Best time to visit Goldeck

The climate in Goldeck through the year

When to go

No month in Goldeck reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. August comes closest with 60 out of 100. A typical August day reaches 22°C and the night falls to 12°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 52–59. The lowest score is in April (24), when days are cool at around 12°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a July day (23°C) is about 20 degrees warmer than a January day (2°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in December–March. Precipitation is spread evenly over the year, from 79 mm in February to 173 mm in August (about 1,540 mm in all). 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. Goldeck lies about 1,100 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 7 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. Goldeck scores 65 or more in these months:

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

How it compares

Of the 79 destinations Eddigo covers in Austria, Goldeck is the 18th warmest over the year and the 16th wettest. In August, when Goldeck scores 60, Innerkrems (31 km away) scores 53 and Monte Lussari (32 km away) scores 63. In April, when Goldeck is at its lowest, Padua in Italy scores 77 and lies 190 km away. See where to go in August for the best destinations that month.