Metnitz Mountains · Styria · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Karchauer Eck

1,658 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Nov–Dec

Elevation1,658 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation6.4 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul19°average high

47.09° N, 14.26° EElevation 1,658 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,658 m
Mid-mountain1,480 m
Valley · Sankt Blasen1,296 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Karchauer Eck in brief

Karchauer Eck rises to 1,658 m in the Metnitz Mountains, Styria, Austria.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 19°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from February to November.

The nearest town is Sankt Blasen, 3.1 km to the E at 1,296 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,658 m · 5,440 ft
Range: Metnitz Mountains
Region: Styria
Country: Austria
Coordinates: 47.0919, 14.2616
Nearest airport: Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) · 50 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 Karchauer Eck by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Karchauer Eck by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	0°	1°	4°	8°	13°	17°	19°	18°	13°	9°	4°	0°
Average low	-8°	-7°	-5°	-1°	3°	7°	8°	8°	5°	1°	-3°	-7°
Precipitation	35 mm	35 mm	52 mm	63 mm	110 mm	137 mm	159 mm	160 mm	104 mm	93 mm	75 mm	50 mm
Cloud cover	46%	47%	51%	49%	45%	42%	36%	38%	45%	51%	54%	51%
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	42	41	35	33	38	56	65	64	41	24	27	36

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	1,000 m	1,150 m	1,600 m	2,200 m	2,900 m	3,450 m	3,750 m	3,700 m	3,050 m	2,400 m	1,700 m	1,100 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

Karchauer Eck in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Brennerfeldeck	2,507 m	–	24 km NW	11°
Rettlkirchspitze	2,475 m	687 m	21 km NW	12°
Greim	2,474 m	214 m	19 km NW	11°
Eisenhut, Styria	2,456 m	–	23 km NW	12°
Oberwölzer Schoberspitze	2,423 m	330 m	23 km N	12°
Zirbitzkogel	2,396 m	1,502 m	23 km E	11°
Hochstubofen	2,385 m	–	23 km NW	12°
Hochweberspitze	2,375 m	–	25 km N	13°