Hochschwab Mountains · Styria · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Floning

1,583 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Nov–Dec

Elevation1,583 mabove sea level

Prominence576 mindependent height

Isolation11 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul17°average high

47.49° N, 15.20° EElevation 1,583 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,583 m
Mid-mountain1,140 m
Valley · Etmißl706 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Floning in brief

Floning rises to 1,583 m in the Hochschwab Mountains, Styria, Austria. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 576 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 17°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from March to November.

The nearest town is Etmißl, 3.7 km to the NW at 706 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,583 m · 5,194 ft
Prominence: 576 m
Range: Hochschwab Mountains
Region: Styria
Country: Austria
Coordinates: 47.4878, 15.2022
Nearest airport: Graz Airport (GRZ) · 58 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 Floning by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Floning by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-2°	-1°	2°	7°	12°	16°	17°	17°	12°	8°	3°	-1°
Average low	-7°	-7°	-4°	0°	4°	8°	9°	9°	5°	2°	-2°	-6°
Precipitation	73 mm	66 mm	90 mm	81 mm	129 mm	163 mm	176 mm	173 mm	128 mm	89 mm	85 mm	80 mm
Cloud cover	52%	54%	55%	48%	45%	43%	38%	39%	46%	51%	58%	57%
Daylight	8h 52	10h 16	11h 51	13h 36	15h 06	15h 56	15h 36	14h 18	12h 37	10h 56	9h 21	8h 28
Month score	29	30	23	28	28	48	61	59	29	25	23	25

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	900 m	950 m	1,400 m	2,100 m	2,800 m	3,350 m	3,650 m	3,600 m	2,900 m	2,350 m	1,650 m	1,050 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

Floning in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Hochschwab	2,277 m	1,420 m	15 km N	12°
Zagelkogel	2,255 m	110 m	15 km NW	12°
G'hacktkogel	2,214 m	–	16 km N	13°
Gößeck	2,214 m	833 m	23 km W	13°
Hochwart, Wildalpen	2,210 m	–	16 km NW	12°
G'hacktstein	2,189 m	–	15 km N	12°
Eisenerzer Reichenstein	2,165 m	660 m	20 km W	14°
Stangenwand	2,157 m	–	15 km NW	14°