French Alps weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in the French Alps is expected to be 12°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for the French Alps (Chamonix), France for more weather parameters.

Tuesday
12th May
12

3

5

7
Wednesday
13th May
13

2

3

6
Thursday
14th May
11

2

2

6
Friday
15th May
9

0

0

4
Saturday
16th May
13

0

0

6

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:03 on Monday 11th May 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for French Alps (Chamonix) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

French Alps weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for the French Alps for the next 5 days.

French Alps weather for Tuesday 12th May 2026

Expect mostly cloudy with rain in French Alps with a maximum temperature of 12°C, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 21% chance of some rain and little or no wind of 5 kph from the south-west.

12
°C maximum temperature
3
°C minimum temperature
mostly cloudy with rain
5
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
21
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
12
°C wind chill
5
kph wind from SW

French Alps weather for Wednesday 13th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in French Alps with a maximum temperature of 13°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 7 kph from the west.

13
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
broken clouds
3
hours of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
0
no heat & humidity
7
kph wind from W

French Alps weather for Thursday 14th May 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in French Alps with a maximum temperature of 11°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 2 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of sleet/snow expected with 84% chance of some sleet or snow and a light breeze of 8 kph from the south-west.

11
°C maximum temperature
2
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
2
hours of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
84
% chance of some sleet or snow
<20
mm of sleet/snow expected
0
no heat & humidity
8
kph wind from SW

French Alps weather for Friday 15th May 2026

Expect cloudy with sleet or snow in French Alps with a maximum temperature of 9°C, maximum UV of 4 (Moderate) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of sleet/snow expected with 95% chance of some sleet or snow and little or no wind of 6 kph from the north-west.

9
°C maximum temperature
0
°C minimum temperature
cloudy with sleet or snow
0
hours of sunshine
4
UV index (Moderate)
95
% chance of some sleet or snow
<20
mm of sleet/snow expected
8
°C wind chill
6
kph wind from NW

French Alps weather for Saturday 16th May 2026

Expect overcast skies in French Alps with a maximum temperature of 13°C, maximum UV of 6 (High) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and little or no wind of 5 kph from the north-west.