Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Sankt Jakob Austria

In Sankt Jakob, the summers are comfortable and wet, the winters are freezing and snowy, and it is partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 21°F to 77°F and is rarely below 10°F or above 87°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Sankt Jakob for warm-weather activities is from late June to late August.

The warm season lasts for 3.5 months, from May 25 to September 10, with an average daily high temperature above 68°F. The hottest month of the year in Sankt Jakob is July, with an average high of 76°F and low of 56°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.2 months, from November 19 to February 25, with an average daily high temperature below 42°F. The coldest month of the year in Sankt Jakob is January, with an average low of 21°F and high of 34°F.

In Sankt Jakob, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Sankt Jakob begins around June 15 and lasts for 3.2 months, ending around September 21.

The clearest month of the year in Sankt Jakob is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 62% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 21 and lasts for 8.8 months, ending around June 15.

The cloudiest month of the year in Sankt Jakob is November, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 61% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Sankt Jakob varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 5.8 months, from April 16 to October 10, with a greater than 28% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Sankt Jakob is June, with an average of 12.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.2 months, from October 10 to April 16. The month with the fewest wet days in Sankt Jakob is January, with an average of 4.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Sankt Jakob is June, with an average of 12.2 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 42% on June 12.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Sankt Jakob experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Sankt Jakob. The month with the most rain in Sankt Jakob is September, with an average rainfall of 3.9 inches.

The month with the least rain in Sankt Jakob is January, with an average rainfall of 0.8 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Sankt Jakob experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 5.0 months, from October 30 to March 29, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow in Sankt Jakob is December, with an average snowfall of 5.1 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 7.0 months, from March 29 to October 30. The least snow falls around July 26, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Sankt Jakob varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 8 hours, 34 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 15 hours, 50 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:10 AM on June 15, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 38 minutes later at 7:47 AM on January 2. The earliest sunset is at 4:16 PM on December 10, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 45 minutes later at 9:01 PM on June 26.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Sankt Jakob during 2024, starting in the spring on March 31, lasting 6.9 months, and ending in the fall on October 27.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Sankt Jakob, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 1% of 1% throughout.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Sankt Jakob experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.4 months, from November 14 to May 27, with average wind speeds of more than 3.7 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Sankt Jakob is February, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.3 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.6 months, from May 27 to November 14. The calmest month of the year in Sankt Jakob is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.2 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Sankt Jakob varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 2.6 months, from April 22 to July 9; for 1.4 weeks, from August 8 to August 18; and for 4.0 weeks, from September 18 to October 16, with a peak percentage of 35% on May 27. The wind is most often from the north for 4.3 weeks, from July 9 to August 8; for 1.0 months, from August 18 to September 18; for 2.9 weeks, from October 16 to November 5; and for 5.3 months, from November 12 to April 22, with a peak percentage of 32% on July 24. The wind is most often from the west for 1.0 weeks, from November 5 to November 12, with a peak percentage of 31% on November 11.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Sankt Jakob throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Sankt Jakob for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to late August, with a peak score in the first week of August.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Sankt Jakob for hot-weather activities is from early July to mid August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Sankt Jakob typically lasts for 6.2 months (189 days), from around April 16 to around October 21, rarely starting before March 27 or after May 5, and rarely ending before October 2 or after November 10.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Sankt Jakob should appear around April 25, only rarely appearing before April 12 or after May 9.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from May 1 to August 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.4 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Sankt Jakob is June, with an average of 6.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from October 27 to February 10, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.3 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Sankt Jakob is December, with an average of 1.3 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Sankt Jakob are 46.548 deg latitude, 14.057 deg longitude, and 1,608 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Sankt Jakob contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,240 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,769 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (5,840 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (10,830 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Sankt Jakob is covered by cropland (41%), trees (32%), and artificial surfaces (16%), within 10 miles by trees (63%) and cropland (15%), and within 50 miles by trees (64%) and cropland (13%).