Best time to visit Sonnenkopf (skiing area)

The climate in Sonnenkopf (skiing area) through the year

When to go

No month in Sonnenkopf (skiing area) reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. July comes closest with 38 out of 100. A typical July day reaches 16°C and the night falls to 8°C, with rain on about 19 days and clear sky 39 % of the time. The lowest score is in May (14), when days are cool at around 10°C.

Seasons and rain

The seasons are sharply different: a July day (16°C) is about 18 degrees warmer than a January day (−1°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in November–April. August is the wettest month with 147 mm and February the driest with 59 mm, out of about 1,160 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. Sonnenkopf (skiing area) lies about 1,850 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 12 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. Sonnenkopf (skiing area) 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 79 destinations Eddigo covers in Austria, Sonnenkopf (skiing area) is the 11th coolest over the year and the 26th driest. In July, when Sonnenkopf (skiing area) scores 38, Silvretta Arena (26 km away) scores 30 and Laterns-Gapfohl (29 km away) scores 56. In May, when Sonnenkopf (skiing area) is at its lowest, Florence in Italy scores 71 and lies 380 km away. See where to go in July for the best destinations that month.