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Lower Austria · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Markstein

420 mSnow likely Jan · Dec
Elevation420 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation11 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul25°average high
48.11° N, 14.63° EElevation 420 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit420 m
  • Mid-mountain210 m
  • Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Markstein in brief

Markstein rises to 420 m, Lower Austria, Austria.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 25°, while nights fall below freezing in 3 months of the year.

The nearest town is Wolfsbach, 4.2 km to the SE at 335 m.

Facts

Elevation
420 m · 1,378 ft
Region
Lower Austria
Country
Austria
Coordinates
48.1056, 14.6300
Nearest airport
Linz-Hörsching Airport (LNZ) · 36 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 Markstein 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°3°-3°Jan5°-3°Feb10°1°Mar16°4°Apr20°9°May23°12°Jun25°14°Jul25°14°Aug20°10°Sep14°6°Oct8°2°Nov3°-2°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Markstein by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high3°5°10°16°20°23°25°25°20°14°8°3°
Average low-3°-3°1°4°9°12°14°14°10°6°2°-2°
Precipitation69 mm61 mm81 mm66 mm94 mm110 mm126 mm114 mm91 mm66 mm74 mm75 mm
Cloud cover46%45%46%40%38%37%33%33%38%40%49%49%
Daylight8h 4710h 1411h 5013h 3815h 1016h 0215h 4114h 2112h 3810h 549h 178h 23
Month score323529667167646772573029

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 · Dec
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level350 m600 m1,250 m1,950 m2,650 m3,150 m3,450 m3,400 m2,700 m1,950 m1,150 m500 m
Summit❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow
ivTerrain

Markstein in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Schieferstein1,206 m–24 km SW21°
Lindaumauer1,103 m–22 km S22°
Spindeleben1,066 m–20 km S22°
Reutkogel1,025 m–24 km S22°
Spadenberg1,000 m370 m18 km SW22°
Glasenberg971 m–18 km S22°
Freithofberg958 m240 m19 km S22°
Schnabelberg958 m–20 km SE22°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Wolfsbach
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Wolfsbach

Lower Austria · 4.2 km SE
14°Oct high
10wet days
53score
Wolfsbach
Strengberg
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Strengberg

Lower Austria · 4.5 km N
14°Oct high
10wet days
54score
Strengberg
Haag
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Haag

Lower Austria · 4.7 km W
14°Oct high
10wet days
53score
Haag
Sankt Peter in der Au Markt
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Sankt Peter in der Au Markt

Lower Austria · 6.9 km S
14°Oct high
10wet days
54score
Sankt Peter in der Au Markt
Around here

Wolfsbach and around

Wolfsbach
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Wolfsbach

Lower Austria · Austria
May · Aug–Sepbest months
26°July high
335 maltitude
Wolfsbach

Nature

Erla
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11 km N

Erla

River
Erla
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10 km S

Biberbach

River
Biberbach
Gusen
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22 km NW

Gusen

River
Gusen

Mountains

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40 km S

Hochkogel, Palfau

1,774 m · Ybbstal Alps
Hochkogel, Palfau
Gamsstein, Palfau
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40 km S

Gamsstein, Palfau

1,774 m · Ybbstal Alps
Gamsstein, Palfau
Voralpe
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37 km S

Voralpe

1,770 m · Ybbstal Alps
Voralpe

Heritage

Pfarrkirche hl. Veit, Wolfsbach
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under 100 m W

Pfarrkirche hl. Veit, Wolfsbach

Listed objects in Austria
Pfarrkirche hl. Veit, Wolfsbach
Seitenstetten Abbey
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5.0 km S

Seitenstetten Abbey

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Seitenstetten Abbey
Schlössl Rosenau
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9.1 km SE

Schlössl Rosenau

Listed objects in Austria · 993
Schlössl Rosenau

Museums

Ybbs Valley Railway
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14 km SE

Ybbs Valley Railway

Heritage railway
Ybbs Valley Railway
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14 km N

Celtic Museum in Mitterkirchen im Machland

Open-air museum
Celtic Museum in Mitterkirchen im Machland
Römermuseum Wallsee-Sindelburg
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10 km N

Römermuseum Wallsee-Sindelburg

Römermuseum Wallsee-Sindelburg