Best time to visit Sportgastein

The climate in Sportgastein through the year

When to go

No month in Sportgastein reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. July comes closest with 36 out of 100. A typical July day reaches 16°C and the night falls to 6°C, with rain on about 18 days and clear sky 42 % 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 (16°C) is about 20 degrees warmer than a January day (−5°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in October–May. August is the wettest month with 173 mm and February the driest with 72 mm, out of about 1,430 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in November–May, deepest in February (about 100 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 8.5 hours in December to 16 hours in June. Sportgastein lies about 2,050 m above sea level, which makes it roughly 13 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. Sportgastein scores 65 or more in these months:

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

How it compares

Of the 79 destinations Eddigo covers in Austria, Sportgastein is the 3rd coolest over the year and the 24th wettest. In July, when Sportgastein scores 36, Zettersfeld (29 km away) scores 51 and Kaprun Kitzsteinhorn Maiskogel (32 km away) scores 45. In May, when Sportgastein is at its lowest, Florence in Italy scores 71 and lies 390 km away. See where to go in July for the best destinations that month.