Best time to visit the Alps
The best time to visit the Alps is January, February, April and December, judged across 41 places; June to August are its low season.
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Updated September 2026 · Europe · 41 places, each judged for what it is · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
The Alps month by month
In season: one of the region's three best months, and good in its own right. Low season: one of its three worst, and well below its best. The reasons compare each month with the region's own year and name the seasons on the ground — monsoon, autumn colour, hurricanes — where most of its places share them.
All 41 places in the Alps
- Andermatt 🇨🇭 Switzerlandbest January93
- Basel 🇨🇭 Switzerlandbest September51
- Berchtesgaden 🇩🇪 Germanybest September61
- Bern 🇨🇭 Switzerlandbest June44
- Cervinia 🇮🇹 Italybest January94
- Chamonix 🇫🇷 Francebest January88
- Cortina d'Ampezzo 🇮🇹 Italybest January88
- Courchevel 🇫🇷 Francebest January93
- Courmayeur 🇮🇹 Italybest January90
- Davos 🇨🇭 Switzerlandbest January91
- Engelberg 🇨🇭 Switzerlandbest January87
- Garmisch-Partenkirchen 🇩🇪 Germanybest January85
- Geneva 🇨🇭 Switzerlandbest June49
- Graz 🇦🇹 Austriabest September53
- Grindelwald 🇨🇭 Switzerlandbest September57
- Gstaad 🇨🇭 Switzerlandbest January87
- Hallstatt 🇦🇹 Austriabest June42
- Innsbruck 🇦🇹 Austriabest April68
- Interlaken 🇨🇭 Switzerlandbest September62
- Ischgl 🇦🇹 Austriabest January91
- Kitzbühel 🇦🇹 Austriabest January87
- Kranjska Gora 🇸🇮 Sloveniabest December82
- Laax 🇨🇭 Switzerlandbest January91
- Lausanne 🇨🇭 Switzerlandbest June46
- Linz 🇦🇹 Austriabest September45
- Livigno 🇮🇹 Italybest January92
- Lucerne 🇨🇭 Switzerlandbest June45
- Lugano 🇨🇭 Switzerlandbest September64
- Madonna di Campiglio 🇮🇹 Italybest January91
- Malbun Liechtensteinbest January92
- Montreux 🇨🇭 Switzerlandbest August47
- Salzburg 🇦🇹 Austriabest June48
- Sölden 🇦🇹 Austriabest January90
- St. Anton am Arlberg 🇦🇹 Austriabest January88
- St. Moritz 🇨🇭 Switzerlandbest March86
- Vaduz Liechtensteinbest June47
- Val d'Isère 🇫🇷 Francebest January93
- Verbier 🇨🇭 Switzerlandbest January91
- Zell am See 🇦🇹 Austriabest January90
- Zermatt 🇨🇭 Switzerlandbest January90
- Zürich 🇨🇭 Switzerlandbest June48
The Alps — FAQ
- When is the best time to visit the Alps?
- January, February, April and December. In January: 3°C highs.
- When is the low season in the Alps?
- June to August. In June: off-season shutdown · 22°C highs · best Dec–Mar · still good for hiking.
- Which months are in season in the Alps?
- January, February, April and December — the months among its best that are also good in their own right.