Sonthofen is at its most pleasant from June to early September. For walking, go from mid August to October. It is rarely warm enough for sunbathing.
When to go five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
Sun is not what Sonthofen is for: the Sunbathing rating tops out at 28, mostly because it is too cool. The clearest skies come in December, when the sky is typically 57% covered at midday (partly cloudy).
For being outside, go from June to early September. It peaks in late June, at 72. Avoid November to March for this: it falls to 0, mostly because it is too cold.
The walking season here runs from mid August to October, with a second spell from May to mid June. It peaks in late September, at 79. The weakest stretch is in early and mid January, when it drops to 1, mostly because it is too cold.
The snow season here falls in mid January. It peaks in mid January, at 56. That is a short window, about ten days a year. The weakest stretch is from mid May to early October, when it drops to 0, mostly because it is too mild. Snow here is a proxy: cold enough for snow to hold, with precipitation likely. It is not measured snow depth.
The year, measured
The average temperature in Sonthofen over the whole year is 9°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 21°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -2°C. Sonthofen has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 34% in October, the driest month, to 40% in January, the wettest. Winds in Sonthofen are highest in March, averaging 2.5 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.9 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW. The clearest skies in Sonthofen come in September, when the sky is typically 55% covered; November is the cloudiest month, at 74%.
Month by month Sonthofen climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1°C | -2°C | -3°C | 40% | 71% | 2.3 m/s | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| February | 5°C | -0°C | 1°C | 35% | 67% | 2.4 m/s | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| March | 7°C | 1°C | 3°C | 37% | 66% | 2.5 m/s | 2 | 0 | 30 |
| April | 11°C | 3°C | 7°C | 35% | 65% | 2.3 m/s | 14 | 1 | 51 |
| May | 15°C | 8°C | 11°C | 40% | 70% | 2.4 m/s | 37 | 1 | 64 |
| June | 20°C | 14°C | 19°C | 39% | 60% | 2.1 m/s | 67 | 17 | 63 |
| July | 21°C | 14°C | 20°C | 39% | 60% | 2.0 m/s | 69 | 20 | 58 |
| August | 21°C | 14°C | 20°C | 36% | 57% | 1.9 m/s | 67 | 24 | 56 |
| September | 17°C | 10°C | 15°C | 37% | 55% | 1.9 m/s | 53 | 5 | 71 |
| October | 13°C | 6°C | 10°C | 34% | 65% | 2.1 m/s | 24 | 0 | 62 |
| November | 6°C | 2°C | 3°C | 36% | 74% | 2.0 m/s | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| December | 3°C | -1°C | -1°C | 35% | 67% | 2.2 m/s | 0 | 0 | 7 |
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Sonthofen weather by season
Year round, Sonthofen has days of about 1°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 21°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -2°C to 14°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 9°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around January and least likely around October. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Sonthofen weather in winterDecember to February
Winter in Sonthofen has typical daily highs of about 3°C and lows of about -1°C, with a 37% chance of rain on a given day.
Sonthofen weather in springMarch to May
Spring in Sonthofen has typical daily highs of about 11°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 37% chance of rain on a given day.
Sonthofen weather in summerJune to August
Summer in Sonthofen has typical daily highs of about 21°C and lows of about 14°C, with a 38% chance of rain on a given day.
Sonthofen weather in autumnSeptember to November
Autumn in Sonthofen has typical daily highs of about 12°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 36% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Sonthofen?
Sonthofen has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 34% in October, the driest month, to 40% in January, the wettest.
What time of year is Sonthofen windiest?
Winds in Sonthofen are highest in March, averaging 2.5 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.9 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NW.
What is the average temperature in Sonthofen year round?
The average temperature in Sonthofen over the whole year is 9°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 21°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -2°C.
Where to go instead in early January, the weakest time here for being outside
How this is worked out
Every figure is a decade of weather-station observations blended into one typical year, in ten-day sections. The ratings, the chart and the feels-like column are read at midday local solar time. Being outside is the Easy outdoors rating, Sun is Sunbathing and Walking is Active outdoors, each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80. They describe what a time of year is usually like here, not a forecast. The dotted links open the map at that time of year; set its time of day to midday to see these numbers.