French Alps · snow history
Méribel snow history
Méribel averages about 638 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,920 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (854 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (501 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
535 cm
2021–22
501 cm
2020–21
613 cm
2019–20
690 cm
2018–19
637 cm
2017–18
854 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 535 cm | 84% |
| 2021–22 | 501 cm | 79% |
| 2020–21 | 613 cm | 96% |
| 2019–20 | 690 cm | 108% |
| 2018–19 | 637 cm | 100% |
| 2017–18 | 854 cm | 134% |
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.