Bressanone in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Bressanone sees average daytime highs around -1°C and overnight lows near -10°C, with 138 mm of precipitation over about 25 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around -1°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Bressanone's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Bressanone's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
-1°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
-10°C
Precipitation
138 mm
25 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Bressanone in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around -1°C.

A typical winter day in Bressanone reaches about -1°C and drops to -10°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

-20°-10°10°DecJanFeb

How winter really feels in Bressanone

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
50 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Bressanone weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -11°418.19.38.80.0
Feb / -9°388.19.2100.0
Mar / -5°559.59.311.60.0
Apr / -2°76138.113.31.1
May13° / 9917.32.914.83.0
Jun17° / 10516.70.715.64.7
Jul19° / 9414.90.215.35.6
Aug19° / 9314.20.3145.6
Sep15° / 7310.31.312.44.3
Oct10° / 879.93.810.62.1
Nov / -4°8910.38.39.20.1
Dec-1° / -10°5999.88.40.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Bressanone gets around 138 mm of rain and snow over 25 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

0%10%20%30%40%50%DecJanFeb

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

0%25%50%75%100%DecJanFeb

Wind in Winter

Winds average 5 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 36 min in early December to 10 h 42 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Bressanone?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bressanone.

What to pack for Bressanone in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Bressanone sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -10°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Bressanone in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bressanone peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Bressanone in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bressanone is worst in January — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (September, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJan 1718 µg/m³Sep 1911 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov12Good
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bressanone?

Bressanone sits at 46.7°N, 11.7°E, 559 m above sea level, in Italy. The nearest listed city is Bolzano, 35 km away.

Hötting

Topography around Bressanone

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bressanone.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bressanone has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,032 m around an average of 840 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,477 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,527 m.

The land around Bressanone is covered by trees (61%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,032 m
16 km
2,477 m
80 km
3,527 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
Winter weather nearby: Bolzano 35 km · Merano 38 km · Eppan 42 km · Igls 60 km · Wilten 64 km · Pradl 64 km · Innsbruck 64 km · Hötting 65 km

Italy travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / L
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 69% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$43,309
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
97%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.6
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 513
Religion
Christian 81%unaffiliated 13%Muslim 5%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bressanone (46.715°, 11.656°, elevation 559 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.