SeasonMapBest time to visit the Alps
The best time to visit the Alps is December to April, judged across 39 places; June to August are its low season.
Updated September 2026 · Europe · 39 places, each judged for what it is · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
The Alps month by month
| Month | Season | Why | Best places |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | in season | 3°C highs | Courchevel, Val d'Isère, Livigno |
| February | in season | 6°C highs | Malbun, St. Moritz, Courchevel |
| March | in season | 9°C highs | St. Moritz, Livigno, Courchevel |
| April | in season | 13°C highs · 10 h sun | Innsbruck, Berchtesgaden, Interlaken |
| May | not its best | off-season shutdown · 17°C highs · best Dec–Mar | Innsbruck, Graz, Linz |
| June | low season | off-season shutdown · 23°C highs · best Dec–Mar · still good for cities | Bern, Geneva, Lausanne |
| July | low season | 24°C highs · 18 wet days · best Dec–Mar · still good for hiking | Bern, Basel, Geneva |
| August | low season | 24°C highs · best Dec–Mar · still good for hiking | Geneva, Bern, Lausanne |
| September | not its best | 19°C highs · best Dec–Mar | Basel, Linz, Berchtesgaden |
| October | not its best | 15°C highs · best Dec–Mar | Innsbruck, Berchtesgaden, Interlaken |
| November | good | 8°C highs | St. Moritz, Livigno, Courchevel |
| December | in season | 4°C highs | Courchevel, St. Moritz, Livigno |
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 39 places in the Alps
- BaselSwitzerlandweather by month →
- BerchtesgadenGermanyweather by month →
- BernSwitzerlandweather by month →
- ChamonixFranceweather by month →
- Cortina d'AmpezzoItalyweather by month →
- CourchevelFranceweather by month →
- CourmayeurItalyweather by month →
- DavosSwitzerlandweather by month →
- EngelbergSwitzerlandweather by month →
- Garmisch-PartenkirchenGermanyweather by month →
- GenevaSwitzerlandweather by month →
- GrazAustriaweather by month →
- GrindelwaldSwitzerlandweather by month →
- GstaadSwitzerlandweather by month →
- HallstattAustriaweather by month →
- InnsbruckAustriaweather by month →
- InterlakenSwitzerlandweather by month →
- IschglAustriaweather by month →
- KitzbühelAustriaweather by month →
- Kranjska GoraSloveniaweather by month →
- LaaxSwitzerlandweather by month →
- LausanneSwitzerlandweather by month →
- LinzAustriaweather by month →
- LivignoItalyweather by month →
- LucerneSwitzerlandweather by month →
- LuganoSwitzerlandweather by month →
- Madonna di CampiglioItalyweather by month →
- MalbunLiechtensteinweather by month →
- MontreuxSwitzerlandweather by month →
- SalzburgAustriaweather by month →
- SöldenAustriaweather by month →
- St. Anton am ArlbergAustriaweather by month →
- St. MoritzSwitzerlandweather by month →
- VaduzLiechtensteinweather by month →
- Val d'IsèreFranceweather by month →
- VerbierSwitzerlandweather by month →
- Zell am SeeAustriaweather by month →
- ZermattSwitzerlandweather by month →
- ZürichSwitzerlandweather by month →
The Alps — FAQ
- When is the best time to visit the Alps?
- December to April. In January: 3°C highs.
- When is the low season in the Alps?
- June to August. In June: off-season shutdown · 23°C highs · best Dec–Mar · still good for cities.
- Which months are in season in the Alps?
- December to April — the months among its best that are also good in their own right.