Col du Mont-Cenis: open or closed? Weather at 2,081 m
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No webcam at the exact spot: Col du Mont-Cenis
No webcam installed at Col du Mont-Cenis 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 du Mont-Cenis
10°
2,081 m · 15 km/h
Fresh snow forecast · 7 days
0 cm
No snowfall forecast
Rain-snow line
2,800 m – 3,000 m
Freezing level: 3,220 m
7-day forecast
Day
Col du Mont-Cenis 2,081 m
Snow 2,081 m
Wind 2,081 m
Tue 6 Oct
5° / 11°
—
21 km/h
Wed 7 Oct
6° / 7°
—
22 km/h
Thu 8 Oct
0° / 7°
0 cm
17 km/h
Fri 9 Oct
-3° / 8°
—
9 km/h
Sat 10 Oct
2° / 9°
—
12 km/h
Sun 11 Oct
1° / 10°
—
10 km/h
Mon 12 Oct
3° / 13°
—
9 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 Mont-Cenis links Savoie with Italy. This page gives the weather at the altitude of the pass, the announced schedule and the official sources to check before you set off.
In short. The Col du Mont-Cenis is at an altitude of 2,081 m (D1006 (France), SS25 (Italy)). 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 du Mont-Cenis open?
For the 2026 season, the Département de la Savoie (the local authority) announced the opening on 22 May (with a temporary closure for resurfacing works before that date) (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 2,081 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.
Two countries, two sources
The pass is crossed by the D1006 on the French side and the SS25 on the Italian side. Restrictions may differ: check Savoie Route for Savoie and the Piedmont road information service for the Italian side.
No webcam installed at the pass itself is listed here with a usable source. The Val Cenis views, lower down the valley, do not show the pass and are not presented as if they did.
Your questions
Before you go
Is the Col du Mont-Cenis open today?
Col du Mont Cenis: open (official wording: “ouvert”) (status updated on 20 May at 15:21), 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 du Mont-Cenis open?
For 2026, the Département de la Savoie announced the opening on 22 May (with a temporary closure for resurfacing works before that date) (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 du Mont-Cenis 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 du Mont-Cenis?
2,081 m according to the Département de la Savoie.
What is the temperature at the Col du Mont-Cenis?
The forecast at the top of the page is an Open-Meteo model estimate at 2,081 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 2 ème lundi de novembre jusqu'au 2 ème 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.
