Kitzbühel Alps · Tyrol · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Karstein

1,922 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Nov–Dec

Elevation1,922 mabove sea level

Prominence230 mindependent height

Isolation4.2 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul15°average high

47.46° N, 12.49° EElevation 1,922 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,922 m
Mid-mountain1,350 m
Valley · Fieberbrunn777 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Karstein in brief

Karstein rises to 1,922 m in the Kitzbühel Alps, Tyrol, Austria. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 230 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 15°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from March to December.

The nearest town is Fieberbrunn, 4.8 km to the NE at 777 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,922 m · 6,306 ft
Prominence: 230 m
Range: Kitzbühel Alps
Region: Tyrol
Country: Austria
Coordinates: 47.4554, 12.4873
Nearest airport: Salzburg Airport (SZG) · 54 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 Karstein by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Karstein by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-1°	-1°	2°	5°	10°	13°	15°	15°	11°	9°	4°	0°
Average low	-9°	-7°	-5°	-1°	3°	6°	8°	8°	5°	2°	-4°	-8°
Precipitation	120 mm	104 mm	143 mm	117 mm	189 mm	243 mm	275 mm	272 mm	189 mm	132 mm	121 mm	120 mm
Cloud cover	40%	45%	48%	45%	43%	44%	38%	39%	42%	40%	44%	43%
Daylight	8h 52	10h 16	11h 51	13h 36	15h 06	15h 56	15h 36	14h 18	12h 37	10h 56	9h 21	8h 29
Month score	21	23	18	20	20	37	49	49	26	21	19	20

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	1,150 m	1,350 m	1,650 m	2,200 m	2,900 m	3,400 m	3,700 m	3,750 m	3,150 m	2,750 m	1,850 m	1,300 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

Karstein in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Birnhorn	2,634 m	1,665 m	19 km E	13°
Pihapper	2,513 m	–	25 km S	13°
Großes Ochsenhorn	2,511 m	1,309 m	16 km NE	12°
Kuchelhorn	2,507 m	–	19 km E	12°
Mitterhorn, Tyrol	2,506 m	–	15 km NE	12°
Grießner Hochbrett	2,470 m	–	16 km E	12°
Zwölferkogel, Stuhlfelden	2,446 m	–	25 km S	13°
Breithorn, Salzburg	2,415 m	–	16 km NE	13°