The invention relates to a method for aiding the setting of the barometric altitude of an aircraft equipped with a means (11, 12) for determining the altitude not using the barometric pressure, determining with the aid of the means (11, 12) for determining the altitude an altitude (Zv, Zi, Zr, Zh) and its relative precision (Pzv, Pzr), comparing the determined altitude (Zv, Zi, Zr, Zh) with a barometric altitude measured aboard the aircraft, generating an alert when the discrepancy between the determined altitude (Zv, Zi, Zr, Zh) and the measured barometric altitude exceeds a predefined value and proposing a barometric altitude setting value.