When to go · Stubaier Gletscher
Stubaier Gletscher in May
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov (lifts may close for maintenance), May (slushy snow).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 10°C (50°F)50°F (10°C) / 0°C (32°F)32°F (0°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 16
- Crowds
- Medium
- Austria overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Austria overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Nov (lifts may close for maintenance), May (slushy snow).
Is another month better than May?
May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
- JulyGreatInside Stubaier Gletscher's best window: Dec–Apr (ski), Jul–Sep (hike).
- AugustGreatInside Stubaier Gletscher's best window: Dec–Apr (ski), Jul–Sep (hike).
- SeptemberGreatInside Stubaier Gletscher's best window: Dec–Apr (ski), Jul–Sep (hike).
- DecemberGreatInside Stubaier Gletscher's best window: Dec–Apr (ski), Jul–Sep (hike).
Weather in May
- Stubaier GletscherHighs around 10 °C (50 °F), lows around 0 °C (32 °F), rain on about 16 daysHighs around 50 °F (10 °C), lows around 32 °F (0 °C), rain on about 16 days
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Austria overall
- Medium
- Prices · Austria overall
- Medium
Austria overall: Cities pleasant; many mountain lifts and huts still closed until June.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Stubaier Gletscher, side by side.
Verdict
May: Avoid
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 10 °C (50 °F)50 °F (10 °C)
Jan: -2 °C (28 °F)28 °F (-2 °C)
Night low
May: 0 °C (32 °F)32 °F (0 °C)
Jan: -10 °C (14 °F)14 °F (-10 °C)
Rain days
May: 16
Jan: 12 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jan: Medium
Prices
May: Medium
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 0
Jan: 0
May: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov (lifts may close for maintenance), May (slushy snow).
January: Inside Stubaier Gletscher's best window: Dec–Apr (ski), Jul–Sep (hike).
Stubaier Gletscher: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm coat, hat and gloves for mornings and evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast