Best time to visit Kaprun Kitzsteinhorn Maiskogel

The climate in Kaprun Kitzsteinhorn Maiskogel through the year

When to go

No month in Kaprun Kitzsteinhorn Maiskogel reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. July comes closest with 45 out of 100. A typical July day reaches 18°C and the night falls to 8°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 11°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a July day (18°C) is about 20 degrees warmer than a January day (−2°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in November–April. August is the wettest month with 167 mm and February the driest with 68 mm, out of about 1,340 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in November–May, deepest in February (about 80 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 8.5 hours in December to 16 hours in June. Kaprun Kitzsteinhorn Maiskogel lies about 1,700 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 11 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. Kaprun Kitzsteinhorn Maiskogel scores 65 or more in these months:

• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): April–October, up to 83
• Skiing: snow cover and cold enough in December–March

How it compares

Of the 79 destinations Eddigo covers in Austria, Kaprun Kitzsteinhorn Maiskogel is the 15th coolest over the year and the 30th wettest. In July, when Kaprun Kitzsteinhorn Maiskogel scores 45, Grossglockner Resort (25 km away) scores 40 and Ski-Area Hochkönig (29 km away) scores 50. In May, when Kaprun Kitzsteinhorn Maiskogel is at its lowest, Florence in Italy scores 71 and lies 400 km away. See where to go in July for the best destinations that month.