Dobratsch · Carinthia · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Ganges

1,732 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Dec

Elevation1,732 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation1.4 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul18°average high

46.60° N, 13.65° EElevation 1,732 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,732 m
Mid-mountain1,320 m
Valley · Bad Bleiberg914 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Ganges in brief

Ganges rises to 1,732 m in the Dobratsch, Carinthia, Austria.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 18°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from March to December.

The nearest town is Bad Bleiberg, 3.4 km to the NE at 914 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,732 m · 5,682 ft
Range: Dobratsch
Region: Carinthia
Country: Austria
Coordinates: 46.6017, 13.6528
Nearest airport: Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) · 53 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 Ganges by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Ganges by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	0°	0°	3°	7°	12°	16°	18°	18°	13°	9°	4°	0°
Average low	-6°	-6°	-3°	0°	4°	8°	10°	10°	6°	3°	-1°	-6°
Precipitation	53 mm	51 mm	80 mm	101 mm	134 mm	151 mm	162 mm	169 mm	151 mm	156 mm	142 mm	101 mm
Cloud cover	41%	41%	47%	48%	44%	38%	31%	33%	39%	49%	49%	45%
Daylight	8h 58	10h 20	11h 51	13h 33	15h 00	15h 49	15h 29	14h 14	12h 36	10h 58	9h 26	8h 36
Month score	39	39	29	23	30	53	66	64	36	17	17	24

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 · Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	1,200 m	1,250 m	1,700 m	2,250 m	3,000 m	3,600 m	3,850 m	3,850 m	3,200 m	2,600 m	1,900 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	above 0 °C	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Ganges in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Jôf di Montasio	2,754 m	1,598 m	25 km SW	11°
Škrlatica	2,740 m	982 m	23 km SE	10°
Mangart	2,678 m	1,066 m	18 km S	11°
Jôf Fuart	2,666 m	–	23 km SW	10°
Visoki Rokav	2,646 m	66 m	23 km SE	10°
Jalovec	2,645 m	511 m	20 km S	10°
Velika Ponca	2,602 m	–	22 km SE	12°
Razor	2,601 m	332 m	24 km SE	11°