When to go · Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise
Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise in May
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov (many facilities closed), May (mud season).
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
- 13
- Crowds
- Medium
- France overall
- Prices
- Medium
- France overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Nov (many facilities closed), May (mud season).
Is another month better than May?
May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- JuneGreatInside Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise's best window: Dec–Apr (skiing), Jun–Sep (hiking).
- JulyGreatInside Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise's best window: Dec–Apr (skiing), Jun–Sep (hiking).
- AugustGreatInside Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise's best window: Dec–Apr (skiing), Jun–Sep (hiking).
- SeptemberGreatInside Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise's best window: Dec–Apr (skiing), Jun–Sep (hiking).
Weather in May
- Sainte-Foy-TarentaiseHighs around 15 °C (59 °F), lows around 3 °C (37 °F), rain on about 13 daysHighs around 59 °F (15 °C), lows around 37 °F (3 °C), rain on about 13 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 Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise, 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: -7 °C (19 °F)19 °F (-7 °C)
Rain days
May: 13
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: Nov (many facilities closed), May (mud season).
January: Inside Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise's best window: Dec–Apr (skiing), Jun–Sep (hiking).
Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise: 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