Pyrenees & Andorra · snow history
Grand Tourmalet snow history
Grand Tourmalet averages about 632 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,464 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (906 cm); the leanest was 2022–23 (458 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
458 cm
2021–22
729 cm
2020–21
519 cm
2019–20
585 cm
2018–19
595 cm
2017–18
906 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 458 cm | 72% |
| 2021–22 | 729 cm | 115% |
| 2020–21 | 519 cm | 82% |
| 2019–20 | 585 cm | 93% |
| 2018–19 | 595 cm | 94% |
| 2017–18 | 906 cm | 143% |
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.