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Hochkönig snow history
Hochkönig averages about 461 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~1,890 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2018–19 (658 cm); the leanest was 2022–23 (377 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
377 cm
2021–22
413 cm
2020–21
448 cm
2019–20
409 cm
2018–19
658 cm
2017–18
458 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 377 cm | 82% |
| 2021–22 | 413 cm | 90% |
| 2020–21 | 448 cm | 97% |
| 2019–20 | 409 cm | 89% |
| 2018–19 | 658 cm | 143% |
| 2017–18 | 458 cm | 99% |
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.