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Northern Karawanks · Carinthia · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Leppenberg

1,130 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation1,130 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation2.9 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul23°average high
46.49° N, 14.63° EElevation 1,130 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit1,130 m
  • Mid-mountain840 m
  • Valley · Bad Eisenkappel554 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Leppenberg in brief

Leppenberg rises to 1,130 m in the Northern Karawanks, Carinthia, Austria.

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 Bad Eisenkappel, 2.9 km to the W at 554 m.

Facts

Elevation
1,130 m · 3,707 ft
Range
Northern Karawanks
Region
Carinthia
Country
Austria
Coordinates
46.4856, 14.6292
Nearest airport
Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) · 28 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 Leppenberg by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-10°-5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°1°-6°Jan3°-5°Feb8°-2°Mar12°2°Apr17°6°May21°10°Jun23°12°Jul22°12°Aug17°8°Sep12°4°Oct6°0°Nov1°-4°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Leppenberg by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high1°3°8°12°17°21°23°22°17°12°6°1°
Average low-6°-5°-2°2°6°10°12°12°8°4°0°-4°
Precipitation56 mm61 mm87 mm105 mm119 mm160 mm156 mm166 mm142 mm132 mm115 mm92 mm
Cloud cover48%45%47%45%40%38%31%32%38%47%53%54%
Daylight8h 5910h 2011h 5113h 3314h 5915h 4815h 2814h 1312h 3610h 589h 268h 36
Month score353527355764676658291723

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level800 m1,000 m1,600 m2,200 m2,900 m3,500 m3,750 m3,700 m3,000 m2,350 m1,600 m900 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow
ivTerrain

Leppenberg in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Grintovec2,558 m1,706 m16 km SW11°
Jezerska Kočna2,540 m–16 km SW12°
Skuta2,532 m–15 km SW11°
Long Ridge2,473 m–15 km SW11°
Štruca2,457 m–15 km SW11°
Carniola Mount Rinka2,453 m–14 km S11°
Koroška Rinka2,433 m–14 km S12°
Planjava2,394 m530 m14 km S12°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Bad Eisenkappel
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Bad Eisenkappel

Carinthia · 2.9 km W
14°Oct high
10wet days
51score
Bad Eisenkappel
Sittersdorf
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Sittersdorf

Carinthia · 6.8 km N
15°Oct high
11wet days
52score
Sittersdorf
Podolševa
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Podolševa

Municipality of Solčava · 7.9 km SE
11°Oct high
10wet days
34score
Podolševa
Solčava
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Solčava

Municipality of Solčava · 8.8 km SE
13°Oct high
10wet days
46score
Solčava
Around here

Bad Eisenkappel and around

Bad Eisenkappel
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Bad Eisenkappel

Carinthia · Austria
Jun · Aug–Sepbest months
26°July high
554 maltitude
Bad Eisenkappel

Nature

Potok Cave
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7.4 km SE

Potok Cave

Cave
Potok Cave
Turnersee
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11 km N

Turnersee

Lake · 481 m
Turnersee
Gösselsdorfer See
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8.7 km N

Gösselsdorfer See

Lake · 469 m
Gösselsdorfer See

Mountains

Grintovec
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15 km S

Grintovec

2,558 m · Central Kamnik–Savinja Alps
Grintovec
Jezerska Kočna
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15 km S

Jezerska Kočna

2,540 m · Central Kamnik–Savinja Alps
Jezerska Kočna
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14 km S

Skuta

2,532 m · Kamnik–Savinja Alps
Skuta

Heritage

Eisenkappel - Maria Dorn
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0.2 km N

Eisenkappel - Maria Dorn

Listed objects in Austria
Eisenkappel - Maria Dorn
Pfarrkirche Eisenkappel
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0.3 km SE

Pfarrkirche Eisenkappel

Listed objects in Austria
Pfarrkirche Eisenkappel
Türkenschanze Bad Eisenkappel
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1.0 km NW

Türkenschanze Bad Eisenkappel

Listed objects in Austria
Türkenschanze Bad Eisenkappel

Museums

Peršmanhof
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7.5 km E

Peršmanhof

Peršmanhof