Best time to visit Hochkönigs Winterreich

The climate in Hochkönigs Winterreich through the year

When to go

No month in Hochkönigs Winterreich reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. September comes closest with 63 out of 100. A typical September day reaches 20°C and the night falls to 10°C, with rain on about 14 days and clear sky 44 % of the time. June–August are a fair alternative, with scores of 56–58. The lowest score is in December (18), when days are cool at around 5°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a July day (25°C) is about 21 degrees warmer than a January day (4°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in December–February. July is the wettest month with 173 mm and February the driest with 67 mm, out of about 1,340 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in January–March, deepest in February (about 20 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 8.5 hours in December to 16 hours in June.

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. Hochkönigs Winterreich scores 65 or more in these months:

• City break (15–25 °C): September and October, up to 66
• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): February–June and September–November, up to 84

How it compares

Of the 79 destinations Eddigo covers in Austria, Hochkönigs Winterreich is the 9th warmest over the year and the 31st wettest. In September, when Hochkönigs Winterreich scores 63, Postalm (33 km away) scores 50 and Loferer Alm (41 km away) scores 48. See where to go in September for the best destinations that month.