German Alps & Uplands · snow history
Willingen snow history
Willingen averages about 126 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~838 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (165 cm); the leanest was 2019–20 (89 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
104 cm
2021–22
140 cm
2020–21
141 cm
2019–20
89 cm
2018–19
116 cm
2017–18
165 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 104 cm | 83% |
| 2021–22 | 140 cm | 111% |
| 2020–21 | 141 cm | 112% |
| 2019–20 | 89 cm | 71% |
| 2018–19 | 116 cm | 92% |
| 2017–18 | 165 cm | 131% |
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.