Sallanches weather in July

In July, Sallanches sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 170 mm of precipitation across 19 wet days and about 15.2 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 30 min at the start of July to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Sallanches's 5th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sallanches's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12th coldest
Precipitation
170 mm
19 wet days
Daylight
15 h 12 min
5:03 AM – 8:15 PM
Cloud cover
59%
5th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month.

A typical July day in Sallanches reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1177
2177
3177
4177
5177
6177
7177
8177
9177
10177
11177
12187
13188
14188
15188
16188
17188
18188
19188
20188
21188
22188
23188
24188
25188
26188
27188
28188
29188
30188
31188

How July really feels in Sallanches

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

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

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Sallanches weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -11°16412.913.18.90.0
Feb-1° / -10°13811.611.9100.0
Mar / -6°13813.71311.60.0
Apr / -3°12615.510.613.30.6
May11° / 17619.95.714.72.3
Jun16° / 17119.81.115.53.7
Jul18° / 170190.515.24.7
Aug18° / 14917.40.3144.8
Sep14° / 12815.32.212.33.5
Oct / -0°12813.45.410.71.8
Nov / -6°14913.811.69.30.1
Dec-2° / -11°18413.813.88.50.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24753
34753
44753
54753
64753
74654
84654
94753
104753
114753
124852
134852
144852
154951
165050
174951
184951
195050
205149
215050
225050
235050
245050
255050
265050
275050
284951
294951
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitationSnow

Sallanches gets around 170 mm of rain and snow over 19 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 61% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1622
2622
3632
4632
5632
6632
7633
8623
9623
10613
11613
12603
13603
14593
15593
16592
17592
18592
19592
20591
21591
22601
23601
24600
25600
26610
27610
28610
29610
30610
31610

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19973
20973
21973
22973
23973
24973
25973
26973
27973
28964
29964
30964
31964

Wind in July

Winds average 4 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 30 min at the start of July to 14 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:52 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 8:22 PM to 8:00 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.54:528:22
215.54:528:22
315.54:538:22
415.54:538:21
515.54:548:21
615.44:558:21
715.44:558:20
815.44:568:20
915.44:578:20
1015.44:588:19
1115.34:588:19
1215.34:598:18
1315.35:008:17
1415.35:018:17
1515.25:028:16
1615.25:038:15
1715.25:048:15
1815.25:058:14
1915.15:068:13
2015.15:078:12
2115.15:088:11
2215.05:098:10
2315.05:108:09
2415.05:118:08
2514.95:128:07
2614.95:138:06
2714.95:148:05
2814.85:158:04
2914.85:168:03
3014.75:188:02
3114.75:198:00

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.75 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Sallanches?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
1.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Sallanches for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sallanches in July

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

In July, Sallanches sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Sallanches in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sallanches peaks around July 13 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 13UV 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sallanches?

Sallanches sits at 45.9°N, 6.6°E, 580 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Cluses, 14 km away.

Topography around Sallanches

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sallanches has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,166 m around an average of 830 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,305 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,572 m.

The land around Sallanches is covered by trees (62%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,166 m
16 km
2,305 m
80 km
4,572 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
July weather nearby: Cluses 14 km · Chamonix 19 km · Albertville 35 km · Annecy-le-Vieux 38 km · Martigny-Ville 38 km · Annecy 39 km · Annemasse 41 km · Cran-Gevrier 41 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 Sallanches (45.9442°, 6.6316°, elevation 580 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).