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Col du Galibier: motorcycle riding weather

RideWindow scores the riding weather on Col du Galibier hour by hour for the next seven days. Every hour is a 0–100 ride score built from temperature, rain, wind, visibility, road grip and daylight, and the hours that make the best ride are grouped into ride windows.

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Riding weather on Col du Galibier right now

75 Great for 00:00 local time

Overcast, 6 °C, wind 16 km/h gusting 34 km/h, 0% chance of rain. Grip: Good.

Best ride windows this week

Friday 25 September, 11:00–19:00: average score 94 (Perfect)
Saturday 26 September, 10:00–18:00: average score 94 (Perfect)
Sunday 27 September, 09:00–17:00: average score 95 (Perfect)
Monday 28 September, 10:00–18:00: average score 94 (Perfect)
Tuesday 29 September, 10:00–18:00: average score 94 (Perfect)

Times are local. Updated Friday 25 September, 00:00; the live forecast refreshes every 15 minutes.

Day by day

Day	Best score	Best hour	Daylight hours ≥ 60	Temperature	Max gust	Rain chance
Today	95 Perfect	14:00	12	5 °C to 14 °C	34 km/h	0%
Sat 26 Sep	95 Perfect	12:00	12	6 °C to 15 °C	21 km/h	0%
Sun 27 Sep	98 Perfect	15:00	12	6 °C to 16 °C	13 km/h	10%
Mon 28 Sep	96 Perfect	15:00	12	6 °C to 16 °C	19 km/h	8%
Tue 29 Sep	95 Perfect	12:00	12	6 °C to 16 °C	31 km/h	3%
Wed 30 Sep	92 Perfect	12:00	12	5 °C to 13 °C	31 km/h	11%
Thu 1 Oct	87 Great	11:00	12	4 °C to 14 °C	26 km/h	51%

Questions riders ask

When is the best time to ride a motorcycle on Col du Galibier this week?

The best ride window this week is Sunday 27 September, 09:00–17:00 local time, with an average ride score of 95 out of 100 (Perfect). As of Friday 00:00; the forecast updates hourly.

Is it good motorcycle weather on Col du Galibier right now?

At 00:00 local time the ride score is 75 out of 100 (Great): overcast, 6 °C, gusts to 34 km/h and a 0% chance of rain. Road grip is good.

What does the RideWindow ride score measure?

It is a 0–100 score for one hour at one place, built from temperature, rain, wind, visibility, road grip and daylight. Near-freezing temperatures after rain, visibility under 200 m and gusts over 90 km/h force it to 0 (No-Go), and reduced grip caps it. It is a weather opinion, not a safety guarantee.

Why the weather matters on Col du Galibier

Col du Galibier: a Tour de France classic between the Maurienne and the Col du Lautaret. Snow can linger near the summit well into summer, and cloud often sits on the top when the valleys are clear.

The score is for the summit (2,642 m), usually the coldest and most exposed point of the ride; the valleys on either side are often warmer and drier. The score is weather only: it does not know whether the road is open. This road closes in winter, so check its status before you set off.

The score is not a comfort number. It prices the things that actually stop a ride: freezing rain with wet roads, visibility under 0.2 km, and gusts over 90 km/h all veto the hour outright, and the grip estimate caps a greasy-road hour even when the rest reads as a recommendation.

What the live forecast adds

A 0–100 ride score for every hour over the next seven days, with the points behind it.
The best 2–8 hour ride windows, ranked by average score.
The grip estimate — friction against a clean, well-maintained road.
Warnings: the vetoes that force an hour to No-Go.
A personalized score when you're signed in with a rider profile.

Planning a longer ride? Score a whole route for the hour you reach each stretch.

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