When to change to winter tyres in Bregenz

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In Bregenz the 7 °C line is usually crossed around 4 November, which puts the typical tyre change in the second half of October or early November.

Typical best window

14 November – 21 November

For an experienced driver on city roads, from climate averages. Novice drivers: 3 November – 10 November.

Average 7 °C rule date
4 November
Average first frost
25 November
Frost days in November (average)
3

November brings on average 3 frost days, with the first frost typically around 25 November.

The date is fairly stable: over the last 10 autumns it fell between 26 October and 13 November.

7 °C rule date in recent seasons

7 °C rule date in recent seasons
2016/17 7 Nov 2017/18 13 Nov 2018/19 8 Nov 2019/20 1 Nov 2020/21 3 Nov 2021/22 2 Nov 2022/23 29 Oct 2023/24 5 Nov 2024/25 7 Nov 2025/26 26 Oct
Season 7 °C rule First frost Frost days in Nov.
2016/17 7 Nov 30 Nov 1
2017/18 13 Nov 11 Dec 0
2018/19 8 Nov 15 Nov 6
2019/20 1 Nov 4 Dec 0
2020/21 3 Nov 13 Nov 4
2021/22 2 Nov 18 Nov 1
2022/23 29 Oct 5 Dec 0
2023/24 5 Nov 25 Nov 1
2024/25 7 Nov 4 Dec 0
2025/26 26 Oct 5 Nov 13

Source: SAMPLE — synthetic placeholder, NOT real data. Replace with Copernicus ERA5 via `pnpm climate:build`.. Grid cell 48.00,10.00.

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Winter tyres are required in wintry conditions between 1 November and 15 April. Austria requires winter tyres from 1 November to 15 April whenever there are wintry road conditions (snow, slush or ice). Chains can replace them on snow-covered roads.

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