Top 12 of 25 skiing destinations scored for July · ERA5 reanalysis 2015-2024 · updated monthly
Cerro Catedral and Valle Nevado come into the prime band in July after missing it in June. Of the 25 skiing destinations in the dataset, 3 score 68 or better in July and 3 reach the prime band above 80, which puts it mid-table for the year.
Portillo leads on 86 at 205 cm base. Across the top ten the spread is Europe (5), South America (3), Oceania (2). The month is split across both hemispheres — 5 of the ten best are south of the equator — so the choice is as much about flight time as about score.
Ranked by score out of 100. Each strip shows all twelve months, so you can see whether July is the spot's peak or its shoulder.
1. Portillo Valparaíso, Chile
86
Prime
Monthly score for Portillo, January to December. July is highlighted.
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51
81
86
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90
70
10
0%days with working wind
4 knmean daily max wind
68 cmsnowfall this month
-1.6 °Cair temperature
Jun-Novbest run of months
Portillo works in July — 86 against a peak of 90 in September — so you are inside the season without being at the top of it. The melt-adjusted base reaches 205 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone. Conditions are still building, so later in the season scores higher.
Monthly score for Cerro Catedral, January to December. July is highlighted.
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10
10
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22
71
85
89
84
68
10
10
0%days with working wind
6 knmean daily max wind
120 cmsnowfall this month
0.9 °Cair temperature
Jun-Octbest run of months
July is among Cerro Catedral's best three months for skiing (85), behind August at 89. The melt-adjusted base reaches 172 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone. It is also the wet end of the year: 223 mm against a monthly average of 114 mm. Conditions are still building, so later in the season scores higher.
Monthly score for Valle Nevado, January to December. July is highlighted.
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59
79
84
87
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90
78
32
0%days with working wind
4 knmean daily max wind
60 cmsnowfall this month
-4.0 °Cair temperature
Jun-Novbest run of months
Valle Nevado works in July — 84 against a peak of 90 in October — so you are inside the season without being at the top of it. The melt-adjusted base reaches 194 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone. Conditions are still building, so later in the season scores higher.
Monthly score for Thredbo, January to December. July is highlighted.
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40
65
72
54
10
10
10
10%days with working wind
8 knmean daily max wind
54 cmsnowfall this month
0.7 °Cair temperature
Augbest run of months
July is among Thredbo's best three months for skiing (65), behind August at 72. The melt-adjusted base reaches 71 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone. Conditions are still building, so later in the season scores higher.
Monthly score for Cardrona, January to December. July is highlighted.
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30
56
61
48
10
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10
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5 knmean daily max wind
46 cmsnowfall this month
1.8 °Cair temperature
—best run of months
July is among Cardrona's best three months for skiing (56), behind August at 61. The melt-adjusted base reaches 52 cm, carried through from earlier snowfall rather than counted from this month's alone. Conditions are still building, so later in the season scores higher. The engine's note for the month: no base.
Monthly score for Baqueira Beret, January to December. July is highlighted.
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87
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68
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10
37
70
0%days with working wind
6 knmean daily max wind
0 cmsnowfall this month
17.5 °Cair temperature
Dec-Aprbest run of months
July is a shoulder month here: 10, where February reaches 87. The melt-adjusted base is 1 cm, but a mean temperature of 17.5 °C means spring snow that softens by afternoon. The engine's note for the month: too warm.
Monthly score for La Molina, January to December. July is highlighted.
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50
48
21
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10
10
10
10
10
10
24
0%days with working wind
6 knmean daily max wind
0 cmsnowfall this month
17.1 °Cair temperature
—best run of months
July is a shoulder month here: 10, where February reaches 50. The melt-adjusted base is 0 cm, but a mean temperature of 17.1 °C means spring snow that softens by afternoon. The engine's note for the month: too warm.
Monthly score for Chamonix, January to December. July is highlighted.
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86
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79
44
10
10
10
10
10
10
33
74
0%days with working wind
4 knmean daily max wind
0 cmsnowfall this month
18.4 °Cair temperature
Dec-Marbest run of months
July is a shoulder month here: 10, where February reaches 89. The melt-adjusted base is 0 cm, but a mean temperature of 18.4 °C means spring snow that softens by afternoon. The engine's note for the month: too warm.
Monthly score for St. Anton, January to December. July is highlighted.
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87
90
91
83
45
10
10
10
10
10
64
83
0%days with working wind
5 knmean daily max wind
4 cmsnowfall this month
15.1 °Cair temperature
Dec-Aprbest run of months
July is a shoulder month here: 10, where March reaches 91. The melt-adjusted base is 3 cm, but a mean temperature of 15.1 °C means spring snow that softens by afternoon. The engine's note for the month: too warm.
Monthly score for Val Thorens, January to December. July is highlighted.
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87
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89
38
10
10
10
29
70
84
0%days with working wind
5 knmean daily max wind
0 cmsnowfall this month
11.3 °Cair temperature
Nov-Maybest run of months
July is a shoulder month here: 10, where April reaches 90. The melt-adjusted base is 11 cm, but a mean temperature of 11.3 °C means spring snow that softens by afternoon. The engine's note for the month: too warm.
Monthly score for Tignes, January to December. July is highlighted.
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91
85
22
10
10
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20
74
86
0%days with working wind
5 knmean daily max wind
0 cmsnowfall this month
12.4 °Cair temperature
Nov-Maybest run of months
July is a shoulder month here: 10, where April reaches 91. The melt-adjusted base is 8 cm, but a mean temperature of 12.4 °C means spring snow that softens by afternoon. The engine's note for the month: too warm.
Monthly score for Zermatt, January to December. July is highlighted.
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90
61
10
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10
10
14
73
83
0%days with working wind
5 knmean daily max wind
3 cmsnowfall this month
15.1 °Cair temperature
Nov-Aprbest run of months
July is a shoulder month here: 10, where March reaches 90. The melt-adjusted base is 4 cm, but a mean temperature of 15.1 °C means spring snow that softens by afternoon. The engine's note for the month: too warm.
Portillo, Chile scores highest in July at 86/100, based on ten years of ERA5 climatology scored for skiing. Its best run of months is Jun-Nov.
Is July a good month to ski?
It is workable: 3 destinations reach the prime band in July, so the answer depends on how far you will travel.
These scores are climatology, not a forecast. They are computed from ten years of
ERA5 reanalysis (2015-2024) and answer which month and which spot to book — not
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