Best time to visit Zillertal Arena

The climate in Zillertal Arena through the year

When to go

No month in Zillertal Arena reaches a good score (65 or more) with the default preferences. July comes closest with 41 out of 100. A typical July day reaches 17°C and the night falls to 7°C, with rain on about 19 days and clear sky 41 % 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 (17°C) is about 19 degrees warmer than a January day (−2°C). Nights typically drop below freezing in November–April. August is the wettest month with 151 mm and February the driest with 59 mm, out of about 1,180 mm a year. Snow typically lies on the ground in November–May, deepest in February (about 70 cm).

Daylight

Daylight lasts from about 8.5 hours in December to 16 hours in June. Zillertal Arena lies about 1,900 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. Zillertal Arena scores 65 or more in these months:

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

How it compares

Of the 79 destinations Eddigo covers in Austria, Zillertal Arena is the 10th coolest over the year and the 37th driest. In July, when Zillertal Arena scores 41, Kitzbühel Alps (26 km away) scores 48 and Klausberg (31 km away) scores 44. In May, when Zillertal Arena 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.