{
  "name": "Chamonix",
  "alternateNames": [
    "Chamonix-Mont-Blanc",
    "シャモニー＝モン＝ブラン",
    "샤모니",
    "沙莫尼蒙勃朗",
    "Chamouni"
  ],
  "type": "ski resort",
  "url": "https://snowingplaces.com/ski-resorts/chamonix/",
  "summary": "A historic mountain town beneath Mont Blanc, with steep, high skiing spread across several separate areas.",
  "location": {
    "country": "France",
    "region": "Haute-Savoie",
    "latitude": 45.92,
    "longitude": 6.87
  },
  "elevationMetres": {
    "topLift": 3842,
    "village": 1035
  },
  "season": {
    "opens": "Mid-December",
    "closes": "Early May"
  },
  "officialWebsite": "https://en.chamonix.com/home",
  "factsVerified": false,
  "forecast": {
    "generatedUtc": "2026-11-13T10:00:00.000Z",
    "models": [
      "ECMWF IFS",
      "NOAA GFS",
      "DWD ICON"
    ],
    "updateFrequency": "every 3 hours",
    "topLift": {
      "headline": "No snow in the next 24 hours.",
      "detail": "Snow arrives on Sunday, with 35–85 cm over the next 7 days.",
      "confidence": {
        "label": "High confidence",
        "modelsAgreeing": 3,
        "reason": "all three forecast models agree"
      },
      "next24Hours": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0,
          "high": 0,
          "mean": 0
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
        "text": "Under 1 cm"
      },
      "next7Days": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 39.9,
          "high": 83.8,
          "mean": 64.1
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 3,
        "text": "35–85 cm"
      },
      "conditionsAtForecastTime": {
        "temperatureC": -11,
        "windKmh": 6,
        "gustKmh": 19,
        "freezingLevelM": 2100,
        "cloudCoverPercent": 76
      },
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          "day": "Today",
          "weather": "Dry",
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          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 56,
          "modelsCallingBluebird": 0,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -16,
            "max": -11
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 19,
          "freezingLevelM": 2000,
          "skiDay": {
            "scoreOutOf10": 4.5,
            "verdict": "Fair",
            "reason": "No fresh snow, some sun, light wind"
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "sky": "Bluebird",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 14,
          "modelsCallingBluebird": 2,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -16,
            "max": -9
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 19,
          "freezingLevelM": 2400,
          "skiDay": {
            "scoreOutOf10": 6,
            "verdict": "Good",
            "reason": "No fresh snow, bluebird, light wind"
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun",
          "weather": "Snow",
          "sky": "Cloudy",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 85,
          "modelsCallingBluebird": 0,
          "snowfall": "0–10 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0.1,
            "high": 9.7
          },
          "modelsAgreeing": 2,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -14,
            "max": -8
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 44,
          "freezingLevelM": 2600,
          "skiDay": {
            "scoreOutOf10": 3,
            "verdict": "Poor",
            "reason": "5 cm falling during the day, cloudy, breezy"
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon",
          "weather": "Snow",
          "sky": "Cloudy",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 100,
          "modelsCallingBluebird": 0,
          "snowfall": "1–20 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 1.1,
            "high": 17.9
          },
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -14,
            "max": -10
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 60,
          "freezingLevelM": 2300,
          "skiDay": {
            "scoreOutOf10": 3.4,
            "verdict": "Poor",
            "reason": "5 cm the day before and more falling, cloudy, gusts to 60 km/h"
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue",
          "weather": "Rain and snow",
          "sky": "Cloudy",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 100,
          "modelsCallingBluebird": 0,
          "snowfall": "3–20 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 3.8,
            "high": 15.3
          },
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -13,
            "max": -8
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 79,
          "freezingLevelM": 2650,
          "skiDay": {
            "scoreOutOf10": 2.4,
            "verdict": "Poor",
            "reason": "10 cm the day before and more falling, rain mixed in, gusts to 79 km/h"
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed",
          "weather": "Snow",
          "sky": "Cloudy",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 100,
          "modelsCallingBluebird": 0,
          "snowfall": "15–35 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 16,
            "high": 32.5
          },
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -15,
            "max": -12
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 75,
          "freezingLevelM": 2050,
          "skiDay": {
            "scoreOutOf10": 5.5,
            "verdict": "Fair",
            "reason": "10 cm the day before and more falling, cloudy, gusts to 75 km/h"
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu",
          "weather": "Rain and snow",
          "sky": "Cloudy",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 100,
          "modelsCallingBluebird": 0,
          "snowfall": "5–20 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 7.7,
            "high": 18.2
          },
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -14,
            "max": -12
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 57,
          "freezingLevelM": 1950,
          "skiDay": {
            "scoreOutOf10": 4.5,
            "verdict": "Fair",
            "reason": "24 cm the day before and more falling, rain mixed in, breezy"
          }
        }
      ],
      "bestDayToSki": {
        "day": "Sat",
        "scoreOutOf10": 6,
        "verdict": "Good",
        "reason": "No fresh snow, bluebird, light wind"
      },
      "outlookDays8To14": [
        {
          "day": "Fri 20 Nov",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "sky": "Some sun",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 54,
          "snowfall": "0–15 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 13.6
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -17,
            "max": -13
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat 21 Nov",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "sky": "Some sun",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 52,
          "snowfall": "0–2 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 1.3
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -21,
            "max": -11
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun 22 Nov",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "sky": "Some sun",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 61,
          "snowfall": "0–25 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 21.4
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -18,
            "max": -9
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon 23 Nov",
          "weather": "Snow",
          "sky": "Cloudy",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 95,
          "snowfall": "3–6 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 4,
            "high": 5.2
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 2,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -20,
            "max": -10
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue 24 Nov",
          "weather": "Snow",
          "sky": "Cloudy",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 99,
          "snowfall": "2–4 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 2.5,
            "high": 3.2
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 2,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -20,
            "max": -14
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed 25 Nov",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "sky": "Some sun",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 74,
          "snowfall": "0–3 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 2.9
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -21,
            "max": -12
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu 26 Nov",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "sky": "Cloudy",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 94,
          "snowfall": "0–6 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 5.5
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -20,
            "max": -11
          }
        }
      ],
      "modelledSnowDepth": "About 10 cm",
      "modelledSnowDepthCm": 10,
      "localTimeAtForecast": "11:00",
      "timezone": "GMT+1"
    },
    "village": {
      "headline": "No snow in the next 24 hours.",
      "detail": "No snow expected in the next 7 days.",
      "confidence": {
        "label": "High confidence",
        "modelsAgreeing": 3,
        "reason": "all three forecast models agree"
      },
      "next24Hours": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0,
          "high": 0,
          "mean": 0
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
        "text": "Under 1 cm"
      },
      "next7Days": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0,
          "high": 0,
          "mean": 0
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 0,
        "text": "Under 1 cm"
      },
      "conditionsAtForecastTime": {
        "temperatureC": 7,
        "windKmh": 6,
        "gustKmh": 13,
        "freezingLevelM": 2000,
        "cloudCoverPercent": 58
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        {
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          "sky": "Some sun",
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          "modelsCallingBluebird": 0,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 2,
            "max": 8
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 16,
          "freezingLevelM": 1950
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "sky": "Bluebird",
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          "modelsCallingBluebird": 2,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 3,
            "max": 11
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 15,
          "freezingLevelM": 2250
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun",
          "weather": "Rain",
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          "modelsCallingBluebird": 0,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 2,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 5,
            "max": 11
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 28,
          "freezingLevelM": 2350
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon",
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          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 100,
          "modelsCallingBluebird": 0,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 4,
            "max": 7
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 39,
          "freezingLevelM": 1950
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue",
          "weather": "Rain",
          "sky": "Cloudy",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 100,
          "modelsCallingBluebird": 0,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 5,
            "max": 9
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 61,
          "freezingLevelM": 2500
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed",
          "weather": "Rain",
          "sky": "Cloudy",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 100,
          "modelsCallingBluebird": 0,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 3,
            "max": 5
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 56,
          "freezingLevelM": 1750
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu",
          "weather": "Rain",
          "sky": "Cloudy",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 100,
          "modelsCallingBluebird": 0,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 4,
            "max": 6
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 36,
          "freezingLevelM": 1700
        }
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      "outlookDays8To14": [
        {
          "day": "Fri 20 Nov",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "sky": "Sunny",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 40,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 1,
            "max": 5
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat 21 Nov",
          "weather": "Rain",
          "sky": "Some sun",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 55,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -3,
            "max": 7
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun 22 Nov",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "sky": "Some sun",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 61,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 1,
            "max": 8
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon 23 Nov",
          "weather": "Rain",
          "sky": "Cloudy",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 95,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -1,
            "max": 8
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue 24 Nov",
          "weather": "Rain",
          "sky": "Cloudy",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 99,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -1,
            "max": 4
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed 25 Nov",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "sky": "Some sun",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 70,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -1,
            "max": 5
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Thu 26 Nov",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "sky": "Cloudy",
          "cloudCoverPercent9amTo4pm": 94,
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -2,
            "max": 6
          }
        }
      ],
      "modelledSnowDepth": "No snow on the ground",
      "modelledSnowDepthCm": 0,
      "localTimeAtForecast": "11:00",
      "timezone": "GMT+1"
    }
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  "snowRecord": {
    "metric": "average days per month with at least 1 cm of snowfall",
    "period": "2016–2025",
    "source": "ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo",
    "elevation": "mid-mountain",
    "daysPerMonth": {
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      "february": 10.7,
      "march": 12.8,
      "april": 9.9,
      "may": 9.5,
      "june": 1.2,
      "july": 0.2,
      "august": 0.4,
      "september": 3.3,
      "october": 5.8,
      "november": 12.4,
      "december": 13
    },
    "shareOfAnnualSnowfallPercent": {
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      "february": 11,
      "march": 13,
      "april": 9,
      "may": 8,
      "june": 1,
      "july": 0,
      "august": 0,
      "september": 2,
      "october": 5,
      "november": 13,
      "december": 19
    },
    "averageDailyTemperatureC": {
      "january": {
        "low": -12.3,
        "high": -5.4
      },
      "february": {
        "low": -10.8,
        "high": -2.9
      },
      "march": {
        "low": -9.7,
        "high": -2.1
      },
      "april": {
        "low": -6.8,
        "high": 0.6
      },
      "may": {
        "low": -3,
        "high": 4.3
      },
      "june": {
        "low": 2.5,
        "high": 10.8
      },
      "july": {
        "low": 4.7,
        "high": 13.3
      },
      "august": {
        "low": 4.8,
        "high": 13.4
      },
      "september": {
        "low": 1.1,
        "high": 9.1
      },
      "october": {
        "low": -2.4,
        "high": 5.4
      },
      "november": {
        "low": -8.8,
        "high": -1.4
      },
      "december": {
        "low": -10.4,
        "high": -3.6
      }
    },
    "wintersAsPercentOfAverage": {
      "2016/17": 67,
      "2017/18": 133,
      "2018/19": 101,
      "2019/20": 112,
      "2020/21": 111,
      "2021/22": 79,
      "2022/23": 96,
      "2023/24": 126,
      "2024/25": 81,
      "2025/26": 93
    },
    "holidays": {
      "christmas": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 8
      },
      "newYear": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 7
      },
      "midFebruary": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 9
      },
      "easter": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 10,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 8
      },
      "midJuly": {
        "years": 10,
        "yearsWithSnowOnGround": 0,
        "yearsWithFreshSnow": 1
      }
    },
    "note": "Absolute snowfall and depth are not published: ERA5 underestimates them in mountain terrain."
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Chamonix.net lift opening dates",
      "url": "https://www.chamonix.net/english/lift-systems/dates-times"
    }
  ],
  "methodology": "https://snowingplaces.com/methodology/",
  "attribution": "snowingplaces.com. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com."
}