Wechsel · Lower Austria · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Kampstein

1,467 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Dec

Elevation1,467 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation4.9 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul17°average high

47.56° N, 15.99° EElevation 1,467 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,467 m
Mid-mountain1,170 m
Valley · Sankt Corona am Wechsel866 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Kampstein in brief

Kampstein rises to 1,467 m in the Wechsel, Lower Austria, Austria.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 17°, while nights fall below freezing in 5 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from March to December.

The nearest town is Sankt Corona am Wechsel, 2.6 km to the N at 866 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,467 m · 4,813 ft
Range: Wechsel
Region: Lower Austria
Country: Austria
Coordinates: 47.5614, 15.9872
Nearest airport: Vienna International Airport (VIE) · 75 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 Kampstein by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Kampstein by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	0°	0°	3°	7°	12°	15°	17°	17°	12°	9°	4°	1°
Average low	-6°	-6°	-4°	0°	4°	8°	10°	10°	6°	3°	-1°	-4°
Precipitation	43 mm	44 mm	68 mm	62 mm	124 mm	150 mm	134 mm	139 mm	105 mm	76 mm	67 mm	58 mm
Cloud cover	46%	49%	51%	45%	42%	41%	35%	35%	40%	44%	50%	50%
Daylight	8h 51	10h 16	11h 51	13h 36	15h 06	15h 57	15h 37	14h 18	12h 37	10h 55	9h 20	8h 28
Month score	40	38	31	35	29	49	61	60	36	31	31	34

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	1,000 m	1,000 m	1,350 m	2,050 m	2,700 m	3,250 m	3,500 m	3,500 m	2,850 m	2,350 m	1,700 m	1,150 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

Kampstein in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Preiner Wand	1,783 m	–	24 km NW	15°
Stuhleck	1,782 m	798 m	15 km W	15°
Hochwechsel	1,743 m	445 m	6.5 km SW	15°
Jakobskogel	1,736 m	–	24 km NW	16°
Schöberlriegel	1,704 m	–	6.4 km W	15°
Niederwechsel	1,669 m	–	5.5 km SW	16°
Amundsenhöhe	1,666 m	–	19 km W	16°
Große Steinwand	1,644 m	–	7.5 km SW	16°