Col de la Madeleine: open or closed? Weather at 1,984 m
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No webcam at the exact spot: Col de la Madeleine
No webcam installed at Col de la Madeleine is listed here with a usable source. The views below are from nearby places: the location and distance are given in their name.
Nearby views
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Col de la Madeleine
12°
1,984 m · 8 km/h
Fresh snow forecast · 7 days
0 cm
No snowfall forecast
Rain-snow line
3,000 m – 3,200 m
Freezing level: 3,420 m
7-day forecast
Day
Col de la Madeleine 1,984 m
Snow 1,984 m
Wind 1,984 m
Tue 6 Oct
7° / 13°
—
12 km/h
Wed 7 Oct
7° / 11°
—
11 km/h
Thu 8 Oct
2° / 7°
0 cm
20 km/h
Fri 9 Oct
0° / 6°
—
7 km/h
Sat 10 Oct
5° / 9°
—
9 km/h
Sun 11 Oct
2° / 9°
—
9 km/h
Mon 12 Oct
1° / 10°
—
11 km/h
Weather-model estimates at the stated altitude of each point, not measurements. Forecast snowfall is not the depth of snow on the ground. Source: Open-Meteo, updated every hour.
The Madeleine links the Maurienne with the Tarentaise. This page gives the weather at the altitude of the pass, the announced schedule and the official source for checking the road.
In short. The Col de la Madeleine is at an altitude of 1,984 m (D213). The status shown at the top of the page (open, closed or partly open) is the one published by the Département de la Savoie on Savoie Route, with its update time; a webcam does not confirm that a pass is open. The page also gives the weather calculated at the pass’s altitude, the announced schedule and the official links.
Understanding the conditions
Is the Col de la Madeleine open?
For the 2026 season, the Département de la Savoie (the local authority) announced the opening on 29 May (press release of 23 April 2026, updated on 12 May 2026). This is a provisional schedule, subject to the weather and to roadworks. The current status at the top of the page is the one published by the Département on Savoie Route: Savoie Snow shows it as published, with its date, and does not work it out itself. If in doubt, the official source prevails.
The forecast at the top of the page is calculated by the Open-Meteo model for the pass itself, at its altitude of 1,984 m: temperature, wind and the rain-snow line there differ markedly from the neighbouring valleys. These are model estimates, not measurements taken at the pass, and forecast snowfall does not tell you whether the road is passable.
A mid-altitude pass with mountain conditions
At 1,984 m, the Madeleine is still a high-mountain pass: lingering snow in spring, first snowfalls from autumn, wind on the ridge. The model weather at the altitude of the pass helps you compare, without telling you whether the road is open.
A webcam at the pass: still to be found
No webcam installed at the pass itself is listed here with a usable source. This page therefore does not show a view of another place in its stead.
Your questions
Before you go
Is the Col de la Madeleine open today?
Col de la Madeleine: open (official wording: “ouvert”) (status updated on 29 May at 11:54), according to Savoie Route, the Département de la Savoie website, checked on 6 October at 12:40. Check before you set off: if there is any difference, the official source prevails.
When does the Col de la Madeleine open?
For 2026, the Département de la Savoie announced the opening on 29 May (press release of 23 April 2026, updated on 12 May 2026). The actual date depends on snow cover and roadworks: check the source before you set off.
When does the Col de la Madeleine close in autumn?
As of 2 October 2026, no winter closure date had been published by the Département de la Savoie. Closures depend on the first snowfalls: check the official source regularly.
How high is the Col de la Madeleine?
1,984 m, another source gives 1,993 m.
What is the temperature at the Col de la Madeleine?
The forecast at the top of the page is an Open-Meteo model estimate at 1,984 m, at the pass itself. It is not an on-site measurement; the valley is usually considerably warmer.
Sources and method
Text of this page last revised on . This date says nothing about how recent the images or data are: the webcams are supplied by the credited operators and their timestamp shows when the image was taken; model forecasts and official reports are separate pieces of information, each with its own time. The forecast applies to the point and altitude shown in the weather block.
Habituellement le col est fermé pour la saison hivernale du 2ème lundi de novembre jusqu'au 4ème vendredi de mai
Status published by the Département de la Savoie (the local authority) on Savoie Route, reproduced as is and read on (refreshed every 10 minutes at most). Check before you set off: if there is any difference, the official source prevails. A webcam or a forecast does not confirm that a pass is open.
