German Alps & Uplands · snow history
Großer Arber snow history
Großer Arber averages about 248 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~1,437 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (345 cm); the leanest was 2022–23 (168 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
168 cm
2021–22
266 cm
2020–21
182 cm
2019–20
191 cm
2018–19
334 cm
2017–18
345 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 168 cm | 68% |
| 2021–22 | 266 cm | 107% |
| 2020–21 | 182 cm | 73% |
| 2019–20 | 191 cm | 77% |
| 2018–19 | 334 cm | 135% |
| 2017–18 | 345 cm | 139% |
Totals are modelled snowfall from the ECMWF IFS analysis archive (via Open-Meteo), downscaled to the upper mountain, summed 1 October – 31 May. Modelled snowfall is not measured snow depth: wind, settling and melt mean the snowpack is always much less than the sum of the snowfall.