Bregenz Forest Mountains · Vorarlberg · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Kopes

1,735 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Dec

Elevation1,735 mabove sea level

Prominence123 mindependent height

Isolation1.9 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul18°average high

47.24° N, 9.73° EElevation 1,735 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,735 m
Mid-mountain1,400 m
Valley · Dünserberg1,057 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Kopes in brief

Kopes rises to 1,735 m in the Bregenz Forest Mountains, Vorarlberg, Austria. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 123 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 18°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year.

The nearest town is Dünserberg, 1.6 km to the SW at 1,057 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,735 m · 5,691 ft
Prominence: 123 m
Range: Bregenz Forest Mountains
Region: Vorarlberg
Country: Austria
Coordinates: 47.2410, 9.7325
Nearest airport: Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) · 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 Kopes by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Kopes by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	1°	2°	5°	9°	13°	16°	18°	18°	14°	11°	5°	2°
Average low	-8°	-8°	-4°	-1°	3°	7°	8°	8°	5°	2°	-2°	-6°
Precipitation	110 mm	112 mm	138 mm	136 mm	170 mm	210 mm	250 mm	243 mm	177 mm	121 mm	136 mm	132 mm
Cloud cover	43%	45%	48%	47%	46%	45%	39%	40%	44%	44%	47%	47%
Daylight	8h 54	10h 17	11h 51	13h 35	15h 04	15h 54	15h 34	14h 17	12h 37	10h 56	9h 22	8h 30
Month score	22	21	18	18	36	52	63	62	39	22	18	18

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	1,250 m	1,250 m	1,800 m	2,350 m	3,000 m	3,500 m	3,750 m	3,750 m	3,200 m	2,700 m	1,900 m	1,400 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

Kopes in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Schesaplana	2,965 m	829 m	21 km S	8°
Panüelerkopf	2,859 m	143 m	20 km S	10°
Salaruelkopf	2,841 m	–	20 km S	8°
Felsenkopf	2,835 m	–	21 km S	8°
Drei Türme	2,830 m	628 m	25 km S	11°
Drusenfluh	2,827 m	190 m	24 km S	10°
Zirmenkopf	2,806 m	–	21 km S	10°
Schafköpfe	2,806 m	–	21 km S	9°