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Verbier vs Mammoth Lakes
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Verbier and Mammoth Lakes have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Verbier is the wetter, with 11 in more rain a year, and Mammoth Lakes the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Verbier and Mammoth Lakes, in everyday terms.
Summers
Mammoth Lakes has much hotter summers
Verbier: Mild
Mammoth Lakes: Warm
Winters
Verbier has milder winters
Verbier: Cold
Mammoth Lakes: Very cold
Rain & snow
Verbier is wetter
Verbier: Moderate rainfall
Mammoth Lakes: Fairly dry
Sky
Mammoth Lakes is sunnier
Verbier: Often cloudy
Mammoth Lakes: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Verbier and Mammoth Lakes run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Verbier is the wetter — about 11 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Mammoth Lakes has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°F) Mammoth Lakes runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 35 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 69 | 69 | 61 | 53 | 43 | 37 |
| Mammoth Lakes | 41 | 41 | 46 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Difference | +6 | +4 | +2 | — | +2 | +5 | +9 | +8 | +10 | +7 | +6 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 35 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 65 |
| Mammoth Lakes | 41 | 41 | 46 | 51 | 60 | 70 |
| Difference | +6 | +4 | +2 | — | +2 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 69 | 69 | 61 | 53 | 43 | 37 |
| Mammoth Lakes | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Difference | +9 | +8 | +10 | +7 | +6 | +4 |
Avg low (°F) Verbier runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 22 | 22 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 47 | 50 | 50 | 44 | 38 | 30 | 24 |
| Mammoth Lakes | 17 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 34 | 41 | 48 | 46 | 40 | 30 | 23 | 17 |
| Difference | -5 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -8 | -7 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 22 | 22 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 47 |
| Mammoth Lakes | 17 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 34 | 41 |
| Difference | -5 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 50 | 50 | 44 | 38 | 30 | 24 |
| Mammoth Lakes | 48 | 46 | 40 | 30 | 23 | 17 |
| Difference | -2 | -4 | -4 | -8 | -7 | -7 |
Precipitation (in) Verbier runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 3 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.8 |
| Mammoth Lakes | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.7 |
| Difference | +0.5 | +1 | +0.6 | -0.6 | -1.7 | -2.4 | -2.6 | -3 | -1.8 | -0.7 | -0.3 | -0.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 3 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| Mammoth Lakes | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| Difference | +0.5 | +1 | +0.6 | -0.6 | -1.7 | -2.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.8 |
| Mammoth Lakes | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.7 |
| Difference | -2.6 | -3 | -1.8 | -0.7 | -0.3 | -0.1 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mammoth Lakes | 33.9 | 38.6 | 28.3 | 14.7 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 12.6 | 38.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mammoth Lakes | 33.9 | 38.6 | 28.3 | 14.7 | 4.1 | 0.4 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mammoth Lakes | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 5.2 | 12.6 | 38.6 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Verbier runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 68 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 65 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 66 | 71 | 71 |
| Mammoth Lakes | 56 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 52 | 36 | 35 | 28 | 26 | 33 | 45 | 54 |
| Difference | -12 | -10 | -11 | -15 | -20 | -29 | -25 | -31 | -35 | -34 | -26 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 68 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 65 |
| Mammoth Lakes | 56 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 52 | 36 |
| Difference | -12 | -10 | -11 | -15 | -20 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 59 | 59 | 61 | 66 | 71 | 71 |
| Mammoth Lakes | 35 | 28 | 26 | 33 | 45 | 54 |
| Difference | -25 | -31 | -35 | -34 | -26 | -17 |
Relative humidity (%) Verbier runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 84 | 84 | 84 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 85 | 84 |
| Mammoth Lakes | 70 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 58 | 45 | 40 | 35 | 38 | 44 | 55 | 68 |
| Difference | -14 | -11 | -12 | -15 | -21 | -33 | -38 | -41 | -41 | -36 | -29 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 84 | 84 | 84 | 80 | 79 | 78 |
| Mammoth Lakes | 70 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 58 | 45 |
| Difference | -14 | -11 | -12 | -15 | -21 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbier | 77 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 85 | 84 |
| Mammoth Lakes | 40 | 35 | 38 | 44 | 55 | 68 |
| Difference | -38 | -41 | -41 | -36 | -29 | -16 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Verbier trends → · Mammoth Lakes trends →
Methodology & sources
Verbier
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Montana, about 29 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Mammoth Lakes
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Mammoth Lakes RS, a weather station, inside the city. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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