Wölzer Tauern · Styria · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Alker

2,202 mSnow likely Jan–Apr · Nov–Dec

Elevation2,202 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation1.7 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul13°average high

47.30° N, 14.16° EElevation 2,202 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit2,202 m
Mid-mountain1,590 m
Valley · Winklern bei Oberwölz977 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Alker in brief

Alker rises to 2,202 m in the Wölzer Tauern, Styria, Austria.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 13°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from April to November.

The nearest town is Winklern bei Oberwölz, 13 km to the SE at 977 m.

Facts

Elevation: 2,202 m · 7,224 ft
Range: Wölzer Tauern
Region: Styria
Country: Austria
Coordinates: 47.3048, 14.1576
Nearest airport: Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) · 75 km

iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Alker by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Alker by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-3°	-3°	0°	3°	8°	11°	13°	13°	9°	6°	1°	-2°
Average low	-10°	-9°	-7°	-3°	2°	5°	6°	7°	3°	0°	-5°	-11°
Precipitation	81 mm	72 mm	99 mm	93 mm	158 mm	218 mm	257 mm	236 mm	157 mm	127 mm	110 mm	92 mm
Cloud cover	51%	53%	57%	53%	49%	48%	43%	43%	49%	51%	58%	57%
Daylight	8h 53	10h 17	11h 51	13h 36	15h 05	15h 55	15h 35	14h 17	12h 37	10h 56	9h 22	8h 30
Month score	27	29	20	23	17	25	37	37	17	16	16	21

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Snow likely Jan–Apr · Nov–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	1,250 m	1,250 m	1,650 m	2,150 m	2,900 m	3,450 m	3,700 m	3,750 m	3,150 m	2,650 m	1,850 m	1,150 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Alker in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Hochwildstelle	2,747 m	486 m	25 km W	11°
Roteck	2,742 m	–	25 km W	10°
Preber	2,740 m	262 m	24 km SW	10°
Großer Knallstein	2,599 m	554 m	14 km W	11°
Rupprechtseck	2,591 m	–	14 km SW	11°
Hohes Schareck	2,575 m	–	24 km W	11°
Predigtstuhl, Krakauschatten	2,543 m	–	19 km W	11°
Schöneck, Salzburg	2,541 m	190 m	24 km W	11°