French Alps · snow history
Claviere snow history
Claviere averages about 379 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,399 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (569 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (242 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
327 cm
2021–22
242 cm
2020–21
310 cm
2019–20
463 cm
2018–19
360 cm
2017–18
569 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 327 cm | 86% |
| 2021–22 | 242 cm | 64% |
| 2020–21 | 310 cm | 82% |
| 2019–20 | 463 cm | 122% |
| 2018–19 | 360 cm | 95% |
| 2017–18 | 569 cm | 150% |
Totals are modelled snowfall from the ECMWF IFS analysis archive (via Open-Meteo), downscaled to the upper mountain, summed 1 October – 31 May. Modelled snowfall is not measured snow depth: wind, settling and melt mean the snowpack is always much less than the sum of the snowfall.