Weißkamm · Tyrol · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Egg

3,219 mAustria / Italy borderSnow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec

Elevation3,219 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation0.6 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul8°average high

46.79° N, 10.78° EElevation 3,219 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit3,219 m
Mid-mountain2,280 m
Valley · Schnals1,343 m

Freezing level in October: 3,050 m

iThe mountain

Egg in brief

Egg rises to 3,219 m in the Weißkamm, Tyrol, Austria.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 8°, while nights fall below freezing in 9 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from May to October.

The summit lies on the border between Austria and Italy, so it appears in the mountain lists of both countries.

The nearest town is Schnals, 14 km to the SE at 1,343 m.

Facts

Elevation: 3,219 m · 10,561 ft
Range: Weißkamm
Region: Tyrol
Country: Austria
Coordinates: 46.7906, 10.7753
Nearest airport: Bolzano Airport (BZO) · 56 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 Egg by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Egg by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-8°	-8°	-5°	-2°	1°	6°	8°	8°	5°	2°	-3°	-7°
Average low	-21°	-14°	-12°	-8°	-4°	0°	2°	2°	-1°	-4°	-14°	-20°
Precipitation	78 mm	68 mm	86 mm	90 mm	148 mm	174 mm	211 mm	208 mm	134 mm	124 mm	115 mm	84 mm
Cloud cover	44%	45%	49%	49%	46%	43%	37%	39%	41%	43%	48%	47%
Daylight	8h 57	10h 19	11h 51	13h 34	15h 01	15h 50	15h 31	14h 15	12h 36	10h 57	9h 25	8h 34
Month score	31	33	26	25	18	20	22	21	20	20	19	28

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	1,000 m	1,500 m	1,900 m	2,450 m	3,050 m	3,650 m	4,050 m	4,050 m	3,550 m	3,050 m	1,950 m	1,150 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Egg in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Wildspitze	3,768 m	2,261 m	13 km NE	5°
Weißkugel	3,738 m	565 m	3.8 km W	5°
Hinterer Brochkogel	3,628 m	153 m	12 km NE	5°
Hintere Schwärze	3,624 m	854 m	11 km E	5°
Similaun	3,597 m	250 m	8.6 km E	5°
Vorderer Brochkogel	3,565 m	165 m	11 km NE	6°
Ötztaler Urkund	3,556 m	–	13 km NE	6°
Innerer Bärenbartkogel	3,553 m	–	4.6 km W	6°