Best time to visit Axalp

The climate in Axalp through the year

When to go

No month in Axalp reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. July comes closest with 50 out of 100. A typical July day reaches 18°C and the night falls to 10°C, with rain on about 18 days and clear sky 44 % 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 18 degrees warmer than a January day (0°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in November–March. August is the wettest month with 168 mm and February the driest with 74 mm, out of about 1,390 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in November–May, deepest in February (about 90 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 8.5 hours in December to 16 hours in June. Axalp lies about 1,550 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 10 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. Axalp scores 65 or more in these months:

• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): April–October, up to 84
• Skiing: snow cover and cold enough in December–March

How it compares

Of the 38 destinations Eddigo covers in Switzerland, Axalp is the 12th coolest over the year and the 11th wettest. In July, when Axalp scores 50, Gerschnialp (30 km away) scores 38 and Fiescheralp (32 km away) scores 52. In May, when Axalp is at its lowest, Port Grimaud in France scores 85 and lies 400 km away. See where to go in July for the best destinations that month.