Merano is rarely comfortable to be outside at midday. It comes closest in mid August. For walking, go in late September. 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 Merano is for: the Sunbathing rating tops out at 24, mostly because it is too cool. The clearest skies come in April, when the sky is typically 51% covered at midday (partly cloudy).
Merano never quite rates Good for being outside. It comes closest in mid August, at 43. Avoid November to mid March for this: it falls to 0, mostly because it is too cold.
The walking season here falls in late September. It peaks in late September, at 56. That is a short window, about ten days a year. The weakest stretch is from December to January, when it drops to 1, mostly because it is too cold.
The year, measured
The average temperature in Merano over the whole year is 6°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 18°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -6°C. Merano has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 19% in February, the driest month, to 31% in May, the wettest. Winds in Merano are highest in April, averaging 2.4 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.9 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S. The clearest skies in Merano come in June, when the sky is typically 51% covered; May is the cloudiest month, at 64%.
Month by month Merano 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 | -2°C | -6°C | -6°C | 21% | 52% | 2.3 m/s | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| February | 1°C | -3°C | -3°C | 19% | 53% | 2.3 m/s | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| March | 4°C | -2°C | -0°C | 20% | 52% | 2.3 m/s | 3 | 0 | 25 |
| April | 8°C | 1°C | 4°C | 23% | 56% | 2.4 m/s | 17 | 0 | 38 |
| May | 11°C | 5°C | 8°C | 31% | 64% | 2.1 m/s | 28 | 4 | 46 |
| June | 17°C | 10°C | 15°C | 27% | 51% | 2.1 m/s | 41 | 20 | 49 |
| July | 18°C | 11°C | 16°C | 27% | 53% | 2.1 m/s | 42 | 22 | 49 |
| August | 18°C | 11°C | 17°C | 28% | 52% | 1.9 m/s | 42 | 22 | 50 |
| September | 14°C | 8°C | 11°C | 23% | 55% | 1.9 m/s | 36 | 10 | 52 |
| October | 10°C | 4°C | 7°C | 25% | 55% | 2.0 m/s | 20 | 0 | 49 |
| November | 3°C | -1°C | -1°C | 26% | 58% | 2.0 m/s | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| December | -1°C | -4°C | -5°C | 23% | 52% | 2.1 m/s | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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 Merano weather by season
Year round, Merano has days of about -2°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 18°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -6°C to 11°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 6°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around May and least likely around February. 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.
Merano weather in winterDecember to February
Winter in Merano has typical daily highs of about -1°C and lows of about -4°C, with a 21% chance of rain on a given day.
Merano weather in springMarch to May
Spring in Merano has typical daily highs of about 7°C and lows of about 1°C, with a 24% chance of rain on a given day.
Merano weather in summerJune to August
Summer in Merano has typical daily highs of about 18°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 28% chance of rain on a given day.
Merano weather in autumnSeptember to November
Autumn in Merano has typical daily highs of about 9°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 25% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Merano?
Merano has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 19% in February, the driest month, to 31% in May, the wettest.
What time of year is Merano windiest?
Winds in Merano are highest in April, averaging 2.4 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in August, at 1.9 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S.
What is the average temperature in Merano year round?
The average temperature in Merano over the whole year is 6°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 18°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -6°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.