Best time to visit Galsterberg

The climate in Galsterberg through the year

When to go

No month in Galsterberg reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. July comes closest with 58 out of 100. A typical July day reaches 20°C and the night falls to 10°C, with rain on about 17 days and clear sky 44 % of the time. June and August are a fair alternative, with scores of 50–58. The lowest score is in April (24), when days are cool at around 10°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a July day (20°C) is about 21 degrees warmer than a January day (−1°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in November–April. August is the wettest month with 198 mm and February the driest with 87 mm, out of about 1,630 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in December–April, deepest in February (about 70 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 8.5 hours in December to 16 hours in June. Galsterberg lies about 1,300 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 8 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. Galsterberg 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–February

How it compares

Of the 79 destinations Eddigo covers in Austria, Galsterberg is the 38th warmest over the year and the 3rd wettest. In July, when Galsterberg scores 58, Fageralm (26 km away) scores 56 and Ski-Area Filzmoos (26 km away) scores 57. In April, when Galsterberg is at its lowest, Padua in Italy scores 77 and lies 270 km away. See where to go in July for the best destinations that month.