French Alps · snow history
Megève snow history
Megève averages about 850 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,371 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (1057 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (632 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
772 cm
2021–22
632 cm
2020–21
871 cm
2019–20
950 cm
2018–19
818 cm
2017–18
1057 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 772 cm | 91% |
| 2021–22 | 632 cm | 74% |
| 2020–21 | 871 cm | 102% |
| 2019–20 | 950 cm | 112% |
| 2018–19 | 818 cm | 96% |
| 2017–18 | 1057 cm | 124% |
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.