Hochschwab Mountains · Styria · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Geiger

1,723 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Nov–Dec

Elevation1,723 mabove sea level

Prominence170 mindependent height

Isolation3.1 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul18°average high

47.63° N, 14.91° EElevation 1,723 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,723 m
Mid-mountain1,270 m
Valley · Wildalpen818 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Geiger in brief

Geiger rises to 1,723 m in the Hochschwab Mountains, Styria, Austria. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 170 m.

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 November.

The nearest town is Wildalpen, 6.0 km to the NE at 818 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,723 m · 5,653 ft
Prominence: 170 m
Range: Hochschwab Mountains
Region: Styria
Country: Austria
Coordinates: 47.6269, 14.9117
Nearest airport: Graz Airport (GRZ) · 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 Geiger by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Geiger by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-1°	-1°	3°	8°	12°	16°	18°	18°	13°	9°	4°	0°
Average low	-7°	-6°	-4°	0°	4°	8°	9°	10°	6°	2°	-2°	-6°
Precipitation	140 mm	119 mm	153 mm	122 mm	171 mm	224 mm	237 mm	223 mm	181 mm	123 mm	140 mm	142 mm
Cloud cover	49%	51%	53%	47%	44%	45%	40%	41%	46%	46%	53%	53%
Daylight	8h 51	10h 16	11h 50	13h 37	15h 07	15h 58	15h 37	14h 19	12h 37	10h 55	9h 20	8h 27
Month score	17	17	15	18	32	51	63	60	33	18	15	15

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	1,100 m	1,200 m	1,650 m	2,300 m	3,000 m	3,550 m	3,850 m	3,800 m	3,150 m	2,600 m	1,850 m	1,250 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

Geiger in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Hochtor	2,369 m	1,520 m	22 km W	13°
Großer Ödstein	2,335 m	–	24 km W	13°
Hochschwab	2,277 m	1,420 m	17 km E	12°
Zagelkogel	2,255 m	110 m	16 km E	12°
Großer Buchstein	2,224 m	–	24 km W	13°
Lugauer	2,217 m	–	16 km SW	13°
G'hacktkogel	2,214 m	–	17 km E	13°
Gößeck	2,214 m	833 m	20 km S	13°