Independent pass weather guide
Col du Galibier weather forecast
A route forecast for the Galibier ascent from Briançon, covering the long climb through the Col du Lautaret to the summit. Forecasts are planning guidance, not a safety guarantee.
Live route forecast
Weather along the route
33.0 km · 1256 m climbing · planned at 10 km/h
Forecast updated
Ride briefing
Cold ride ahead
Dress for the coldest section, not just the start.
Temperature range
-4–5 °C
Estimated wet time
0 min
Rain is unlikely, with a 0% chance of rain.
Expected wind
4–12 km/h
Gusts up to 16 km/h
Weather risks
Cold conditions
As low as -4.0 °C near 33.0 km.
Along the route
Route profile
View route data as a table
| Distance | Arrival | Elevation | Wind effect | Wind | From | Gusts | Temperature | Conditions | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 km | 18:14 | 1337 m | crosswind | 10 km/h | N | 16 km/h | 3.8 °C | 🌤️ Mostly clear | 0.0 mm |
| 0.5 km | 18:17 | 1342 m | crosswind | 10 km/h | N | 16 km/h | 3.8 °C | 🌤️ Mostly clear | 0.0 mm |
| 1.0 km | 18:20 | 1345 m | crosswind | 10 km/h | N | 16 km/h | 3.7 °C | 🌤️ Mostly clear | 0.0 mm |
| 1.5 km | 18:23 | 1353 m | crosswind | 10 km/h | N | 16 km/h | 3.7 °C | 🌤️ Mostly clear | 0.0 mm |
| 2.0 km | 18:26 | 1361 m | crosswind | 9 km/h | N | 15 km/h | 3.9 °C | 🌤️ Mostly clear | 0.0 mm |
| 2.5 km | 18:29 | 1368 m | headwind | 8 km/h | NW | 14 km/h | 4.1 °C | ☀️ Clear sky | 0.0 mm |
| 3.0 km | 18:32 | 1372 m | headwind | 7 km/h | NW | 12 km/h | 4.3 °C | 🌤️ Mostly clear | 0.0 mm |
| 3.5 km | 18:35 | 1367 m | headwind | 5 km/h | NW | 11 km/h | 4.6 °C | 🌤️ Mostly clear | 0.0 mm |
| 4.0 km | 18:38 | 1372 m | headwind | 5 km/h | NW | 11 km/h | 4.5 °C | 🌤️ Mostly clear | 0.0 mm |
| 4.5 km | 18:41 | 1380 m | headwind | 5 km/h | NW | 11 km/h | 4.3 °C | 🌤️ Mostly clear | 0.0 mm |
| 5.0 km | 18:44 | 1384 m | headwind | 5 km/h | NW | 11 km/h | 4.2 °C | 🌤️ Mostly clear | 0.0 mm |
| 5.5 km | 18:47 | 1388 m | headwind | 5 km/h | NW | 11 km/h | 4.2 °C | 🌤️ Mostly clear | 0.0 mm |
| 6.0 km | 18:50 | 1395 m | headwind | 5 km/h | NW | 11 km/h | 4.1 °C | 🌤️ Mostly clear | 0.0 mm |
| 6.5 km | 18:53 | 1400 m | headwind | 5 km/h | NW | 11 km/h | 4.0 °C | 🌤️ Mostly clear | 0.0 mm |
| 7.0 km | 18:56 | 1406 m | headwind | 5 km/h | NW | 10 km/h | 3.9 °C | 🌤️ Mostly clear | 0.0 mm |
| 7.5 km | 18:59 | 1412 m | headwind | 4 km/h | NW | 9 km/h | 4.0 °C | 🌤️ Mostly clear | 0.0 mm |
| 8.0 km | 19:02 | 1419 m | headwind | 4 km/h | W | 8 km/h | 4.0 °C | 🌤️ Mostly clear | 0.0 mm |
| 8.5 km | 19:05 | 1428 m | headwind | 4 km/h | W | 7 km/h | 4.0 °C | 🌤️ Mostly clear | 0.0 mm |
| 9.0 km | 19:08 | 1438 m | headwind | 4 km/h | W | 7 km/h | 3.9 °C | 🌤️ Mostly clear | 0.0 mm |
| 9.5 km | 19:11 | 1447 m | headwind | 4 km/h | W | 7 km/h | 3.8 °C | 🌤️ Mostly clear | 0.0 mm |
| 10.0 km | 19:14 | 1454 m | headwind | 4 km/h | W | 7 km/h | 3.8 °C | 🌤️ Mostly clear | 0.0 mm |
| 10.5 km | 19:17 | 1460 m | headwind | 4 km/h | W | 7 km/h | 3.7 °C | 🌤️ Mostly clear | 0.0 mm |
| 11.0 km | 19:20 | 1478 m | headwind | 4 km/h | W | 7 km/h | 3.5 °C | 🌤️ Mostly clear | 0.0 mm |
| 11.5 km | 19:23 | 1491 m | headwind | 4 km/h | W | 6 km/h | 3.3 °C | 🌤️ Mostly clear | 0.0 mm |
| 12.0 km | 19:26 | 1506 m | crosswind | 4 km/h | W | 6 km/h | 3.1 °C | 🌤️ Mostly clear | 0.0 mm |
| 12.5 km | 19:29 | 1518 m | headwind | 4 km/h | W | 6 km/h | 3.0 °C | 🌤️ Mostly clear | 0.0 mm |
| 13.0 km | 19:32 | 1530 m | headwind | 4 km/h | W | 6 km/h | 2.9 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 13.5 km | 19:35 | 1543 m | headwind | 4 km/h | W | 6 km/h | 2.8 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 14.0 km | 19:38 | 1555 m | headwind | 4 km/h | W | 6 km/h | 2.7 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 14.5 km | 19:41 | 1568 m | crosswind | 5 km/h | W | 8 km/h | 2.5 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 15.0 km | 19:44 | 1579 m | crosswind | 6 km/h | W | 10 km/h | 2.4 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 15.5 km | 19:47 | 1601 m | crosswind | 7 km/h | W | 11 km/h | 2.3 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 16.0 km | 19:50 | 1622 m | crosswind | 7 km/h | W | 11 km/h | 2.2 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 16.5 km | 19:53 | 1645 m | crosswind | 7 km/h | W | 11 km/h | 2.1 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 17.0 km | 19:56 | 1669 m | crosswind | 7 km/h | W | 11 km/h | 1.9 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 17.5 km | 19:59 | 1693 m | headwind | 7 km/h | W | 10 km/h | 1.8 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 18.0 km | 20:02 | 1717 m | headwind | 6 km/h | NW | 10 km/h | 1.5 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 18.5 km | 20:05 | 1741 m | headwind | 6 km/h | NW | 10 km/h | 1.3 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 19.0 km | 20:08 | 1765 m | headwind | 5 km/h | NW | 10 km/h | 1.1 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 19.5 km | 20:11 | 1788 m | headwind | 5 km/h | NW | 9 km/h | 1.0 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 20.0 km | 20:14 | 1813 m | headwind | 5 km/h | NW | 9 km/h | 0.9 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 20.5 km | 20:17 | 1838 m | headwind | 5 km/h | NW | 9 km/h | 0.8 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 21.0 km | 20:20 | 1862 m | headwind | 5 km/h | NW | 9 km/h | 0.8 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 21.5 km | 20:23 | 1888 m | headwind | 5 km/h | N | 9 km/h | 0.5 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 22.0 km | 20:26 | 1915 m | tailwind | 5 km/h | NE | 9 km/h | 0.3 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 22.5 km | 20:29 | 1943 m | tailwind | 5 km/h | NE | 9 km/h | -0.1 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 23.0 km | 20:32 | 1961 m | tailwind | 6 km/h | NE | 10 km/h | -0.2 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 23.5 km | 20:35 | 1983 m | tailwind | 6 km/h | NE | 10 km/h | -0.3 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 24.0 km | 20:38 | 2003 m | crosswind | 6 km/h | E | 10 km/h | -0.5 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 24.5 km | 20:41 | 2028 m | crosswind | 6 km/h | E | 10 km/h | -0.6 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 25.0 km | 20:44 | 2054 m | tailwind | 6 km/h | E | 10 km/h | -0.9 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 25.5 km | 20:47 | 2088 m | tailwind | 6 km/h | E | 10 km/h | -1.1 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 26.0 km | 20:50 | 2123 m | headwind | 6 km/h | E | 10 km/h | -1.4 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 26.5 km | 20:53 | 2159 m | headwind | 8 km/h | E | 11 km/h | -1.2 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 27.0 km | 20:56 | 2195 m | crosswind | 9 km/h | E | 12 km/h | -0.9 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 27.5 km | 20:59 | 2229 m | crosswind | 10 km/h | NE | 12 km/h | -0.7 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 28.0 km | 21:02 | 2263 m | crosswind | 12 km/h | NE | 13 km/h | -0.5 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 28.5 km | 21:05 | 2301 m | headwind | 12 km/h | NE | 13 km/h | -0.7 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 29.0 km | 21:08 | 2332 m | headwind | 12 km/h | NE | 13 km/h | -0.9 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 29.5 km | 21:11 | 2363 m | headwind | 12 km/h | NE | 13 km/h | -1.2 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 30.0 km | 21:14 | 2395 m | headwind | 11 km/h | NE | 12 km/h | -1.7 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 30.5 km | 21:17 | 2424 m | crosswind | 9 km/h | E | 11 km/h | -2.3 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 31.0 km | 21:20 | 2453 m | headwind | 8 km/h | E | 10 km/h | -2.8 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 31.5 km | 21:23 | 2478 m | tailwind | 7 km/h | E | 8 km/h | -3.4 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 32.0 km | 21:26 | 2507 m | headwind | 7 km/h | E | 8 km/h | -3.6 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 32.5 km | 21:29 | 2547 m | tailwind | 7 km/h | E | 8 km/h | -3.8 °C | ⛅ Partly cloudy | 0.0 mm |
| 33.0 km | 21:32 | 2598 m | tailwind | 7 km/h | E | 8 km/h | -4.0 °C | 🌤️ Mostly clear | 0.0 mm |