Best time to visit Gaissau-Hintersee

The climate in Gaissau-Hintersee through the year

When to go

No month in Gaissau-Hintersee reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. August comes closest with 58 out of 100. A typical August day reaches 21°C and the night falls to 11°C, with rain on about 17 days and clear sky 44 % of the time. June–July and September are a fair alternative, with scores of 50–57. The lowest score is in December (19), when days are cool at around 2°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a July day (22°C) is about 20 degrees warmer than a January day (2°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in November–March. July is the wettest month with 188 mm and February the driest with 74 mm, out of about 1,450 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in December–March, deepest in February (about 30 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 8.5 hours in December to 16 hours in June. Gaissau-Hintersee 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. Gaissau-Hintersee scores 65 or more in these months:

• City break (15–25 °C): September, up to 65
• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): March–November, up to 84
• Skiing: snow cover and cold enough in February

How it compares

Of the 79 destinations Eddigo covers in Austria, Gaissau-Hintersee is the 21st warmest over the year and the 22nd wettest. In August, when Gaissau-Hintersee scores 58, Dachstein-West (26 km away) scores 58 and Ski-Area Filzmoos (38 km away) scores 57. See where to go in August for the best destinations that month.