph4 km/h3 mph4 km/h2 mph4 km/h3 mph6 km/h4 mph9 km/h5 mph
  5. Snow at the top0 cm0.0 inHigh / low at the top1 °C34 °F-5 °C23 °FMid0 cm0.0 inVillage0 cm0.0 inSnow lineSnow down to 1,950 mWind 09:00 to 16:0011 km/h7 mphgusts 35 km/h22 mph
    3-hourly detail for Sunday 1 November
    Snow at the top0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in
    Temperature at the top-1 °C31 °F-1 °C30 °F-2 °C28 °F0 °C31 °F1 °C34 °F0 °C32 °F-3 °C26 °F-5 °C23 °F
    Temperature in the village5 °C40 °F4 °C39 °F4 °C39 °F6 °C42 °F9 °C48 °F8 °C47 °F5 °C41 °F3 °C37 °F
    Freezing level3,460 m11,350 ft3,190 m10,470 ft2,850 m9,350 ft2,600 m8,530 ft2,360 m7,740 ft2,060 m6,760 ft1,780 m5,840 ft1,670 m5,480 ft
    Wind at the top10 km/h6 mph10 km/h6 mph11 km/h7 mph11 km/h7 mph11 km/h7 mph11 km/h7 mph9 km/h5 mph10 km/h6 mph
  6. Snow at the top0 cm0.0 inHigh / low at the top-3 °C27 °F-6 °C21 °FMid0 cm0.0 inVillage0 cm0.0 inSnow lineSnow to the villageWind 09:00 to 16:0011 km/h7 mphgusts 59 km/h36 mph
    3-hourly detail for Monday 2 November
    Snow at the top0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in
    Temperature at the top-5 °C22 °F-6 °C22 °F-6 °C22 °F-5 °C22 °F-3 °C27 °F-3 °C26 °F-5 °C23 °F-5 °C23 °F
    Temperature in the village2 °C35 °F1 °C34 °F-1 °C31 °F1 °C33 °F4 °C39 °F4 °C40 °F2 °C36 °F1 °C33 °F
    Freezing level1,630 m5,350 ft1,630 m5,350 ft1,450 m4,760 ft1,240 m4,070 ft1,390 m4,560 ft1,480 m4,860 ft1,440 m4,720 ft1,320 m4,330 ft
    Wind at the top9 km/h5 mph8 km/h5 mph7 km/h4 mph8 km/h5 mph10 km/h6 mph10 km/h6 mph9 km/h5 mph6 km/h3 mph
  7. Snow at the top0 cm0.0 inHigh / low at the top2 °C35 °F-3 °C26 °FMid0 cm0.0 inVillage0 cm0.0 inSnow lineSnow down to 2,380 mWind 09:00 to 16:003 km/h2 mphgusts 35 km/h22 mph
    3-hourly detail for Tuesday 3 November
    Snow at the top0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in0 cm0.0 in
    Temperature at the top-3 °C26 °F-3 °C27 °F-3 °C28 °F-1 °C30 °F2 °C35 °F1 °C34 °F0 °C31 °F0 °C31 °F
    Temperature in the village0 °C31 °F-1 °C31 °F0 °C31 °F1 °C33 °F3 °C37 °F4 °C39 °F2 °C36 °F2 °C35 °F
    Freezing level1,120 m3,670 ft1,850 m6,070 ft2,320 m7,610 ft2,390 m7,840 ft2,390 m7,840 ft2,380 m7,810 ft2,450 m8,040 ft2,600 m8,530 ft
    Wind at the top3 km/h2 mph4 km/h3 mph4 km/h2 mph1 km/h1 mph1 km/h1 mph3 km/h2 mph3 km/h2 mph3 km/h2 mph
  8. Days 8 to 14, lower confidence
  9. Snow at the top0 cm0.0 inHigh / low at the top3 °C38 °F-6 °C20 °FMid0 cm0.0 inVillage0 cm0.0 inSnow line-Wind, all day3 km/h2 mphgusts 23 km/h14 mph
  10. Snow at the top0 cm0.0 inHigh / low at the top5 °C40 °F-5 °C24 °FMid0 cm0.0 inVillage0 cm0.0 inSnow line-Wind, all day4 km/h2 mphgusts 32 km/h20 mph
  11. Snow at the top0 cm0.0 inHigh / low at the top3 °C38 °F-4 °C25 °FMid0 cm0.0 inVillage0 cm0.0 inSnow line-Wind, all day4 km/h3 mphgusts 39 km/h24 mph
  12. Snow at the top0 cm0.0 inHigh / low at the top4 °C40 °F-4 °C25 °FMid0 cm0.0 inVillage0 cm0.0 inSnow line-Wind, all day4 km/h2 mphgusts 16 km/h10 mph
  13. Snow at the top0 cm0.0 inHigh / low at the top4 °C39 °F-4 °C24 °FMid0 cm0.0 inVillage0 cm0.0 inSnow line-Wind, all day5 km/h3 mphgusts 21 km/h13 mph
  14. Snow at the top<1 cm<0.4 inHigh / low at the top3 °C37 °F-4 °C24 °FMid0 cm0.0 inVillage0 cm0.0 inSnow line-Wind, all day5 km/h3 mphgusts 29 km/h18 mph
  15. Snow at the top0 cm0.0 inHigh / low at the top8 °C46 °F-4 °C25 °FMid0 cm0.0 inVillage0 cm0.0 inSnow line-Wind, all day9 km/h5 mphgusts 58 km/h36 mph

Days 8 to 14: <1 cm at the top in total. Lower confidence than the first week; wind for those days is the all-day maximum.

Snow line and freezing level

Freezing level 2,700 m8,860 ft at midday today. Above the top station: rain possible on all slopes.

Freezing level over the coming forecast, against the resort's base and top elevationFreezing level across 51 points of the coming forecast. It ranges from 1,120 m (3,670 ft) to 3,620 m (11,880 ft). Village or base elevation 1,600 m (5,250 ft). Top elevation 2,465 m (8,090 ft). The freezing level is below the top station at 19 of the 51 points.01,2502,5003,7505,000 mBase elevationTop elevationWedThuFriSatSunSunMonTueTue
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Snow on the ground

Top depth
1 cm<1 in
Base depth
0 cm0 in
Last snowfall

Modelled depth (Open-Meteo), not measured by the resort.

Snow depth at base and top over the last 30 daysBase and top snow depth over the last 30 days, from 29 Sept to 28 Oct. Base depth now 0 cm (0.0 in). Top depth now 1 cm (0.4 in). Base depth has not changed over the period.05101520 cm29 Sept3 Oct7 Oct11 Oct15 Oct19 Oct23 Oct27 Oct28 Oct
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What's normal for this month

Mid-mountain averages

Mid-mountain monthly averages for Flaine
MonthOctoberNovember
Mean snowfall8 cm3 in58 cm23 in
Mean depth2 cm1 in28 cm11 in

See the full snow history for Flaine.

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Frequently asked questions

How much snow does Flaine get in a season?

Flaine averages 418.3 cm of snowfall per season, based on climate data from 10 winters. Mean snowfall for the December to March period is 323 cm, so most of the season's total falls in those four months.

What is the snowiest month in Flaine?

January is the snowiest month in Flaine, according to climate data covering 10 winters. November is the month when the first snow typically arrives. The mean snow depth in January is 141.1 cm.

How deep is the snow in Flaine in January?

The mean snow depth in Flaine in January is 141.1 cm, based on records from 10 winters. January is also the snowiest month on average, and total snowfall across a season averages 418.3 cm.

When does the ski season in Flaine open and close?

For the 2026/27 season, Flaine is scheduled to open on 5 December 2026 and close on 18 April 2027. These dates are listed as confirmed rather than provisional. November is the month when the first snow typically falls.

How high is Flaine and how much vertical is there?

The village sits at 1600 m. The ski area runs from a lowest point of 1103 m up to a top elevation of 2465 m, giving a vertical drop of 1362 m. The longest run is 10.5 km.

Does Flaine have snowmaking?

Yes, Flaine has snow cannons. The resort has no glacier, so snow cover relies on natural snowfall and snowmaking. About 50.8 % of the pistes face north, a factor included in the resort's snow reliability score.

How reliable is the snow in Flaine?

Flaine scores 3.9 out of 10 for snow reliability. The score takes into account mean winter snowfall of 323 cm from December to March, the resort's snowmaking and the share of north-facing pistes, which is 50.8 %. Average snowfall across the whole season is 418.3 cm.

Can you ski in Flaine in summer?

No, Flaine does not offer summer skiing and has no glacier. For 2026/27 the ski season runs from 5 December 2026 to 18 April 2027, and November is the month when the first snow typically arrives.

Data updated · Sources: Open-MeteoDepth is modelled, not measured by the resort.