Chamonix vs Nice: which is better, month by month

Nice beats Chamonix in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in July (95 vs 14) — while Chamonix wins November to March.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Chamonix vs Nice — all 12 months

MonthChamonixNiceWinnerGap
January88Afreezing, soaked, clean air62Ccool, a little rain, clean airChamonix26
February81Acold, rainy, clean air66Ccool, a little rain, muggy airChamonix15
March77Bcold, soaked, clean air71Bcool, rainy, clean airChamonix6
April60Ccool, rainy, clean air77Bnice, a little rain, clean airNice17
May42Fcool, soaked, clean air82Anice, a little rain, muggy airNice40
June12Fnice, soaked, clean air89Ahot, a little rain, muggy airNice77
July14Fwarm, soaked, clean air95Shot, dryNice81
August16Fwarm, rainy, clean air94Shot, a little rainNice78
September21Fnice, rainy, clean air91Swarm, a little rain, clean airNice70
October33Fcool, rainy, clean air75Bnice, rainy, clean airNice42
November72Bcold, soaked, clean air61Cnice, rainy, clean airChamonix11
December83Acold, soaked, clean air58Dcool, rainy, clean airChamonix25

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is July (14 vs 95). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Chamonix

🇫🇷 France · mild climate

Best month
January 88/100
Months won
5 of 12

Nice

🇫🇷 France · mild climate

Best month
July 95/100
Months won
7 of 12

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