10 years of snow depth, snowfall and conditions at Savoie, France · 1100m to 2952m
Over the last 10 seasons Méribel, France has averaged 580cm of snowfall, a peak snow depth of 219cm, 9 powder days and 24 bluebird days a year, with skiable cover from around 15 November to 1 June.
Snow history & climate
10-year averages for Méribel
580 cm
Snowfall / season
Nov-May total
219 cm
Peak depth
typical season high
9
Powder days
15cm+ in a day
24
Bluebird days
sun after snow
22
Rain days
1mm+ of rain
192
Skiable days
30cm+ cover
Month by month
Monthly averages
Average snowfall, snow depth, rain, sunshine and day counts by month at Méribel, over the last 10 seasons.
Month
Snowfall
Avg depth
Rain
Sun/day
Temp
Powder
Bluebird
Rain days
Jan
110 cm
143 cm
2 mm
6.2 h
-3° / -11°
2.0
4.7
0.3
Feb
71 cm
168 cm
3 mm
7.3 h
0° / -9°
1.2
3.3
0.7
Mar
91 cm
184 cm
3 mm
8.2 h
0° / -8°
1.3
3.7
0.8
Apr
54 cm
167 cm
10 mm
10.0 h
4° / -5°
0.5
2.2
2.3
May
51 cm
108 cm
55 mm
10.6 h
8° / -1°
0.3
2.7
12.7
Jun
2 cm
16 cm
112 mm
12.5 h
15° / 5°
0.0
0.0
18.4
Jul
0 cm
0 cm
90 mm
13.0 h
17° / 7°
0.0
0.0
16.1
Aug
3 cm
0 cm
94 mm
11.6 h
17° / 7°
0.1
0.1
14.4
Sep
12 cm
1 cm
77 mm
9.7 h
12° / 3°
0.2
0.1
12.3
Oct
28 cm
3 cm
70 mm
7.9 h
8° / 0°
0.3
0.8
9.9
Nov
81 cm
37 cm
23 mm
6.3 h
1° / -7°
1.0
3.4
3.3
Dec
123 cm
101 cm
7 mm
5.5 h
-1° / -9°
2.8
3.8
1.6
Averages across the last 10 seasons. Powder, bluebird and rain columns are the average number of such days per month.
Season by season
Season
Snowfall
Peak depth
Powder days
Bluebird days
Skiable days
2025/26
481 cm
205 cm
9
22
160
2024/25
481 cm
192 cm
9
13
189
2023/24
709 cm
243 cm
8
30
212
2022/23
532 cm
180 cm
5
23
191
2021/22
494 cm
183 cm
10
18
175
2020/21
562 cm
184 cm
6
25
172
2019/20
680 cm
291 cm
17
30
208
2018/19
584 cm
223 cm
6
28
212
2017/18best
833 cm
283 cm
17
30
201
2016/17leanest
444 cm
202 cm
4
19
203
How these numbers are calculated
Powder day — at least 15cm of new snow in 24 hours.
Bluebird day — sunshine for at least 60% of daylight, following at least 10cm of snow over the previous 3 days.
Rain day — at least 1mm of rain (not snow) at this elevation.
Skiable day — at least 30cm of settled snow on the ground.
Snow depth is modelled from Open-Meteo / ERA5 reanalysis at 2026m, not measured at the resort. Use it to compare seasons and resorts; use the resort's own report for today's conditions.
How Méribel compares
Measured against 40 other resorts across 18 countries, each analysed exactly the same way. The line down the middle of each bar is the median.
Snowfall per season
among the very best we track
580 cm
Ahead of 95% of resortsMedian 283 cm
Total new snow between November and May.
Peak snow depth
among the very best we track
219 cm
Ahead of 93% of resortsMedian 84 cm
How deep the settled base gets at its yearly high.
Powder days
among the very best we track
9
Ahead of 95% of resortsMedian 2
Days with 15cm or more of new snow.
Bluebird days
among the very best we track
24
Ahead of 98% of resortsMedian 10
Sun and fresh snow on the same day.
Rain days
below average
22
Drier than 72% of resortsMedian 32
Days with 1mm or more of rain, not snow.
Skiable days
well above average
192
Ahead of 88% of resortsMedian 115
Days holding 30cm or more of settled snow.
The season at Méribel
Typical stretch holding 30cm or more of settled snow, averaged over the record.
SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Cover arrives
15 November
Season ends
1 June
Days of cover
200 days
When to go
These rarely land in the same month, so it is worth deciding which one matters most before you book.
Deepest base
March
184cm average depth
Most new snow
December
123cm and 2.8 powder days
Best bluebird odds
January
4.7 bluebird days, 6.2h sun a day
Wettest month
May
12.7 rain days
Is Méribel a good place to ski?
heavy snowfalla deep, reliable basefrequent powder daysplenty of bluebird daysvery little raina long season
On 10 years of record, Méribel stands out for heavy snowfall, a deep, reliable base, frequent powder days, plenty of bluebird days, very little rain and a long season.
All of these figures come from 2026m, the mid-mountain height, and describe an average year rather than the one you are about to book. Snow depth here is modelled from reanalysis rather than measured on the hill, so treat it as a guide to how Méribel usually behaves, not as a forecast.
Méribel snow record in detail
How much snow does Méribel get?
Méribel averages 580cm of snowfall over a full season, measured from November to May across the last 10 winters. That is among the very best we track: more snow than 95% of 40 resorts we have analysed the same way, where the median season brings 283cm.
Season to season the spread is wide. The best of the last 10 winters was 2017/18 with 833cm, and the leanest was 2016/17 with 444cm — a difference of 390cm between a good year and a poor one. The most recent complete season, 2025/26, delivered 481cm.
December is reliably the snowiest month, averaging 123cm and 12 days with fresh snow.
How deep does the snow get at Méribel?
Snowfall totals flatter resorts that lose their snow quickly, so the more useful number is how deep the settled base actually gets. At Méribel the snowpack peaks at an average of 219cm each season. That is among the very best we track, deeper than 93% of 40 resorts we have analysed the same way, against a median peak of 84cm.
The base is deepest in March, averaging 184cm through the month and topping out around 208cm in a typical year.
How many powder days does Méribel get?
Counting any day that delivers at least 15cm of new snow, Méribel averages 9 powder days a season. That is among the very best we track, more powder days than 95% of 40 resorts we have analysed the same way, where the median is 2 a season.
Powder days are not spread evenly. December averages 2.8 of them, which is the single strongest argument for timing a trip around the middle of the season rather than the edges.
How often does Méribel get bluebird days?
A bluebird day means sunshine for at least 60% of daylight on the back of at least 10cm of snow in the previous 3 days — fresh snow and clear skies together, which is the combination people actually travel for. Méribel averages 24 of them a season. That is among the very best we track, more than 98% of 40 resorts we have analysed the same way, against a median of 10.
January is the best month for it, averaging 4.7 bluebird days and 6.2 hours of sunshine a day.
Does it rain at Méribel?
Rain is the thing that ruins a ski week, and at mid-mountain height Méribel sees an average of 22 days a season with at least 1mm of rain rather than snow. That is below average: 28% of the 40 other resorts we have analysed the same way see fewer wet days, against a median of 32.
May carries the most of it, with 12.7 rain days and 55mm in an average year. Bear in mind these figures are for the middle of the mountain: the base area will be wetter and the top drier.
When is the best time to ski Méribel, and when does the season end?
Méribel typically holds at least 30cm of settled snow from around 15 November through to 1 June, which works out at roughly 200 days of skiable cover in an average year. 192 of those fall inside the November to May season. On season length that is well above average compared with the 40 other resorts we have analysed the same way.
In practice that means the snow is usually gone, or going, by 1 June. Anyone booking late in the season should be looking at the highest terrain here rather than the base, and anyone booking early should expect the upper mountain to open before the valley runs do.
If you want the deepest base, go in March. If you want the best chance of fresh snow, go in December. If you want fresh snow and sunshine together, January gives the most bluebird days. Those rarely fall in the same month, so it is worth deciding which one matters most to you before you book.
Comparisons use 40 resorts across 18 countries, each measured over 5 recent seasons at mid-mountain height. Glaciated locations, where the model never melts the snow out, are excluded. Figures for Méribel are taken at 2026m. Corpus last rebuilt 2026-09-02.