Glockner Group · Tyrol · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Glocknerwand

3,721 mSnow likely Jan–Dec

Elevation3,721 mabove sea level

Prominence128 mindependent height

Isolation–to a higher summit

Summit, Jul5°average high

47.08° N, 12.69° EElevation 3,721 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time

From the valley to the top

Summit3,721 m
Mid-mountain2,520 m
Valley · Kals am Großglockner1,325 m

Freezing level in October: 2,550 m

iThe mountain

Glocknerwand in brief

Glocknerwand rises to 3,721 m in the Glockner Group, Tyrol, Austria. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 128 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 5°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Daytime highs climb above zero from June to September.

The nearest town in the atlas is Kals am Großglockner, 9.2 km to the S at 1,325 m.

Facts

Elevation: 3,721 m · 12,208 ft
Prominence: 128 m
Range: Glockner Group
Region: Tyrol
Country: Austria
Coordinates: 47.0797, 12.6864
Nearest airport: Salzburg Airport (SZG) · 83 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 Glocknerwand by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Glocknerwand by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-15°	-14°	-10°	-7°	-2°	2°	5°	5°	1°	-3°	-10°	-15°
Average low	-23°	-22°	-18°	-15°	-10°	-7°	-4°	-4°	-8°	-12°	-18°	-22°
Precipitation	118 mm	112 mm	144 mm	147 mm	203 mm	262 mm	312 mm	281 mm	198 mm	170 mm	154 mm	148 mm
Cloud cover	48%	50%	55%	54%	50%	50%	44%	44%	46%	45%	52%	52%
Daylight	8h 55	10h 18	11h 51	13h 35	15h 03	15h 53	15h 33	14h 16	12h 37	10h 57	9h 23	8h 32
Month score	18	19	15	15	17	17	19	19	18	19	16	16

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–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	800 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,050 m	2,750 m	3,350 m	3,750 m	3,750 m	3,150 m	2,550 m	1,550 m	850 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Glocknerwand in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Grossglockner	3,798 m	2,428 m	0.8 km SE	6°
Kleinglockner	3,770 m	14 m	1.0 km SE	6°
Pöschlturm	3,722 m	–	under 100 m S	5°
Hofmannspitze	3,711 m	–	under 100 m SE	5°
Teufelshorn	3,677 m	–	0.5 km SE	5°
Großes Wiesbachhorn	3,564 m	450 m	10 km NE	6°
Rainerhorn	3,559 m	120 m	25 km W	5°
Teufelskamp	3,511 m	–	1.0 km NW	5°