Best time to visit Planneralm

The climate in Planneralm through the year

When to go

No month in Planneralm reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. July comes closest with 49 out of 100. A typical July day reaches 18°C and the night falls to 8°C, with rain on about 17 days and clear sky 46 % of the time. The lowest score is in May (15), when days are cool at around 12°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a July day (18°C) is about 22 degrees warmer than a January day (−4°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in November–April. August is the wettest month with 194 mm and February the driest with 84 mm, out of about 1,590 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in December–April, deepest in February (about 70 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 8.5 hours in December to 16 hours in June. Planneralm 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. Planneralm scores 65 or more in these months:

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

How it compares

Of the 79 destinations Eddigo covers in Austria, Planneralm is the 12th coolest over the year and the 10th wettest. In July, when Planneralm scores 49, Tauplitzalm (26 km away) scores 57 and Skigebiet Hinterstoder Höss (29 km away) scores 60. In May, when Planneralm is at its lowest, Lido di Pomposa in Italy scores 70 and lies 340 km away. See where to go in July for the best destinations that month.