Best time to visit Parpfienzalpe

The climate in Parpfienzalpe through the year

When to go

No month in Parpfienzalpe reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. July comes closest with 53 out of 100. A typical July day reaches 20°C and the night falls to 10°C, with rain on about 18 days and clear sky 42 % of the time. August is a fair alternative, with scores of 50. The lowest score is in January (18), when days are cool at around 2°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a July day (20°C) is about 18 degrees warmer than a January day (2°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in December–March. August is the wettest month with 145 mm and February the driest with 53 mm, out of about 1,120 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in December–May, deepest in February (about 60 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 8.5 hours in December to 16 hours in June. Parpfienzalpe lies about 1,350 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 9 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. Parpfienzalpe scores 65 or more in these months:

• City break (15–25 °C): September, up to 66
• Cooler weather (10–20 °C): April–October, up to 85
• Skiing: snow cover and cold enough in December–February

How it compares

Of the 79 destinations Eddigo covers in Austria, Parpfienzalpe is the 33rd warmest over the year and the 18th driest. In July, when Parpfienzalpe scores 53, Zürs (33 km away) scores 35 and Bödele (33 km away) scores 56. See where to go in July for the best destinations that month.