Where to go in France in February?
The 6 best destinations for a trip to France in February, ranked on the weather actually recorded.
For a trip to France in February, we kept regions and cities in metropolitan France during their best season. Temperatures and rainfall are real records, averaged from 2015 to 2024 at each destination's reference point. 6 destinations pass this filter. Top of the ranking: Serre-Ponçon and Les Orres (11 °C in the afternoon, 4 days of rain).
The ranking at a glance
| # | Destination | Afternoon | Rainy days | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇫🇷 Serre-Ponçon and Les Orres | 11 °C | 4 | €70-130 a day |
| 2 | 🇫🇷 Briançon and La Grave | 8 °C | 4 | €80-150 a day |
| 3 | 🇫🇷 The Écrins (Vallouise) | 10 °C | 6 | €60-110 a day |
| 4 | 🇫🇷 Les Deux Alpes | 7 °C | 7 | €90-160 a day |
| 5 | 🇫🇷 The French Alps | 10 °C | 12 | €100-170 a day |
| 6 | 🇫🇷 The Vosges | 6 °C | 15 | €65-110 a day |
The 6 destinations in detail
Region1 🇫🇷 Serre-Ponçon and Les Orres
🌡️ 11 °C in the afternoon, 4 days of rain · 💶 €70-130 a day
A 2,800-hectare reservoir of turquoise water under the sun of the Southern Alps: Blue Flag beaches, the Saint-Michel chapel on its islet, the demoiselles coiffées of Théus, Embrun's cathedral. In winter, the Les Orres resort takes over with its slopes, its mountain coaster and a giant zip line.
City2 🇫🇷 Briançon and La Grave
🌡️ 8 °C in the afternoon, 4 days of rain · 💶 €80-150 a day
France's highest town, ringed by Vauban's World Heritage ramparts and forts, opens onto three worlds: Serre Chevalier and its 250 km of pistes, the Clarée valley, and, over the Col du Lautaret, La Grave, where a cable car climbs to 3,200 metres facing the Meije.
Region3 🇫🇷 The Écrins (Vallouise)
🌡️ 10 °C in the afternoon, 6 days of rain · 💶 €60-110 a day
The most direct gateway to the Écrins National Park: the Vallouise valley leads to Ailefroide, a mecca of mountaineering, then to the Glacier Blanc, five kilometres of ice beneath the Barre des Écrins. Around it lie Dormillouse, the last inhabited hamlet in the heart of the park, a medieval silver mine and via ferratas from age 4.
Region4 🇫🇷 Les Deux Alpes
🌡️ 7 °C in the afternoon, 7 days of rain · 💶 €90-160 a day
Two resorts in one: in winter, a ski area climbing to 3,600 metres on the Mont-de-Lans glacier; in summer, morning skiing in May and June, a bike park with 2,300 metres of vertical, an ice cave at 3,400 metres, and below, Venosc and the Vénéon valley, gateway to the Écrins park.
Region5 🇫🇷 The French Alps
🌡️ 10 °C in the afternoon, 12 days of rain · 💶 €100-170 a day
On one side, Lake Annecy, turquoise and ringed by mountains, where you cycle the greenway between swims. On the other, Chamonix and its Mont Blanc, where the Aiguille du Midi cable car lifts you to 3,842 metres face to face with the glaciers. In between lie Megève and its chic farmhouses, the Mer de Glace and hiking trails that will take your breath away, literally.
Region6 🇫🇷 The Vosges
🌡️ 6 °C in the afternoon, 15 days of rain · 💶 €65-110 a day
Rounded summits covered in fir trees, glacial lakes that are black or white depending on their beds, high pastures where Vosges cows graze until the first snow: the Vosges massif is a gentle mountain range made for walking rather than climbing.
Frequently asked questions
Where to go in France in February?
Serre-Ponçon and Les Orres, Briançon and La Grave, The Écrins (Vallouise), Les Deux Alpes and The French Alps top our ranking for a trip to France in February. In first place, Serre-Ponçon and Les Orres: 11 °C in the afternoon, 4 days of rain on average over 2015-2024.
Which is the closest destination in France in February?
The French Alps, about 3h40 by air from Paris, with 10 °C in the afternoon, 12 days of rain in February.
Where does it rain least in February among these destinations?
Serre-Ponçon and Les Orres: 4 days of rain on average in February, with 11 °C in the afternoon.
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