The GR54 (Tour de l’Oisans et des Écrins) crosses high passes and deep valleys, where weather shifts quickly between bright windows and cloudier, wetter spells. June, July, and August generally align with the prime hiking window, when the high cols are usually passable, refuges and shuttles operate, and daylight is long. Earlier or later periods bring greater variability: lingering high‑level snow and lively stream crossings in spring, or chillier nights, occasional dustings aloft, and winding‑down services into autumn and winter.