Sibillini Mountains snow today
In the Sibillini Mountains, snow falls mainly from November to April, peaking between January and February. Elevation and the exposure of the slopes count for more than the calendar. November brings the first snow at altitude. In November 2024 the first snowfall of the season whitened Pintura di Bolognola, Sassotetto, Frontignano and Monte Prata from about 1,200 m up. Monte Vettore, the highest peak of the massif at 2,476 m, can be covered with snow even in spring. This happens, for example, when winter returns in April, and Castelluccio di Norcia turns white too.
Sibillini Mountains snow today: forecast for the coming days
To know whether it will snow in the coming days, look at the forecast snow line, not just the valley-floor temperature. The valley floor is on average 2-4 °C warmer than the summits. The same weather front can therefore bring rain down low and snow up high. One example is April 2024: rain in the valley and snow above 1,200 m, with -6 °C in Castelluccio during the night.
For local forecasts there are the pages for Castelluccio di Norcia weather, Forca Canapine weather (high altitude) and Foce di Montemonaco weather (high altitude). Webcams and a general overview are on Sibillini Mountains Weather.
Monti Sibillini snow: the climate month by month
Snowfall is concentrated between November and April, peaking in January and February. The number of snow days varies greatly with elevation. How long snow stays on the ground also depends on elevation: on plateaus such as the one at Castelluccio, the snowpack can last a long time.
Annual precipitation ranges from 800 to 1,400 mm. The rainiest months are November-December and April, the summer months the driest. The cold depends on elevation:
- above 600 m, average lows drop below freezing in January and February;
- above 1,000 m this also happens in December and March;
- above 2,000 m it happens throughout the six months from November to April.
In the coldest months, night frosts can be severe.
Sibillini National Park snow: snow and conditions
In winter the Sibillini become a high-mountain environment and call for mountaineering skills. Even in spring, leftover snow is common until June on high routes. For climbing Monte Vettore from Forca di Presta, crampons or at least trekking poles are useful.
The avalanche danger should be checked before every outing. The Meteomont bulletin of the Carabinieri is issued daily and uses a scale from 1 to 5. In the Sibillini, level 3 (considerable) has already been reached, with releases possible even with a light additional load on steep slopes. In April 2026 a medium-to-large avalanche broke off the north face of Monte Rotondo, after a rapid rise in temperature, without causing damage. In the same circumstances, north-facing slopes were advised against. Anyone going off-piste should carry an avalanche transceiver (artva), shovel and probe. All the details are in the Sibillini avalanche bulletin (bollettino valanghe).
Snow can also complicate road travel. In early April 2026 a blizzard closed four provincial roads around Bolognola. For the ski area there is the Bolognola weather page.