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Southern Nock Mountains · Carinthia · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Katzel

1,512 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Dec
Elevation1,512 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation4.0 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul20°average high
46.76° N, 13.98° EElevation 1,512 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit1,512 m
  • Mid-mountain1,240 m
  • Valley · Gnesau973 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Katzel in brief

Katzel rises to 1,512 m in the Southern Nock Mountains, Carinthia, Austria.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 20°, while nights fall below freezing in 5 months of the year.

The nearest town is Gnesau, 2.6 km to the NW at 973 m.

Facts

Elevation
1,512 m · 4,961 ft
Range
Southern Nock Mountains
Region
Carinthia
Country
Austria
Coordinates
46.7556, 13.9794
Nearest airport
Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) · 30 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 Katzel by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-15°-10°-5°0°5°10°15°20°25°1°-6°Jan2°-6°Feb5°-3°Mar10°0°Apr14°5°May18°8°Jun20°10°Jul19°10°Aug14°6°Sep10°3°Oct5°-1°Nov1°-5°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Katzel by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high1°2°5°10°14°18°20°19°14°10°5°1°
Average low-6°-6°-3°0°5°8°10°10°6°3°-1°-5°
Precipitation45 mm52 mm86 mm106 mm148 mm175 mm194 mm203 mm159 mm148 mm136 mm91 mm
Cloud cover39%40%45%44%40%36%30%33%39%47%47%44%
Daylight8h 5710h 1911h 5113h 3415h 0115h 5015h 3014h 1412h 3610h 579h 258h 34
Month score424028234365676644181827

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level1,050 m1,150 m1,650 m2,250 m2,950 m3,500 m3,800 m3,750 m3,050 m2,450 m1,750 m1,150 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow
ivTerrain

Katzel in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Eisenhut (mountain)2,441 m800 m22 km N11°
Großer Rosennock2,440 m657 m24 km NW11°
Wintertalernock2,394 m140 m21 km N12°
Rinsennock2,334 m435 m20 km NW12°
Klomnock2,331 m337 m20 km NW12°
Bretthöhe2,320 m120 m18 km N12°
Stangnock2,316 m–24 km NW13°
Plattnock2,316 m240 m25 km NW12°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Gnesau
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Gnesau

Carinthia · 2.6 km NW
12°Oct high
12wet days
34score
Gnesau
Himmelberg
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Himmelberg

Carinthia · 3.9 km E
14°Oct high
12wet days
43score
Himmelberg
Steindorf am Ossiacher See
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Steindorf am Ossiacher See

Carinthia · 6.8 km S
15°Oct high
12wet days
51score
Steindorf am Ossiacher See
Bodensdorf
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Bodensdorf

Carinthia · 7.2 km S
15°Oct high
12wet days
50score
Bodensdorf
Around here

Gnesau and around

Gnesau
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Gnesau

Carinthia · Austria
Jun–Augbest months
23°July high
973 maltitude
Gnesau

Nature

Flatschacher See
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9.3 km SE

Flatschacher See

Lake · 680 m
Flatschacher See
Wörthersee
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22 km SE

Wörthersee

Lake · 439 m
Wörthersee
Lake Ossiach
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12 km S

Lake Ossiach

Lake · 501 m
Lake Ossiach

Mountains

Škrlatica
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40 km S

Škrlatica

2,740 m · Škrlatica Group
Škrlatica
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39 km S

Visoki Rokav

2,646 m · Martuljek Group
Visoki Rokav
Velika Ponca
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38 km S

Velika Ponca

2,602 m · Martuljek Group
Velika Ponca

Heritage

Evangelische Pfarrkirche Gnesau
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1.4 km E

Evangelische Pfarrkirche Gnesau

Listed objects in Austria
Evangelische Pfarrkirche Gnesau
Saint Leonard Church (Gnesau)
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0.1 km E

Saint Leonard Church (Gnesau)

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Saint Leonard Church (Gnesau)
Steinhaus Domenig
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9.4 km S

Steinhaus Domenig

Listed objects in Austria · 2008
Steinhaus Domenig

Museums

Elli Riehl Puppenwelt
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14 km SW

Elli Riehl Puppenwelt

Elli Riehl Puppenwelt
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12 km SE

Amthof, Feldkirchen

Amthof, Feldkirchen
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14 km SW

Pilzmuseum Treffen

Pilzmuseum Treffen