Best time to visit Badger Mountain Ski Area

The climate in Badger Mountain Ski Area through the year

When to go

Badger Mountain Ski Area scores highest on Eddigo’s travel score in May–September, peaking at 96 out of 100 in July. A typical July day reaches 28°C and the night falls to 11°C, with rain on about 3 days and clear sky 53 % of the time. The lowest score is in December (25), when days are cool at around −1°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a July day (28°C) is about 29 degrees warmer than a December day (−1°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in November–April. December is the wettest month with 68 mm and July the driest with 6 mm, out of about 400 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in January and February, deepest in January (about 20 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 8.5 hours in December to 16 hours in June. Badger Mountain Ski Area lies about 950 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 6 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. Badger Mountain Ski Area scores 65 or more in these months:

• Sun and warmth (22–30 °C): June–September, up to 90
• City break (15–25 °C): April–October, up to 90
• Hiking (10–22 °C): April–October, up to 83
• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): March–June and September–October, up to 87

How it compares

Of the 366 destinations Eddigo covers in the United States, Badger Mountain Ski Area is the 142nd coolest over the year and the 37th driest. It has 5 months with a good score, against 4 for a typical destination in the country. In July, when Badger Mountain Ski Area scores 96, Echo Valley Ski Area (36 km away) scores 96 and Leavenworth Ski Hill (40 km away) scores 95. See where to go in July for the best destinations that month.