Orsières monthly weather averages

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Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Orsières

Orsières average temperature chart (Celsius) Orsières average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Orsières (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C -0.3 0.9 3.9 8 12.2 16.1 18.9 18 15.1 10 4.2 0.9
°F 31.5 33.6 39.1 46.4 53.9 61.1 66.1 64.4 59.2 50 39.6 33.6

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Orsières monthly rainfall chart (mm) Orsières monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Orsières (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 82 81 78 84 99 113 93 117 94 82 102 86
inches 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.9 4.4 3.7 4.6 3.7 3.2 4 3.4
Rainy days 14 14 15 17 19 17 15 16 13 13 14 14

Average annual rainfall in Orsières: 1164.066mm (458.3 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Orsières

Orsières average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Orsières
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 3.5 4.2 4.9 5.6 6 7 8.2 7.3 6.1 4.7 3.6 3.3

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Orsières average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Orsières average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Orsières (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -5.9 -5.1 -3.1 0 4.1 7.7 9.9 9.4 7.3 3.7 -1.4 -4.7
Max °C -0.2 1.1 4.1 8.2 12.4 16.4 19.2 18.2 15.3 10.2 4.4 1.1
Min °F 21.5 22.9 26.4 32 39.3 45.8 49.7 48.9 45.1 38.6 29.6 23.6
Max °F 26.6 28.4 32.9 39.4 46.8 53.6 58.1 56.8 52.3 44.4 34.7 28.8

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Orsières average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Orsières average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Orsières in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 11 10.1 10.4 12.4 15.9 19.6 22.2 23.1 21.1 18.3 15.3 12.8
°F 51.8 50.1 50.8 54.3 60.6 67.3 72 73.5 70.1 64.9 59.5 55

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Orsières average winspeed by month (km/h) Orsières average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Orsières (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 13 13 13 13 11 10 9 9 9 10 12 13
mph 8 8 8 8 7 6 6 5 6 6 7 8

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Orsières relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Orsières
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
74% 74% 71% 73% 75% 73% 71% 73% 76% 77% 76% 73%

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Orsières weather stats

Orsières weather statistics
Hottest month: July 18.9°C 66°F
Driest month: March 78mm 3.1ins
Sunniest month: July 8.2hrs
Coldest month: January -0.3°C 31.5°F
Wettest month: August 117mm 4.6ins
Warmest sea: August 23.1°C 73.6°F
Map showing location of Orsières (46.02903, 7.14437) Orsières map pin © Google

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