Glockner Group · Salzburg · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Kleiner Eiser

2,897 mSnow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec

Elevation2,897 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation1.4 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul8°average high

47.14° N, 12.67° EElevation 2,897 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit2,897 m
Mid-mountain1,860 m
Valley · Fusch an der Glocknerstraße814 m

Freezing level in October: 2,600 m

iThe mountain

Kleiner Eiser in brief

Kleiner Eiser rises to 2,897 m in the Glockner Group, Salzburg, Austria.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 8°, while nights fall below freezing in 10 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from May to October.

The nearest town is Fusch an der Glocknerstraße, 15 km to the NE at 814 m.

Facts

Elevation: 2,897 m · 9,505 ft
Range: Glockner Group
Region: Salzburg
Country: Austria
Coordinates: 47.1438, 12.6678
Nearest airport: Salzburg Airport (SZG) · 77 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 Kleiner Eiser by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Kleiner Eiser by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-8°	-9°	-6°	-3°	2°	5°	8°	8°	4°	1°	-4°	-7°
Average low	-18°	-15°	-11°	-9°	-4°	0°	2°	2°	-1°	-4°	-9°	-17°
Precipitation	105 mm	99 mm	130 mm	128 mm	182 mm	236 mm	280 mm	256 mm	179 mm	145 mm	130 mm	126 mm
Cloud cover	46%	50%	54%	51%	48%	49%	43%	44%	46%	44%	51%	51%
Daylight	8h 54	10h 18	11h 51	13h 35	15h 04	15h 53	15h 33	14h 16	12h 37	10h 56	9h 23	8h 31
Month score	22	22	15	16	18	17	20	19	18	19	16	16

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–May · Oct–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	850 m	1,100 m	1,550 m	2,050 m	2,700 m	3,250 m	3,600 m	3,650 m	3,050 m	2,600 m	1,850 m	1,000 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Kleiner Eiser in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Grossglockner	3,798 m	2,428 m	8.0 km S	6°
Kleinglockner	3,770 m	14 m	8.1 km S	6°
Pöschlturm	3,722 m	–	7.3 km S	5°
Glocknerwand	3,721 m	128 m	7.3 km S	5°
Hofmannspitze	3,711 m	–	7.3 km S	5°
Teufelshorn	3,677 m	–	7.7 km S	5°
Großvenediger	3,657 m	1,185 m	25 km W	5°
Großes Wiesbachhorn	3,564 m	450 m	6.8 km E	6°