Best time to visit Grossglockner Resort

The climate in Grossglockner Resort through the year

When to go

No month in Grossglockner Resort reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. July comes closest with 40 out of 100. A typical July day reaches 17°C and the night falls to 7°C, with rain on about 18 days and clear sky 40 % of the time. The lowest score is in May (14), when days are cool at around 9°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a July day (17°C) is about 21 degrees warmer than a January day (−4°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in October–April. August is the wettest month with 159 mm and February the driest with 64 mm, out of about 1,280 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in October–June, deepest in February (about 120 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 8.5 hours in December to 16 hours in June. Grossglockner Resort lies about 1,950 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. Grossglockner Resort 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–March

How it compares

Of the 79 destinations Eddigo covers in Austria, Grossglockner Resort is the 4th coolest over the year and the 35th wettest. In July, when Grossglockner Resort scores 40, Kaprun Kitzsteinhorn Maiskogel (25 km away) scores 45 and Mölltaler Gletscher (30 km away) scores 28. In May, when Grossglockner Resort is at its lowest, Florence in Italy scores 71 and lies 370 km away. See where to go in July for the best destinations that month.