When to go · La Plagne
La Plagne in May
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: May–Nov (resort mostly closed outside winter).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 15°C (59°F)59°F (15°C) / 3°C (37°F)37°F (3°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- Medium
- France overall
- Prices
- Medium
- France overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: May–Nov (resort mostly closed outside winter).
Is another month better than May?
May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- DecemberGreatInside La Plagne's best window: Dec–Apr (ski season); Jan–Mar for best snow.
- JanuaryGreatInside La Plagne's best window: Dec–Apr (ski season); Jan–Mar for best snow.
- FebruaryGreatInside La Plagne's best window: Dec–Apr (ski season); Jan–Mar for best snow.
- MarchGreatInside La Plagne's best window: Dec–Apr (ski season); Jan–Mar for best snow.
Weather in May
- La PlagneHighs around 15 °C (59 °F), lows around 3 °C (37 °F), rain on about 11 daysHighs around 59 °F (15 °C), lows around 37 °F (3 °C), rain on about 11 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Labour Day big impact
1 May · France
Almost everything closes, including many museums; lily-of-the-valley sold on streets.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · France overall
- Medium
- Prices · France overall
- Medium
France overall: Long weekends (1 May, 8 May, Ascension) fill trains; otherwise mild and green. Cannes festival lifts Riviera prices mid-month.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in La Plagne, side by side.
Verdict
May: Avoid
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 15 °C (59 °F)59 °F (15 °C)
Jan: 2 °C (36 °F)36 °F (2 °C)
Night low
May: 3 °C (37 °F)37 °F (3 °C)
Jan: -8 °C (18 °F)18 °F (-8 °C)
Rain days
May: 11
Jan: 10 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Prices
May: Medium
Jan: Low
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jan: 0
May: Listed as a month to avoid: May–Nov (resort mostly closed outside winter).
January: Inside La Plagne's best window: Dec–Apr (ski season); Jan–Mar for best snow.
La Plagne: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast