# Les Menuires Snow History

> Les Menuires averages 531.2 cm of snowfall per winter over 10 winters; the snowiest month is December and the first significant snow usually falls in August.

Canonical: https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/les-menuires/snow-history · Updated: 2026-09-21T22:00:25.243Z · Data as of: 2026-09-21T22:00:25.243Z · Source: Just Piste

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Resort | Les Menuires, France |
| Winters recorded | 10 |
| Average seasonal snowfall | 531.2 cm |
| Snowiest month | December |
| First snow usually falls | August |

## Monthly averages

| Month | Average snowfall | Mean depth | Days ≥ 5 cm |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January | 107.6 cm | 140.5 cm | 7.3 |
| February | 69.2 cm | 163.9 cm | 4.6 |
| March | 89.6 cm | 180.5 cm | 6.8 |
| April | 57.6 cm | 158.7 cm | 3.8 |
| May | 56.8 cm | 90.5 cm | 4.6 |
| June | 4.6 cm | 8.8 cm | 0.2 |
| July | 0.6 cm | 0 cm | 0 |
| August | 5.2 cm | 0.1 cm | 0.3 |
| September | 14.2 cm | 0.4 cm | 0.7 |
| October | 31.9 cm | 2.4 cm | 2 |
| November | 84 cm | 36.6 cm | 6.2 |
| December | 123.1 cm | 99.2 cm | 7.6 |

## Winter by winter

| Winter | Total snowfall (Nov–Apr) | Max depth | First snow |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2016/17 | 415.4 cm | 203.8 cm | 2016-10-13 |
| 2017/18 | 802.8 cm | 275.8 cm | 2017-08-11 |
| 2018/19 | 524.8 cm | 228 cm | 2018-10-01 |
| 2019/20 | 639.1 cm | 282.6 cm | 2019-10-24 |
| 2020/21 | 435.7 cm | 167.6 cm | 2020-08-30 |
| 2021/22 | 467.8 cm | 171.5 cm | 2021-09-19 |
| 2022/23 | 485.4 cm | 160.3 cm | 2022-09-27 |
| 2023/24 | 645 cm | 232.1 cm | 2023-08-28 |
| 2024/25 | 465.9 cm | 168.3 cm | 2024-11-12 |
| 2025/26 | 429.8 cm | 217.2 cm | 2025-09-24 |

## Best and worst winters

|  | Winter | Total snowfall (Nov–Apr) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Best winter | 2017/18 | 802.8 cm |
| Worst winter | 2016/17 | 415.4 cm |

## Compared with France

| Scope | Average seasonal snowfall (Nov–Apr) |
| --- | --- |
| Les Menuires | 531.2 cm |
| France average | 542.5 cm |

## FAQ

### How much snow does Les Menuires get in a season?

531.2 cm on average per winter, measured at mid-mountain over 10 winters.

### Which is the snowiest month in Les Menuires?

December, on the monthly means in the table above.

### When does it first snow in Les Menuires?

The first significant snowfall usually lands in August.

### What was the best winter in Les Menuires?

2017/18, with 802.8 cm of snowfall.

### What was the worst winter in Les Menuires?

2016/17, with 415.4 cm of snowfall.

### Does Les Menuires get more snow than the rest of France?

Les Menuires averages 531.2 cm a winter against 542.5 cm for the resorts we cover in France.

### How much snow is on the pistes in Les Menuires in December?

99.2 cm on average at mid-mountain in December.

### How much snow is on the pistes in Les Menuires in February?

163.9 cm on average at mid-mountain in February.

## Related

### This resort

- [Snow forecast](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/les-menuires/snow-forecast.md)
- [Snow history](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/les-menuires/snow-history.md)
- [Weather](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/les-menuires/weather.md)
- [Piste map](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/les-menuires/piste-map.md)
- [Lifts & pistes](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/les-menuires/lifts-and-pistes.md)
- [Opening dates](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/les-menuires/opening-dates.md)
- [Getting there](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/les-menuires/getting-there.md)
- [Accommodation](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/les-menuires/accommodation.md)
- [Restaurants](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/les-menuires/restaurants.md)
- [Après-ski](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/les-menuires/apres-ski.md)
- [Families](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/les-menuires/families.md)
- [Beginners](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/les-menuires/beginners.md)
- [FAQ](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/les-menuires/faq.md)

### Country

- [Ski resorts in France](https://www.justpiste.com/ski-resorts/france.md)
- [France snow report](https://www.justpiste.com/snow-report/france.md)

### Ski area

- [Les 3 Vallées](https://www.justpiste.com/ski-areas/les-3-vallees.md)
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### Airports & transfers

- [Chambéry Aix les Bains Airport](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/chambery-aix-les-bains-airport.md) — 91 min
- [Resorts near Chambéry Aix les Bains](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/chambery-aix-les-bains-airport/nearest-ski-resorts.md)
- [Chambéry Aix les Bains to Les Menuires](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/chambery-aix-les-bains-airport/to/les-menuires.md) — 62 km
- [Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/grenoble-alpes-isere-airport.md) — 135 min
- [Resorts near Grenoble Alpes Isère](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/grenoble-alpes-isere-airport/nearest-ski-resorts.md)
- [Grenoble Alpes Isère to Les Menuires](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/grenoble-alpes-isere-airport/to/les-menuires.md) — 95 km
- [Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/lyon-saint-exupery-airport.md) — 138 min
- [Resorts near Lyon Saint-Exupéry](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/lyon-saint-exupery-airport/nearest-ski-resorts.md)
- [Lyon Saint-Exupéry to Les Menuires](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/lyon-saint-exupery-airport/to/les-menuires.md) — 122 km

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- [Val Thorens](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/val-thorens.md) — 4 km
- [Méribel](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/meribel.md) — 9 km
- [Courchevel](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/courchevel.md) — 13 km

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### From nearby cities

- [Grenoble to the slopes](https://www.justpiste.com/cities/grenoble/ski-resorts.md) — 101 min
- [Geneva to the slopes](https://www.justpiste.com/cities/geneva/ski-resorts.md) — 145 min
- [Lyon to the slopes](https://www.justpiste.com/cities/lyon/ski-resorts.md) — 153 min

## Sources

| Source | Licence | Attribution | Fetched |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open-Meteo (https://open-meteo.com) | CC BY 4.0 | Weather data by Open-Meteo.com | 2026-09-21T22:00:25.243Z |

- Image: person standing on white snow cliff — Yann Allegre — Unsplash License — https://unsplash.com/license

Cite as: Just Piste, "Les Menuires Snow History", https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/les-menuires/snow-history, accessed 2026-09-21