Villgraten Mountains · Tyrol · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Bockstein

2,805 mSnow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec

Elevation2,805 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation3.5 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul10°average high

46.85° N, 12.54° EElevation 2,805 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit2,805 m
Mid-mountain2,060 m
Valley · Hopfgarten in Defereggen1,318 m

Freezing level in October: 2,700 m

iThe mountain

Bockstein in brief

Bockstein rises to 2,805 m in the Villgraten Mountains, Tyrol, Austria.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 10°, while nights fall below freezing in 9 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from May to October.

The nearest town is Hopfgarten in Defereggen, 7.3 km to the N at 1,318 m.

Facts

Elevation: 2,805 m · 9,203 ft
Range: Villgraten Mountains
Region: Tyrol
Country: Austria
Coordinates: 46.8534, 12.5353
Nearest airport: Innsbruck Airport (INN) · 101 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 Bockstein by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Bockstein by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-8°	-7°	-4°	-1°	3°	8°	10°	10°	6°	2°	-2°	-7°
Average low	-17°	-15°	-10°	-7°	-3°	1°	3°	3°	0°	-4°	-9°	-17°
Precipitation	75 mm	73 mm	102 mm	126 mm	177 mm	209 mm	257 mm	226 mm	171 mm	179 mm	152 mm	109 mm
Cloud cover	45%	48%	52%	52%	49%	47%	40%	42%	45%	47%	52%	51%
Daylight	8h 56	10h 19	11h 51	13h 34	15h 02	15h 51	15h 31	14h 15	12h 36	10h 57	9h 24	8h 34
Month score	31	30	21	16	17	18	21	20	19	18	16	19

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–May · Oct–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	900 m	1,150 m	1,700 m	2,150 m	2,850 m	3,450 m	3,800 m	3,800 m	3,200 m	2,700 m	1,900 m	950 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Bockstein in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Hoher Eichham	3,371 m	–	24 km NW	6°
Großer Hexenkopf	3,314 m	–	25 km NW	6°
Petzeck	3,283 m	799 m	23 km NE	6°
Roter Knopf	3,281 m	549 m	21 km NE	6°
Großer Hornkopf	3,251 m	–	22 km NE	6°
Niederer Eichham	3,247 m	37 m	24 km NW	5°
Hochschober	3,242 m	–	16 km NE	6°
Großer Muntanitz	3,232 m	717 m	25 km N	5°