Best time to visit Alta Badia

The climate in Alta Badia through the year

When to go

No month in Alta Badia reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. July comes closest with 49 out of 100. A typical July day reaches 18°C and the night falls to 7°C, with rain on about 17 days and clear sky 40 % of the time. The lowest score is in May (14), when days are cool at around 11°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a July day (18°C) is about 21 degrees warmer than a January day (−3°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in October–April. August is the wettest month with 133 mm and February the driest with 44 mm, out of about 1,020 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in November–May, deepest in February (about 70 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 8.5 hours in December to 16 hours in June. Alta Badia lies about 2,000 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 13 degrees cooler than the lowlands around it.

By type of trip

The best months change with what you want to do. Each of Eddigo’s trip types has its own preferred daytime temperature and its own weights for rain, humidity and sun. Alta Badia scores 65 or more in these months:

• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): April–October, up to 85
• Skiing: snow cover and cold enough in December–March

How it compares

Of the 61 destinations Eddigo covers in Italy, Alta Badia is the 6th coolest over the year and the 19th wettest. It has 0 months with a good score, against 5 for a typical destination in the country. In July, when Alta Badia scores 49, Ski Center Latemar (32 km away) scores 60 and Bolzano (40 km away) scores 49. In May, when Alta Badia is at its lowest, Florence scores 71 and lies 310 km away. See where to go in July for the best destinations that month.