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min +4°C / max +22°C

Sunny - cool in the morning - mild in the afternoon

Sunrise : 6:55 - Sunset : 20:07

5 day forecast of September 02nd at 08:44

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Fayet - Chamonix : normal traffic conditions

Chamonix - Argentière : normal traffic conditions

Col des montets : normal traffic conditions

Tunnel du Mont-Blanc : normal traffic conditions

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téléphérique de l'Aiguille du Midi (3842 m)

Montenvers - Mer de Glace (1913 m)

Planpraz (2000 m) - Brévent (2525 m)

Flégère (1890 m) - Index (2385 m)

Tour - Charamillon (1850 m) - Autannes (2270 m)

Lognan (1975 m) - Grands Montets (3300 m)

Tramway du Mont-Blanc (2372 m)

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Montenvers information

Works to securise the landslide area have been completed. We therefore have the pleasure to announce the reopening of the Montenvers train, as from Thursday, July 1st. The site will be fully open.

Consult the lift information chart.

Snowreport

June 03rd 2010

Ski areas : 0 /8
Slopes : 0 /68
Cross-country skiing : 0 km

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Office de Tourisme ****
Chamonix Mont-Blanc
85, place du Triangle de l'Amitié
BP 25
F-74400 Chamonix Mont-Blanc
Tel +33 450 53 00 24
Fax +33 450 53 58 90
info@chamonix.com

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Everyday
from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm

Bureau d'Argentière
24, route du village
F-74400 Argentière
Tel +33 450 54 02 14
Fax +33 450 54 06 39
argentiere.info@chamonix.com

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Everyday
from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
and from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm

home > Geography and climate

Geography and climate in Chamonix

Chamonix is situated in the north-westerly part of the Alps, just 15 km from the Swiss border via the Col des Montets and 15 km from Italy via the Mont-Blanc tunnel. The natural border, where these three countries converge, lies at 3820 meters on the summit Mont Dolent.

Chamonix and its valley are dominated by the Mont Blanc chain to the south and the Aiguilles Rouges (red peaks) to the north. The valley is of glacial origin and measures 17 km, from the Col des Montets at the northernmost point to the Taconnaz torrent. The town centre is situated at an altitude of 1035 metres, the highest village at the top of the valley is Le Tour (1462 metres).

The Arve, the main river of the upper Savoy, takes its source at the Col de Balme and flows a distance of 107 km through the Chamonix valley and on down to Geneva where it joins the Rhône.

The resident population of Chamonix is approximately 10,000 inhabitants. The number of visitors fluctuates enormously during the tourist season, in Summer up to 100,000 visitors per day and in Winter around 60,000.

Chamonix is twinned with Aspen (America), Davos (Switzerland), Fujiyoshida (Japan), Cilaos (La Reunion), Garmish Partenkirchen (Germany) and Courmayeur (Italy).

Climatic data and statistics

Temperatures	minimum average	maximum average
December-January	-7°C • -8°C	+1°C • +2°C
February-March	-7°C • -3°C	+4°C • +7°C
June-July	+7°C • +9°C	+20°C • +24°C
August-September	+8°C • +6°C	+22°C • +18°C

Snow depths	average at 1000 m	average at 2000 m
December-January	15 cm • 30 cm	80 cm • 120 cm
February-March	50 cm • 30 cm	200 cm • 250 cm
April-May	5 cm • 0 cm	250 cm • 80 cm