German Alps & Uplands · snow history
Oberwiesenthal snow history
Oberwiesenthal averages about 159 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~1,211 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2018–19 (225 cm); the leanest was 2019–20 (111 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
113 cm
2021–22
172 cm
2020–21
164 cm
2019–20
111 cm
2018–19
225 cm
2017–18
171 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 113 cm | 71% |
| 2021–22 | 172 cm | 108% |
| 2020–21 | 164 cm | 103% |
| 2019–20 | 111 cm | 70% |
| 2018–19 | 225 cm | 142% |
| 2017–18 | 171 cm | 108% |
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.