Mürzsteg Alps · Lower Austria · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Donnerkogel

1,617 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Nov–Dec

Elevation1,617 mabove sea level

Prominence300 mindependent height

Isolation2.3 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul16°average high

47.77° N, 15.62° EElevation 1,617 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,617 m
Mid-mountain1,110 m
Valley · Schwarzau im Gebirge610 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Donnerkogel in brief

Donnerkogel rises to 1,617 m in the Mürzsteg Alps, Lower Austria, Austria. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 300 m.

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 November.

The nearest town is Schwarzau im Gebirge, 8.3 km to the NE at 610 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,617 m · 5,305 ft
Prominence: 300 m
Range: Mürzsteg Alps
Region: Lower Austria
Country: Austria
Coordinates: 47.7671, 15.6174
Nearest airport: Vienna International Airport (VIE) · 81 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 Donnerkogel by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Donnerkogel by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-1°	-1°	1°	6°	11°	15°	16°	16°	12°	8°	4°	0°
Average low	-7°	-7°	-4°	0°	4°	8°	9°	9°	5°	2°	-2°	-5°
Precipitation	94 mm	89 mm	127 mm	94 mm	147 mm	176 mm	181 mm	171 mm	142 mm	91 mm	105 mm	104 mm
Cloud cover	53%	54%	56%	48%	46%	45%	40%	40%	46%	48%	57%	57%
Daylight	8h 50	10h 15	11h 50	13h 37	15h 08	15h 59	15h 38	14h 19	12h 37	10h 55	9h 19	8h 26
Month score	23	24	14	25	24	43	54	54	26	25	18	18

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	1,000 m	1,000 m	1,350 m	2,100 m	2,800 m	3,350 m	3,600 m	3,600 m	2,900 m	2,450 m	1,750 m	1,150 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

Donnerkogel in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Klosterwappen	2,076 m	–	14 km E	13°
Kaiserstein, Puchberg am Schneeberg	2,061 m	–	14 km E	13°
Heukuppe	2,007 m	980 m	10 km SE	14°
Hohe Veitsch	1,981 m	728 m	21 km SW	14°
Dreimarkstein, Styria	1,948 m	170 m	9.8 km SE	14°
Scheibwaldhöhe	1,943 m	–	9.7 km SE	13°
Windberg, Neuberg an der Mürz	1,903 m	680 m	7.3 km S	14°
Schneealpe	1,903 m	693 m	7.3 km S	14°