Ybbstal Alps · Lower Austria · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Kothaufenberg

1,000 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec

Elevation1,000 mabove sea level

Prominence106 mindependent height

Isolation3.6 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul23°average high

47.84° N, 14.77° EElevation 1,000 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,000 m
Mid-mountain730 m
Valley · Hollenstein an der Ybbs456 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Kothaufenberg in brief

Kothaufenberg rises to 1,000 m in the Ybbstal Alps, Lower Austria, Austria. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 106 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 23°, while nights fall below freezing in 5 months of the year.

The nearest town is Hollenstein an der Ybbs, 3.8 km to the S at 456 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,000 m · 3,281 ft
Prominence: 106 m
Range: Ybbstal Alps
Region: Lower Austria
Country: Austria
Coordinates: 47.8364, 14.7661
Nearest airport: Linz-Hörsching Airport (LNZ) · 62 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 Kothaufenberg by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Kothaufenberg by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	2°	4°	8°	14°	18°	21°	23°	23°	18°	13°	7°	2°
Average low	-6°	-5°	-1°	2°	7°	10°	12°	12°	8°	4°	0°	-4°
Precipitation	106 mm	88 mm	116 mm	87 mm	128 mm	157 mm	167 mm	156 mm	135 mm	89 mm	104 mm	107 mm
Cloud cover	42%	44%	45%	40%	39%	38%	33%	34%	38%	39%	45%	45%
Daylight	8h 49	10h 15	11h 50	13h 37	15h 08	16h 00	15h 39	14h 20	12h 37	10h 55	9h 18	8h 26
Month score	24	28	20	50	63	64	66	65	63	47	23	22

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–Feb · Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	700 m	950 m	1,500 m	2,200 m	2,900 m	3,400 m	3,650 m	3,650 m	3,000 m	2,350 m	1,500 m	800 m
Summit	❄ 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	above 0 °C	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Kothaufenberg in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Dürrenstein	1,878 m	809 m	23 km E	15°
Hochkogel, Palfau	1,774 m	–	12 km S	16°
Gamsstein, Palfau	1,774 m	1,060 m	12 km S	16°
Voralpe	1,770 m	744 m	9.3 km S	16°
Stumpfmauer	1,770 m	–	9.3 km S	16°
Almmauer	1,764 m	–	24 km S	18°
Großes Maiereck	1,764 m	–	24 km SW	16°
Leckerplan	1,732 m	–	18 km SE	16°