Best time to visit Silvretta Arena

The climate in Silvretta Arena through the year

When to go

No month in Silvretta Arena reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. July comes closest with 30 out of 100. A typical July day reaches 15°C and the night falls to 5°C, with rain on about 20 days and clear sky 36 % of the time. The lowest score is in May (14), when days are cool at around 8°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a July day (15°C) is about 19 degrees warmer than a January day (−4°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in October–May. August is the wettest month with 146 mm and February the driest with 63 mm, out of about 1,180 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in November–May, deepest in February (about 90 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 8.5 hours in December to 16 hours in June. Silvretta Arena lies about 2,200 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 14 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. Silvretta Arena scores 65 or more in these months:

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

How it compares

Of the 38 destinations Eddigo covers in Switzerland, Silvretta Arena is the 3rd coolest over the year and the 13th driest. In July, when Silvretta Arena scores 30, Zürs (25 km away) scores 35 and Sonnenkopf (skiing area) (26 km away) scores 38. In May, when Silvretta Arena is at its lowest, Florence in Italy scores 71 and lies 360 km away. See where to go in July for the best destinations that month.