Totes Gebirge · Styria · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Backenstein

1,772 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Nov–Dec

Elevation1,772 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation1.5 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul16°average high

47.65° N, 13.87° EElevation 1,772 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,772 m
Mid-mountain1,240 m
Valley · Grundlsee705 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Backenstein in brief

Backenstein rises to 1,772 m in the Totes Gebirge, Styria, Austria.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 16°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from March to December.

The nearest town is Grundlsee, 5.7 km to the SW at 705 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,772 m · 5,814 ft
Range: Totes Gebirge
Region: Styria
Country: Austria
Coordinates: 47.6549, 13.8679
Nearest airport: Salzburg Airport (SZG) · 66 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 Backenstein by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Backenstein by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-1°	-1°	2°	6°	10°	14°	16°	16°	12°	9°	4°	0°
Average low	-7°	-7°	-4°	-1°	3°	7°	9°	9°	5°	2°	-2°	-6°
Precipitation	173 mm	147 mm	204 mm	157 mm	201 mm	277 mm	326 mm	284 mm	221 mm	154 mm	174 mm	185 mm
Cloud cover	52%	54%	58%	51%	49%	50%	44%	45%	50%	49%	57%	56%
Daylight	8h 51	10h 16	11h 50	13h 37	15h 07	15h 58	15h 37	14h 19	12h 37	10h 55	9h 20	8h 27
Month score	16	15	13	16	19	38	50	48	26	17	14	14

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–Mar · Nov–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	1,200 m	1,200 m	1,600 m	2,150 m	2,850 m	3,400 m	3,650 m	3,650 m	3,100 m	2,600 m	1,850 m	1,300 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Backenstein in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Großer Priel	2,515 m	1,700 m	16 km NE	12°
Niederer Gjaidstein	2,482 m	–	25 km SW	11°
Spitzmauer	2,446 m	–	15 km E	12°
Vorderer Gjaidstein	2,414 m	–	24 km SW	12°
Schermberg	2,396 m	–	14 km NE	12°
Großer Hochkasten	2,389 m	330 m	14 km E	11°
Feuertalberg	2,376 m	260 m	12 km E	11°
Kleiner Hochkasten	2,352 m	150 m	14 km E	12°