May–June
Wk 22–24
The quietest stretch among this region's best weather weeks: crowd level around 44 out of 100, weather comfort near 49.
- Crowd level
- 33–50
- Comfort
- 42–55
Italy · Südtirol
South Tyrol: a count's castle, the Dolomites and three languages
Schloss Tirol near Meran gave the historic county its name; after the 1918 partition, today's province of Bozen grew out of it. German and Italian are official languages here, with Ladin added in the Ladin valleys, and parts of the Dolomites have counted as a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site since 2009.
Busiest week
AugustCrowd level 100
Wk 32 · 1,393,038 overnight stays
Quietest weeks
NovemberCrowd level 0
Wk 45–47 · measured against the region's own year, not against other regions
Sweet spot
May–JuneCrowd level 33–50
Wk 22–24 · quietest while the weather still holds
Warmest month
16 °CComfort 62
July · around 86 mm of rain in the month
Südtirol in brief
South Tyrol is the northernmost province of Italy and, together with the province of Trient, forms the autonomous region of Trentino-South Tyrol. Until the partition of Tyrol in 1918 the area belonged to the historic County of Tyrol, whose seat was Schloss Tirol near Meran; after the First World War it passed to Italy, and since 1972 a second Autonomy Statute has governed its extensive self-government. As of 31 December 2021, 532,616 people lived in the province, mostly German-speaking, alongside Italian- and Ladin-speaking communities; German and Italian are official languages, with Ladin added in the Ladin valleys. The landscape takes in 13 mountain groups of the Eastern Alps, with the Ortler as its highest peak, and parts of the Dolomites, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site since 2009.
When is Südtirol busy, when is it quiet?
Click a week. The panel on the right explains why it is busy or quiet.
Weather profile
Weather comfort is an absolute scale (0 = poor, 100 = ideal) and a second axis next to the season-relative crowd level.
JanuaryØ 42
FebruaryØ 48
MarchØ 31
AprilØ 19
MayØ 24
JuneØ 51
JulyØ 80
AugustØ 95
SeptemberØ 58
OctoberØ 36
NovemberØ 5
DecemberØ 37
Colour = season-relative crowd levelBar = weather comfort (Sun & warmth), absolute 0–100
Why this week?
May · Wk 22
Crowd level33/100 · fairly quiet
quietbusy
Weather comfort11/100 · Sun & warmth
-18 % versus the region's annual average.
- Contributing months
- May (60 %) · June (40 %)
- Overnight stays/week
- 570,542
- School-holiday pressure (source markets)
- 5 % of source markets on school holidays · -1 % crowding from holidays
- Main source markets
- Italy (57 %) · Germany (17 %) · France (4 %) · 87% of guests modelled
- Region range
- 168,015–1,393,038 (avg 698,511)
- Base years
- 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 (excluding 2020, 2021)
v1: Crowd-Score aus der Eurostat-Basisschicht (Übernachtungen), moduliert vom Schulferien-Druck der Quellmärkte, region-spezifisch gewichtet mit dem Quellland-Mix. Season-relativ zur Region. Event-Schichten folgen.
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The travel year in Südtirol, month by month
The year as a table to read and to cite: crowd level for every month, plus weather comfort and temperature from the climate normals.
| Month | Crowd level0–100, season-relative | Weather comfort0–100, profile “mild” | Avg temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42 | 3 | -5 °C |
| February | 48 | 5 | -2 °C |
| March | 31 | 10 | 1 °C |
| April | 19 | 19 | 5 °C |
| May | 24 | 32 | 9 °C |
| June | 51 | 55 | 15 °C |
| July | 80 | 62 | 16 °C |
| August | 95 | 62 | 16 °C |
| September | 58 | 45 | 11 °C |
| October | 36 | 26 | 6 °C |
| November | 5 | 9 | 0 °C |
| December | 37 | 4 | -4 °C |
The crowd level is season-relative: 100 is the annual peak of Südtirol itself, not the busiest destination in Europe. The figures say when it is quiet here — not where it is quieter than elsewhere.
Weather comfort 0–100 from the climate normals, profile “mild” – the same profile as the recommendation above, not the selection in the calendar. A “–” means the data for that month is missing.
Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026
The windows worth catching
Three windows from the model: first whether the weather suits the region, then how busy it gets.
September
Wk 36–38
A second option, also with usable weather: crowd level around 59, weather comfort near 48.
- Crowd level
- 56–63
- Comfort
- 43–52
August
Wk 32–34
The region's peak: crowd level around 98 out of 100. Only if the dates are fixed.
- Crowd level
- 96–100
- Comfort
- 61–64
Südtirol compared with Europe
How full the accommodation is here, measured against Europe – on the only measure on which two travel regions can be compared.
- Bed occupancy in Südtirol
- 37.3
- European median
- 23.1
per cent of bed places, annual mean
per cent of bed places, annual mean
Furthest from the median: January, at 3.0× the value. Closest to the median: May, at 1.0× the value.
Mean across 12 months, weighted by their weeks. This occupancy compares travel regions with one another. The crowding in the table above compares Südtirol with itself. The two measures are never combined.
Climate through the year
Average temperature with day/night range and precipitation across the twelve months.
- Avg temperature
- Day/night range
- Precipitation
| Month | Avg temperature (°C) | Day avg (°C) | Night avg (°C) | Precipitation (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -6 | -5 | -8 | 55 |
| Feb | -3 | -2 | -5 | 55 |
| Mar | -1 | 1 | -3 | 64 |
| Apr | 3 | 5 | 1 | 87 |
| May | 7 | 9 | 5 | 135 |
| Jun | 12 | 15 | 10 | 99 |
| Jul | 14 | 16 | 12 | 86 |
| Aug | 14 | 16 | 12 | 102 |
| Sep | 9 | 11 | 8 | 83 |
| Oct | 5 | 6 | 4 | 108 |
| Nov | -1 | 0 | -2 | 94 |
| Dec | -5 | -4 | -6 | 71 |
The band shows mean daytime to nighttime temperature. Precipitation shown as monthly total (mm). Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast.
How sunny?
How much sun a typical day delivers, month by month, expressed as hours of full midday sun.
Sunny
≈ 3.8 h of full midday sun per day, annual average
Jun
Sunniest month
| Month | ≈ h of full midday sun per day |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1.7 |
| Feb | 2.6 |
| Mar | 4.0 |
| Apr | 5.1 |
| May | 5.3 |
| Jun | 6.0 |
| Jul | 5.8 |
| Aug | 5.1 |
| Sep | 3.9 |
| Oct | 2.6 |
| Nov | 1.7 |
| Dec | 1.4 |
Basis: mean daily solar irradiance in kWh/m²/day; 1 kWh/m² is roughly one hour of full midday sun (1,000 W/m²). Not the same as measured sunshine duration. Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast.
Directly reachable from
Destination airports of Südtirol and every European departure airport with a direct connection to them.
Destination airports
Select a destination airport to see the direct departure airports.
“Directly reachable” means a direct connection exists according to our sources. We do not show a live timetable. Availability and flight days can vary by season and airline.
Ski areas in Südtirol
Mapped ski areas in this region with slope kilometres, lifts and elevation, plus the long-term snow average from our climate data.
- Ski areas
- 38
- Slopes in total
- 1,030 km
- Lifts
- 460
- Highest point
- 3,355 m
On a long-term average, March sees the most snow: 116 cm mean snow depth across the region. In 7 months of the year the regional average reaches at least 10 cm of snow depth.
| Ski area | Slopes | Lifts | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alta Badia | 252.77 km16.58 km cross-country | 143 | 1,258–2,526 m1,268 m vertical drop |
| Drei Zinnen - Tre Cime, Drei Zinnen, Tre Cime | 105.38 km175.27 km cross-country | 37 | 1,135–2,221 m1,086 m vertical drop |
| Kronplatz - Plan de Corones, Kronplatz, Plan de Corones | 76.19 km5.66 km cross-country | 26 | 925–2,273 m1,348 m vertical drop |
| Seiser Alm - Mont de Sëuc - Alpe di Siusi, Seiser Alm, Alpe di Siusi, Mont de Sëuc | 63.03 km62.21 km cross-country | 28 | 1,221–2,221 m999 m vertical drop |
| 3 Zinnen Dolomites (Dobbiaco - San Candido - Braies - Sesto - Alta Pusteria) | 61.66 km | 22 | 1,135–2,221 m1,086 m vertical drop |
| Klausberg Skiarena | 59.81 km | 20 | 938–2,473 m1,535 m vertical drop |
| Sulden | 33.19 km | 12 | 1,843–3,212 m1,369 m vertical drop |
| Schnalstal | 32.58 km | 11 | 2,005–3,200 m1,195 m vertical drop |
| Gitschberg Jochtal, Rio Pusteria | 32.11 km | 14 | 1,305–2,497 m1,192 m vertical drop |
| Speikboden | 29.87 km | 9 | 938–2,398 m1,460 m vertical drop |
| Schöneben - Belpiano, Schöneben | 27.38 km | 14 | 1,458–2,381 m923 m vertical drop |
| Carezza | 27.34 km | 15 | 1,183–2,322 m1,139 m vertical drop |
| Klausberg - Monte Chiusetta, Klausberg, Monte Chiusetta | 24.94 km | 9 | 1,035–2,473 m1,438 m vertical drop |
| Ratschings-Jaufen | 24.76 km | 12 | 1,290–2,142 m852 m vertical drop |
| Brixen Plose - Plose di Bressanone, Brixen Plose, Plose di Bressanone | 22.52 km | 8 | 1,038–2,502 m1,464 m vertical drop |
| Schwemmalm | 18.95 km | 7 | 1,512–2,625 m1,113 m vertical drop |
| Meran 2000 | 16.37 km | 13 | 1,617–2,295 m678 m vertical drop |
| Rosskopf | 14.57 km | 4 | 961–2,117 m1,156 m vertical drop |
| Reinswald | 14.22 km | 4 | 1,562–2,439 m877 m vertical drop |
| Passo Stelvio - Stilfserjoch | 14.18 km | 8 | 2,769–3,355 m587 m vertical drop |
| Rittner Horn - Corno del Renon | 12.36 km16.22 km cross-country | 4 | 1,533–2,259 m726 m vertical drop |
| Ladurns | 12.02 km | 3 | 1,138–2,022 m884 m vertical drop |
| Watles - Vatles, Watles, Vatles | 8.95 km | 4 | 1,725–2,495 m770 m vertical drop |
| Pfelders | 8.89 km | 4 | 1,600–2,500 m901 m vertical drop |
| San Vigilio | 6.25 km | 4 | 1,497–1,835 m338 m vertical drop |
and 13 more areas in this region
Slope, lift and elevation figures come from open mapping and are complete to varying degrees. “Not available” means not mapped, not “does not exist”. Opening hours and season are not included. Snow figures are long-term averages for the whole region, not snow depth on the mountain and not a forecast.
Südtirol in detail
Location and shape
South Tyrol, officially the Autonomous Province of Bozen-South Tyrol, is the northernmost province of Italy and covers 7,400.43 square kilometres across 116 municipalities. The province borders the Austrian state of Tyrol, in its North Tyrol and East Tyrol parts, to the north and east, and Salzburg along a short stretch, the Swiss canton of Graubünden to the west, the Lombard province of Sondrio to the southwest, Trentino to the south, and the province of Belluno, part of Veneto, to the southeast. Since the 1918 partition of Tyrol, the northern border has largely followed the main Alpine ridge. The nearest cities of over a million people are Munich, some 180 kilometres north of Bozen, and Milan, some 200 kilometres to the southwest.
From county to autonomous province
Until the partition of Tyrol in 1918, the area was part of the historic County of Tyrol; in 1363 Margarethe Maultasch, the heirless countess of Tyrol, handed the county to the Habsburgs, who ruled it almost without interruption until 1918. The county's name came from Schloss Tirol near Meran, built mainly in the eleventh to thirteenth centuries as the seat of the counts of Tyrol. The 1919 Treaty of Saint-Germain assigned the area to Italy; the fascist administration founded the mostly German-speaking province of Bozen in January 1927. A first Autonomy Statute for the region of Trentino-South Tyrol took effect in 1948; a second followed in 1972, granting the province of Bozen extensive self-government and, with it, the first official recognition of the name South Tyrol.
Language and population
532,616 people lived in South Tyrol as of 31 December 2021; the provincial capital and only large city is Bozen, with over 100,000 residents. By mother tongue, the 2024 population broke down into 57.6 percent German speakers, 22.6 percent Italian speakers, 3.7 percent Ladin speakers and 16.1 percent with another mother tongue. German, Italian and Ladin are official languages, though Ladin's official status applies only in the valleys with a Ladin-speaking majority; of the 116 municipalities, 102, mostly rural, have a majority German-speaking population. The Ladin-speaking group is concentrated in the South Tyrolean part of Ladinia, the Gadertal and Gröden valleys in the Dolomites, where eight municipalities have a Ladin majority.
Mountains, valleys and nature protection
South Tyrol shares in 13 mountain groups of the Eastern Alps; only the Sarntal Alps lie entirely within its borders. Its highest peak is the Ortler at 3,905 metres, the Schlern at 2,563 metres is considered the province's landmark, and the Drei Zinnen at 2,999 metres are a centre of alpine climbing; parts of the Dolomites were recognised by UNESCO as a World Natural Heritage Site in 2009. The three main valleys are the Etschtal, the Eisacktal and the Pustertal; the uppermost stretch of the Etschtal, from the Reschenpass to the Töll near Meran, is called the Vinschgau, and the Etsch itself drains 97 percent of the province. One national park and seven nature parks place close to a quarter of the province under special legal protection.
Landscape and sights
The glacier mummy Ötzi, from the fourth millennium BC, was found at the Tisenjoch; it is now on display at the Archaeology Museum in Bozen. The Kalterer See near Kaltern is considered the warmest lake for swimming in the Alps, and the Reschensee in the Vinschgau, at 523 hectares, is South Tyrol's largest standing body of water. The Bletterbach gorge in the municipality of Aldein is a 12-kilometre canyon, the earth pyramids of Ritten reach up to 30 metres and rank as the largest in Europe, and the Sextner Sonnenuhr in the Hochpustertal is said to be the world's largest stone mountain sundial. In the Vinschgau and around Meran, farmers, because the area has always been dry, built an irrigation system of ditches and wooden channels called Waale; their paths, called Waalwege, now serve as hiking trails.
Wine, fruit and cooking
The wine-growing area lies on the slopes of the Etschtal, mainly south of Bozen along the Weinstraße, and of the Eisacktal, at elevations of roughly 220 to 1,000 metres; in 2012 its vineyard area covered 5,360 hectares, one of the smallest wine regions in Italy. Among the white wines, Gewürztraminer, Ruländer and Weißburgunder are among the most important varieties, and among the reds, Blauburgunder, Lagrein and Vernatsch. Eleven apple varieties may be marketed under the protected name Südtiroler Apfel; in 2010 the growing area covered 18,540 hectares, and in 2011 more than half of Italy's apple production, and over 10 percent of the EU's, came from South Tyrol. In 2013 South Tyrol kept around 10,000 pigs, mostly for the production of Südtiroler Speck; traditional breads include Vinschgauer and Schüttelbrot, and dishes such as Knödel and Schlutzkrapfen are served, alongside South Tyrolean wine, as a Marende.
Frequently asked questions about the best time to visit Südtirol
Short answers on timing, weather and getting there, all from the data on this page.
When is the best time to visit Südtirol?
- The best time to visit Südtirol is May–June (Wk 22–24): it is the quietest stretch among the region's best weather weeks – crowd level around 44 out of 100, weather comfort about 49 out of 100.
When is Südtirol quietest?
- November (Wk 45–47) is the quietest time in Südtirol. Crowd levels there sit at 0 out of 100, the lowest across the year.
When is Südtirol busiest?
- Südtirol is busiest in August (Wk 32) with around 1,393,038 overnight stays in the peak week.
What is the weather like in Südtirol and when is it warmest?
- It is warmest in Südtirol in July with an average of 16 °C and around 86 mm of rain in the month.
When is there the most snow in Südtirol and when are ski conditions best?
- Südtirol has the most snow in March with an average of around 116 cm. Those are the most reliable weeks for winter sports.
When is Südtirol least busy while still having good snow?
- The best time for quiet winter sports in Südtirol is April: with still around 99 cm of snow, the crowd level of about 19 out of 100 is below peak season.
How do you get to Südtirol?
- Südtirol is reachable via the destination airport Bolzano (BZO) with direct flights.
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Sources and data vintages
Every provenance note on this page, collected in one place.
- Cover photo
- Photo by Michael Ende on Unsplash
- Crowding figures
- Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026. v1 approximation, calculated from Eurostat overnight stays. Day tourism and cruises (Venice, Dubrovnik …) are still missing, so we show these destinations as quieter than they are. The crowd score is a model-based forecast, not a measurement.
- Climate data
- Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2025.
- Reachability
Data sources: direct connections from Wikipedia (“Airlines and destinations”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, aggregated and modified by us), cross-checked with Eurostat, Destatis and the UK Civil Aviation Authority; airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain). The derived connection data is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Data as of: September 2026
- Ski areas
Data sources: ski areas from OpenSkiMap, based on OpenStreetMap, licensed under ODbL 1.0; snow depths from ERA5-Land (Copernicus Climate Change Service).
- Region text
- Text by HolidayHub, written from Wikivoyage „Südtirol“ (1785211) · Wikipedia „Südtirol“ (269840817) · Wikidata Q15124. Wikivoyage and Wikipedia are licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikidata CC0.
- Data basis
- All figures are approximations derived from open data (crowd level from Eurostat overnight stays, climate from Copernicus/ERA5-Land), not measurements.