10 years of snow depth, snowfall and conditions at Valais, Switzerland · 1500m to 3330m
Over the last 10 seasons Verbier, Switzerland has averaged 565cm of snowfall, a peak snow depth of 243cm, 8 powder days and 25 bluebird days a year, with skiable cover from around 10 November to 12 June.
Snow history & climate
10-year averages for Verbier
565 cm
Snowfall / season
Nov-May total
243 cm
Peak depth
typical season high
8
Powder days
15cm+ in a day
25
Bluebird days
sun after snow
5
Rain days
1mm+ of rain
203
Skiable days
30cm+ cover
Month by month
Monthly averages
Average snowfall, snow depth, rain, sunshine and day counts by month at Verbier, over the last 10 seasons.
Month
Snowfall
Avg depth
Rain
Sun/day
Temp
Powder
Bluebird
Rain days
Jan
93 cm
160 cm
1 mm
6.2 h
-4° / -11°
1.3
4.3
0.1
Feb
65 cm
180 cm
1 mm
7.4 h
-2° / -9°
0.7
3.1
0.0
Mar
85 cm
196 cm
1 mm
8.3 h
-2° / -9°
1.4
3.7
0.0
Apr
62 cm
189 cm
2 mm
10.1 h
1° / -6°
0.3
2.4
0.6
May
69 cm
162 cm
14 mm
10.7 h
4° / -2°
0.9
3.7
3.3
Jun
12 cm
45 cm
66 mm
12.7 h
11° / 3°
0.0
0.6
14.6
Jul
6 cm
1 cm
84 mm
13.2 h
14° / 5°
0.1
0.2
14.7
Aug
9 cm
0 cm
89 mm
11.7 h
14° / 5°
0.1
0.5
13.9
Sep
21 cm
1 cm
56 mm
9.7 h
9° / 2°
0.1
0.8
10.3
Oct
52 cm
7 cm
42 mm
7.7 h
6° / -1°
0.8
2.2
6.5
Nov
89 cm
46 cm
7 mm
6.1 h
-1° / -7°
1.4
3.9
1.1
Dec
103 cm
115 cm
2 mm
5.5 h
-2° / -9°
2.0
4.3
0.3
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
2025/26leanest
431 cm
257 cm
7
19
212
2024/25
497 cm
195 cm
8
16
193
2023/24best
801 cm
276 cm
16
32
212
2022/23
502 cm
208 cm
5
21
195
2021/22
443 cm
198 cm
4
24
198
2020/21
556 cm
224 cm
7
25
194
2019/20
621 cm
296 cm
8
33
208
2018/19
607 cm
262 cm
11
30
212
2017/18
738 cm
316 cm
10
30
202
2016/17
458 cm
194 cm
4
24
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 2415m, not measured at the resort. Use it to compare seasons and resorts; use the resort's own report for today's conditions.
How Verbier compares
Measured against 39 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
565 cm
Ahead of 95% of resortsMedian 272 cm
Total new snow between November and May.
Peak snow depth
among the very best we track
243 cm
Ahead of 95% of resortsMedian 83 cm
How deep the settled base gets at its yearly high.
Powder days
among the very best we track
8
Ahead of 92% of resortsMedian 2
Days with 15cm or more of new snow.
Bluebird days
among the very best we track
25
Ahead of 97% of resortsMedian 9
Sun and fresh snow on the same day.
Rain days
well below average
5
Drier than 97% of resortsMedian 32
Days with 1mm or more of rain, not snow.
Skiable days
among the very best we track
203
Ahead of 97% of resortsMedian 114
Days holding 30cm or more of settled snow.
The season at Verbier
Typical stretch holding 30cm or more of settled snow, averaged over the record.
SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Cover arrives
10 November
Season ends
12 June
Days of cover
216 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
196cm average depth
Most new snow
December
103cm and 2.0 powder days
Best bluebird odds
December
4.3 bluebird days, 5.5h sun a day
Wettest month
May
3.3 rain days
Is Verbier a good place to ski?
heavy snowfalla deep, reliable basefrequent powder daysplenty of bluebird daysvery little raina long season
On 10 years of record, Verbier 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 2415m, 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 Verbier usually behaves, not as a forecast.
Verbier snow record in detail
How much snow does Verbier get?
Verbier averages 565cm 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 39 resorts we have analysed the same way, where the median season brings 272cm.
Season to season the spread is wide. The best of the last 10 winters was 2023/24 with 801cm, and the leanest was 2025/26 with 431cm — a difference of 370cm between a good year and a poor one. The most recent complete season, 2025/26, delivered 431cm.
December is reliably the snowiest month, averaging 103cm and 13 days with fresh snow.
How deep does the snow get at Verbier?
Snowfall totals flatter resorts that lose their snow quickly, so the more useful number is how deep the settled base actually gets. At Verbier the snowpack peaks at an average of 243cm each season. That is among the very best we track, deeper than 95% of 39 resorts we have analysed the same way, against a median peak of 83cm.
The base is deepest in March, averaging 196cm through the month and topping out around 226cm in a typical year.
How many powder days does Verbier get?
Counting any day that delivers at least 15cm of new snow, Verbier averages 8 powder days a season. That is among the very best we track, more powder days than 92% of 39 resorts we have analysed the same way, where the median is 2 a season.
Powder days are not spread evenly. December averages 2.0 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 Verbier 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. Verbier averages 25 of them a season. That is among the very best we track, more than 97% of 39 resorts we have analysed the same way, against a median of 9.
December is the best month for it, averaging 4.3 bluebird days and 5.5 hours of sunshine a day.
Does it rain at Verbier?
Rain is the thing that ruins a ski week, and at mid-mountain height Verbier sees an average of 5 days a season with at least 1mm of rain rather than snow. That is well below average: 3% of the 39 other resorts we have analysed the same way see fewer wet days, against a median of 32.
May carries the most of it, with 3.3 rain days and 14mm 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 Verbier, and when does the season end?
Verbier typically holds at least 30cm of settled snow from around 10 November through to 12 June, which works out at roughly 216 days of skiable cover in an average year. 203 of those fall inside the November to May season. On season length that is among the very best we track compared with the 39 other resorts we have analysed the same way.
In practice that means the snow is usually gone, or going, by 12 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, December 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 39 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 Verbier are taken at 2415m. Corpus last rebuilt 2026-09-02.