Lake Achensee vs Lake Braies
Lake Achensee is the warmer swim right now at about 16°C. They are roughly 88 km apart in Austria and Italy.
Lake Achensee
Tyrol
mild · modelled estimate
- October average
- 16.0°C
- Warmest month
- August · 20.0°C
- Coldest month
- 4.0°C
- Swim season
- July–September
Lake Achensee in Tyrol, Austria is swimmable in high summer, brisk either side of it, and drops close to single digits in winter.
Lake Braies
South Tyrol
cool · modelled estimate
- October average
- 11.3°C
- Warmest month
- August · 14.0°C
- Coldest month
- 3.0°C
- Swim season
- no month averages above 18°C — a wetsuit lake year-round
Lake Braies in South Tyrol, Italy stays cold all year; expect a wetsuit or a very quick dip, and drops close to single digits in winter.
Month by month
| Lake | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Achensee | 5.1°C | 4.0°C | 5.1°C | 8.0°C | 12.0°C | 16.0°C | 18.9°C | 20.0°C | 18.9°C | 16.0°C | 12.0°C | 8.0°C |
| Lake Braies | 3.7°C | 3.0°C | 3.7°C | 5.8°C | 8.5°C | 11.3°C | 13.3°C | 14.0°C | 13.3°C | 11.3°C | 8.5°C | 5.8°C |
Monthly values are modelled from each lake's long-term winter and summer envelope, then refined with today's forecast air temperature for the headline reading.
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