10 years of snow depth, snowfall and conditions at Tyrol, Austria · 1930m to 3080m
Over the last 10 seasons Obergurgl, Austria has averaged 427cm of snowfall, a peak snow depth of 165cm, 5 powder days and 19 bluebird days a year, with skiable cover from around 8 November to 27 May.
Snow history & climate
10-year averages for Obergurgl
427 cm
Snowfall / season
Nov-May total
165 cm
Peak depth
typical season high
5
Powder days
15cm+ in a day
19
Bluebird days
sun after snow
16
Rain days
1mm+ of rain
188
Skiable days
30cm+ cover
Month by month
Monthly averages
Average snowfall, snow depth, rain, sunshine and day counts by month at Obergurgl, over the last 10 seasons.
Month
Snowfall
Avg depth
Rain
Sun/day
Temp
Powder
Bluebird
Rain days
Jan
53 cm
112 cm
1 mm
6.5 h
-7° / -15°
0.6
2.2
0.3
Feb
48 cm
128 cm
1 mm
7.4 h
-4° / -12°
0.5
1.8
0.4
Mar
59 cm
134 cm
3 mm
8.7 h
-3° / -11°
0.6
2.6
0.7
Apr
61 cm
126 cm
9 mm
10.2 h
0° / -8°
0.7
3.1
2.8
May
62 cm
88 cm
46 mm
10.5 h
4° / -3°
0.5
4.5
9.7
Jun
9 cm
19 cm
131 mm
12.5 h
11° / 2°
0.0
0.3
16.7
Jul
1 cm
0 cm
186 mm
12.7 h
13° / 3°
0.0
0.0
20.8
Aug
3 cm
0 cm
198 mm
11.3 h
13° / 4°
0.0
0.0
19.5
Sep
23 cm
3 cm
105 mm
9.6 h
9° / 0°
0.1
1.0
13.5
Oct
46 cm
5 cm
79 mm
7.5 h
4° / -3°
0.7
1.2
9.1
Nov
75 cm
40 cm
6 mm
6.2 h
-2° / -10°
1.4
2.8
1.7
Dec
71 cm
84 cm
1 mm
5.7 h
-5° / -12°
1.1
1.8
0.0
Averages across the last 10 seasons. Powder, bluebird and rain columns are the average number of such days per month.
Season by season
Season
Snowfall
Peak depth
Powder days
Bluebird days
Skiable days
2025/26leanest
281 cm
100 cm
2
13
124
2024/25
317 cm
110 cm
2
9
159
2023/24best
626 cm
212 cm
10
17
212
2022/23
335 cm
143 cm
2
20
191
2021/22
339 cm
144 cm
5
20
197
2020/21
501 cm
175 cm
5
23
181
2019/20
492 cm
193 cm
6
15
203
2018/19
565 cm
213 cm
9
27
212
2017/18
473 cm
213 cm
8
21
200
2016/17
343 cm
142 cm
5
23
200
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 2505m, not measured at the resort. Use it to compare seasons and resorts; use the resort's own report for today's conditions.
How Obergurgl 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 above average
427 cm
Ahead of 85% of resortsMedian 283 cm
Total new snow between November and May.
Peak snow depth
well above average
165 cm
Ahead of 85% of resortsMedian 84 cm
How deep the settled base gets at its yearly high.
Powder days
well above average
5
Ahead of 80% of resortsMedian 2
Days with 15cm or more of new snow.
Bluebird days
well above average
19
Ahead of 85% of resortsMedian 10
Sun and fresh snow on the same day.
Rain days
well below average
16
Drier than 85% of resortsMedian 32
Days with 1mm or more of rain, not snow.
Skiable days
well above average
188
Ahead of 88% of resortsMedian 115
Days holding 30cm or more of settled snow.
The season at Obergurgl
Typical stretch holding 30cm or more of settled snow, averaged over the record.
SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Cover arrives
8 November
Season ends
27 May
Days of cover
202 days
When to go
These rarely land in the same month, so it is worth deciding which one matters most before you book.
Deepest base
March
134cm average depth
Most new snow
November
75cm and 1.4 powder days
Best bluebird odds
May
4.5 bluebird days, 10.5h sun a day
Wettest month
May
9.7 rain days
Is Obergurgl a good place to ski?
heavy snowfalla deep, reliable basefrequent powder daysplenty of bluebird daysvery little raina long season
On 10 years of record, Obergurgl stands out for heavy snowfall, a deep, reliable base, frequent powder days, plenty of bluebird days, very little rain and a long season.
All of these figures come from 2505m, the mid-mountain height, and describe an average year rather than the one you are about to book. Snow depth here is modelled from reanalysis rather than measured on the hill, so treat it as a guide to how Obergurgl usually behaves, not as a forecast.
Obergurgl snow record in detail
How much snow does Obergurgl get?
Obergurgl averages 427cm of snowfall over a full season, measured from November to May across the last 10 winters. That is well above average: more snow than 85% of 40 resorts we have analysed the same way, where the median season brings 283cm.
Season to season the spread is wide. The best of the last 10 winters was 2023/24 with 626cm, and the leanest was 2025/26 with 281cm — a difference of 346cm between a good year and a poor one. The most recent complete season, 2025/26, delivered 281cm.
November is reliably the snowiest month, averaging 75cm and 11 days with fresh snow.
How deep does the snow get at Obergurgl?
Snowfall totals flatter resorts that lose their snow quickly, so the more useful number is how deep the settled base actually gets. At Obergurgl the snowpack peaks at an average of 165cm each season. That is well above average, deeper than 85% of 40 resorts we have analysed the same way, against a median peak of 84cm.
The base is deepest in March, averaging 134cm through the month and topping out around 151cm in a typical year.
How many powder days does Obergurgl get?
Counting any day that delivers at least 15cm of new snow, Obergurgl averages 5 powder days a season. That is well above average, more powder days than 80% of 40 resorts we have analysed the same way, where the median is 2 a season.
Powder days are not spread evenly. November averages 1.4 of them, which is the single strongest argument for timing a trip around the middle of the season rather than the edges.
How often does Obergurgl get bluebird days?
A bluebird day means sunshine for at least 60% of daylight on the back of at least 10cm of snow in the previous 3 days — fresh snow and clear skies together, which is the combination people actually travel for. Obergurgl averages 19 of them a season. That is well above average, more than 85% of 40 resorts we have analysed the same way, against a median of 10.
May is the best month for it, averaging 4.5 bluebird days and 10.5 hours of sunshine a day.
Does it rain at Obergurgl?
Rain is the thing that ruins a ski week, and at mid-mountain height Obergurgl sees an average of 16 days a season with at least 1mm of rain rather than snow. That is well below average: 15% of the 40 other resorts we have analysed the same way see fewer wet days, against a median of 32.
May carries the most of it, with 9.7 rain days and 46mm in an average year. Bear in mind these figures are for the middle of the mountain: the base area will be wetter and the top drier.
When is the best time to ski Obergurgl, and when does the season end?
Obergurgl typically holds at least 30cm of settled snow from around 8 November through to 27 May, which works out at roughly 202 days of skiable cover in an average year. 188 of those fall inside the November to May season. On season length that is well above average compared with the 40 other resorts we have analysed the same way.
In practice that means the snow is usually gone, or going, by 27 May. Anyone booking late in the season should be looking at the highest terrain here rather than the base, and anyone booking early should expect the upper mountain to open before the valley runs do.
If you want the deepest base, go in March. If you want the best chance of fresh snow, go in November. If you want fresh snow and sunshine together, May gives the most bluebird days. Those rarely fall in the same month, so it is worth deciding which one matters most to you before you book.
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 Obergurgl are taken at 2505m. Corpus last rebuilt 2026-09-02.