Maribor snow history

10 years of snow depth, snowfall and conditions at Styria, Slovenia · 275m to 1,347m

Over the last 10 seasons Maribor, Slovenia has averaged 71cm of snowfall, a peak snow depth of 20cm, 0 powder days and 1 bluebird day a year.

Snow history & climate

10-year averages for Maribor

71 cm
Snowfall / season
Nov-May total
20 cm
Peak depth
typical season high
0
Powder days
15cm+ in a day
1
Bluebird days
sun after snow
63
Rain days
1mm+ of rain
2
Skiable days
30cm+ cover

Month by month

Monthly averages

Average snowfall, snow depth, rain, sunshine and day counts by month at Maribor, over the last 10 seasons.
MonthSnowfallAvg depthRainSun/dayTempPowderBluebirdRain days
Jan18 cm5 cm33mm5.5 h2° / -5°0.10.25.7
Feb18 cm5 cm30mm6.7 h5° / -3°0.10.36.1
Mar6 cm2 cm53mm8.7 h9° / 0°0.00.08.0
Apr4 cm0 cm65mm9.8 h13° / 3°0.00.010.1
May0 cm0 cm132mm10.3 h16° / 8°0.00.016.6
Jun0 cm0 cm103mm12.4 h22° / 13°0.00.013.8
Jul0 cm0 cm101mm12.5 h23° / 14°0.00.013.5
Aug0 cm0 cm106mm11.6 h23° / 14°0.00.011.1
Sept0 cm0 cm124mm9.5 h18° / 10°0.00.011.2
Oct0 cm0 cm84mm7.7 h14° / 5°0.00.09.1
Nov10 cm1 cm77mm5.7 h7° / 0°0.00.39.8
Dec17 cm4 cm41mm5.3 h3° / -4°0.10.36.6

Averages across the last 10 seasons. Powder, bluebird and rain columns are the average number of such days per month.

Season by season

SeasonSnowfallPeak depthPowder daysBluebird daysSkiable days
2025/26104 cm28 cm200
2024/2541 cm6 cm010
2023/2433 cm9 cm000
2022/23121 cm27 cm110
2021/2265 cm23 cm030
2020/2180 cm15 cm010
2019/20leanest28 cm10 cm000
2018/1944 cm13 cm000
2017/18best161 cm52 cm0322
2016/1736 cm12 cm020
How these numbers are calculated
  • Powder day — at least 15cm of new snow in 24 hours.
  • Bluebird day — sunshine for at least 60% of daylight, following at least 10cm of snow over the previous 3 days.
  • Rain day — at least 1mm of rain (not snow) at this elevation.
  • Skiable day — at least 30cm of settled snow on the ground.
  • Snow depth is modelled from Open-Meteo / ERA5 reanalysis at 811m, not measured at the resort. Use it to compare seasons and resorts; use the resort's own report for today's conditions.

How Maribor compares

Measured against 40 other resorts across 18 countries, each analysed exactly the same way. The line down the middle of each bar is the median.

Snowfall per season
well below average
71 cm
Lowest of every resort we compareMedian 283 cm

Total new snow between November and May.

Peak snow depth
well below average
20 cm
Lowest of every resort we compareMedian 84 cm

How deep the settled base gets at its yearly high.

Powder days
well below average
0
Lowest of every resort we compareMedian 2

Days with 15cm or more of new snow.

Bluebird days
well below average
1
Ahead of 13% of resortsMedian 10

Sun and fresh snow on the same day.

Rain days
well above average
63
Drier than 5% of resortsMedian 32

Days with 1mm or more of rain, not snow.

Skiable days
well below average
2
Lowest of every resort we compareMedian 115

Days holding 30cm or more of settled snow.

When to go

These rarely land in the same month, so it is worth deciding which one matters most before you book.

Deepest base
January
5cm average depth
Most new snow
February
18cm and 0.1 powder days
Best bluebird odds
November
0.3 bluebird days, 5.7h sun a day
Wettest month
May
16.6 rain days

Is Maribor a good place to ski or board?

snowfall is on the light sidethe base does not get especially deepit sees more rain than mostthe season is shorter than average

On 10 years of record, Maribor is a mixed picture: snowfall is on the light side, the base does not get especially deep, it sees more rain than most and the season is shorter than average. It can still ski well in a good year — 2017/18 produced 161cm — but the averages argue for flexibility on timing.

Figures are modelled at 811m from reanalysis data and describe an average year, not a forecast.

Maribor snow record in detail

How much snow does Maribor get?

Maribor averages 71cm of snowfall over a full season, measured from November to May across the last 10 winters. That is well below average: more snow than fewer than every other resort in the set, where the median season brings 283cm.

Season to season the spread is wide. The best of the last 10 winters was 2017/18 with 161cm, and the leanest was 2019/20 with 28cm — a difference of 133cm between a good year and a poor one. The most recent complete season, 2025/26, delivered 104cm.

February is reliably the snowiest month, averaging 18cm and 3 days with fresh snow.

How deep does the snow get at Maribor?

Snowfall totals flatter resorts that lose their snow quickly, so the more useful number is how deep the settled base actually gets. At Maribor the snowpack peaks at an average of 20cm each season. That is well below average, deeper than fewer than every other resort in the set, against a median peak of 84cm.

The base is deepest in January, averaging 5cm through the month and topping out around 11cm in a typical year.

How many powder days does Maribor get?

Counting any day that delivers at least 15cm of new snow, Maribor averages 0 powder days a season. That is well below average, more powder days than fewer than every other resort in the set, where the median is 2 a season.

February has the most, 0.1 on average.

How often does Maribor get bluebird days?

Maribor averages 1 bluebird day a season — days of sunshine for at least 60% of daylight after 10cm or more of fresh snow. That is well below average, more than 13% of 40 resorts we have analysed the same way, against a median of 10.

November is the best month for it, averaging 0.3 bluebird days and 5.7 hours of sunshine a day.

Does it rain at Maribor?

At mid-mountain Maribor sees an average of 63 days a season with 1mm or more of rain rather than snow. That is well above average: 95% of the 40 other resorts we have analysed the same way see fewer wet days, against a median of 32.

May is the wettest month of the season, with 16.6 rain days and 132mm on average.

When is the best time to ski or board Maribor, and when does the season end?

For the deepest base, go in January; for the most new snow, February; for fresh snow with sunshine, November.

Comparisons use 40 resorts across 18 countries, each measured over 5 recent seasons at mid-mountain height. Glaciated locations, where the model never melts the snow out, are excluded. Figures for Maribor are taken at 811m. Corpus last rebuilt 2 September 2026.

Maribor month by month

What to expect in each month of the season, from the same ten-year record. Figures are averages for mid-mountain; a good or poor winter can move them a long way.

Maribor in November

Too early

In November cover at mid-mountain is usually too thin to rely on, averaging 1cm through the month. It brings 10cm of new snow in an average year, with 2 snow days and almost no powder days. Average highs are 7°C and lows 0°C, with 5.7 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is a real risk: 9.8 days with rain rather than snow at mid-mountain in an average November.

Maribor in December

Too early

In December cover at mid-mountain is usually too thin to rely on, averaging 4cm through the month. It brings 17cm of new snow in an average year, with 4 snow days and 0.1 powder days. Average highs are 3°C and lows -4°C, with 5.3 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is a real risk: 6.6 days with rain rather than snow at mid-mountain in an average December.

Maribor in January

Season over

By January the snow at mid-mountain has usually gone, with an average depth of just 5cm. It brings 18cm of new snow in an average year, with 4 snow days and 0.1 powder days. Average highs are 2°C and lows -5°C, with 5.5 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is a real risk: 5.7 days with rain rather than snow at mid-mountain in an average January.

Maribor in February

Season over

By February the snow at mid-mountain has usually gone, with an average depth of just 5cm. It brings 18cm of new snow in an average year, with 3 snow days and 0.1 powder days. Average highs are 5°C and lows -3°C, with 6.7 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is a real risk: 6.1 days with rain rather than snow at mid-mountain in an average February.

Maribor in March

Season over

By March the snow at mid-mountain has usually gone, with an average depth of just 2cm. It brings 6cm of new snow in an average year, with 1 snow days and almost no powder days. Average highs are 9°C and lows 0°C, with 8.7 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is a real risk: 8 days with rain rather than snow at mid-mountain in an average March.

Maribor in April

Season over

By April the snow at mid-mountain has usually gone, with an average depth of just 0cm. New snow is scarce, averaging 4cm. Average highs are 13°C and lows 3°C, with 9.8 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is a real risk: 10.1 days with rain rather than snow at mid-mountain in an average April.

How Maribor compares with nearby resorts

Of Maribor and the 3 nearest resorts with a ten-year record, Maribor ranks last for snowfall, with 71cm a season. Every one of its neighbours gets more.

Bohinj has the most powder days (5 a season, against 0 here); Kranjska Gora builds the deepest base (63cm against 20cm); and Bohinj gets the most bluebird days (10 a season).

Each resort is measured at its own mid-mountain height, so part of any difference is altitude: a resort modelled 500m higher will usually hold more snow. The table shows the height each figure comes from.

Ten-year snow averages for Maribor and the nearest resorts with a record
ResortDistanceMeasured atSnowfallPeak basePowder daysBluebird days
Maribor—811m71cm20cm01
Rogla21 km1517m167cm31cm16
Bohinj130 km1030m256cm47cm510
Kranjska Gora139 km1220m252cm63cm59

Distances are straight-line. Season averages, November to May, over the last ten winters.

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