Nordkette · Tyrol · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Höchenberg

1,943 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Nov–Dec

Elevation1,943 mabove sea level

Prominence260 mindependent height

Isolation2.4 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul16°average high

47.28° N, 11.30° EElevation 1,943 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,943 m
Mid-mountain1,270 m
Valley · Völs605 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Höchenberg in brief

Höchenberg rises to 1,943 m in the Nordkette, Tyrol, Austria. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 260 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 16°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from March to November.

The nearest town is Völs, 4.2 km to the SE at 605 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,943 m · 6,375 ft
Prominence: 260 m
Range: Nordkette
Region: Tyrol
Country: Austria
Coordinates: 47.2814, 11.3022
Nearest airport: Innsbruck Airport (INN) · 3.9 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 Höchenberg by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Höchenberg by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-1°	0°	3°	6°	11°	14°	16°	16°	12°	9°	3°	0°
Average low	-10°	-8°	-5°	-2°	2°	6°	7°	8°	4°	1°	-4°	-9°
Precipitation	64 mm	58 mm	84 mm	77 mm	116 mm	154 mm	177 mm	166 mm	107 mm	81 mm	84 mm	77 mm
Cloud cover	41%	44%	47%	46%	45%	43%	37%	40%	43%	43%	47%	45%
Daylight	8h 53	10h 17	11h 51	13h 36	15h 05	15h 55	15h 34	14h 17	12h 37	10h 56	9h 22	8h 30
Month score	36	36	28	30	24	42	54	52	33	30	28	31

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	1,300 m	1,750 m	2,250 m	2,950 m	3,450 m	3,750 m	3,750 m	3,150 m	2,700 m	1,900 m	1,200 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

Höchenberg in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Grubenwand	3,175 m	218 m	25 km SW	8°
Hohe Villerspitze	3,087 m	–	22 km SW	9°
Zwieselbacher Rosskogel	3,081 m	–	23 km SW	8°
Lüsener Villerspitze	3,027 m	–	21 km SW	8°
Sulzkogel, Tyrol	3,016 m	–	25 km SW	8°
Zischgeles	3,004 m	–	23 km SW	8°
Schöntalspitze	3,002 m	–	24 km SW	9°
Rinnenspitze	3,000 m	–	25 km SW	9°