Annemasse in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Annemasse sees average daytime highs around 5°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 344 mm of precipitation over about 37 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 5°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Annemasse's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Annemasse's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
5°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-2°C
Precipitation
344 mm
37 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
0.2
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Annemasse in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 5°C.

A typical winter day in Annemasse reaches about 5°C and drops to -2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

-10°-5°10°15°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Annemasse

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Annemasse weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°11512.57.48.80.0
Feb / -2°9910.97100.4
Mar10° / 10912.74.811.62.2
Apr14° / 10913.52.813.33.6
May17° / 144160.414.74.8
Jun21° / 12°12314.8015.55.8
Jul23° / 13°12312.8015.26.6
Aug23° / 13°11712.70146.6
Sep19° / 10°10912.2012.35.7
Oct14° / 11212.40.510.73.9
Nov / 12513.54.29.21.4
Dec / -1°13113.47.28.50.1

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Annemasse gets around 344 mm of rain and snow over 37 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 6 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 42 min in early December to 10 h 42 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Annemasse?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Annemasse.

What to pack for Annemasse in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Annemasse sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 37 days see rain.

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UV index in Annemasse in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Annemasse peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Annemasse in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Annemasse is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Annemasse's WHO annual average of 12.4 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1015 µg/m³Nov 1210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb12Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Annemasse?

Annemasse sits at 46.2°N, 6.2°E, 441 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Geneva, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Annemasse

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Annemasse.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Annemasse has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 385 m around an average of 453 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,130 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,597 m.

The land around Annemasse is covered by artificial surfaces (38%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (44%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
385 m
16 km
1,130 m
80 km
4,597 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
Winter weather nearby: Geneva 7.0 km · Carouge 8.0 km · Lancy 10 km · Onex 10 km · Vernier 12 km · Meyrin 13 km · Nyon 21 km · Thonon-les-Bains 27 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 77% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$48,986
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 539
Religion
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Annemasse (46.1944°, 6.2378°, elevation 441 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.