Best time to visit Gotthard Oberalp Arena

The climate in Gotthard Oberalp Arena through the year

When to go

No month in Gotthard Oberalp Arena reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. July comes closest with 35 out of 100. A typical July day reaches 16°C and the night falls to 8°C, with rain on about 18 days and clear sky 41 % of the time. The lowest score is in May (14), when days are cool at around 8°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a July day (16°C) is about 20 degrees warmer than a January day (−4°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in November–April. August is the wettest month with 180 mm and February the driest with 78 mm, out of about 1,510 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in November–May, deepest in February (about 110 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 8.5 hours in December to 16 hours in June. Gotthard Oberalp Arena lies about 2,000 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 13 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. Gotthard Oberalp Arena scores 65 or more in these months:

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

How it compares

Of the 38 destinations Eddigo covers in Switzerland, Gotthard Oberalp Arena is the 4th coolest over the year and the 2nd wettest. In July, when Gotthard Oberalp Arena scores 35, Eggberge (30 km away) scores 55 and Emmetten-Stockhütte (35 km away) scores 56. In May, when Gotthard Oberalp Arena is at its lowest, Nice in France scores 78 and lies 340 km away. See where to go in July for the best destinations that month.