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Joglland · Styria · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Masenberg

1,261 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation1,261 mabove sea level
Prominence340 mindependent height
Isolation12 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul20°average high
47.35° N, 15.87° EElevation 1,261 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit1,261 m
  • Mid-mountain990 m
  • Valley · Schachen bei Vorau714 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Masenberg in brief

Masenberg rises to 1,261 m in the Joglland, Styria, Austria. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 340 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 20°, while nights fall below freezing in 5 months of the year.

The nearest town is Schachen bei Vorau, 3.7 km to the N at 714 m.

Facts

Elevation
1,261 m · 4,137 ft
Prominence
340 m
Range
Joglland
Region
Styria
Country
Austria
Coordinates
47.3491, 15.8749
Nearest airport
Graz Airport (GRZ) · 52 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 Masenberg 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°1°-5°Jan2°-5°Feb5°-2°Mar10°2°Apr14°6°May18°9°Jun20°11°Jul20°11°Aug15°7°Sep11°4°Oct6°0°Nov2°-4°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Masenberg by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high1°2°5°10°14°18°20°20°15°11°6°2°
Average low-5°-5°-2°2°6°9°11°11°7°4°0°-4°
Precipitation35 mm38 mm57 mm64 mm118 mm150 mm137 mm145 mm105 mm76 mm63 mm55 mm
Cloud cover46%47%48%42%39%37%31%32%38%44%52%51%
Daylight8h 5310h 1711h 5113h 3615h 0515h 5515h 3514h 1712h 3710h 569h 218h 30
Month score424035364564676650343234

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 level950 m1,050 m1,500 m2,150 m2,800 m3,350 m3,650 m3,650 m2,950 m2,350 m1,650 m1,100 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow
ivTerrain

Masenberg in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Hochwechsel1,743 m445 m20 km N15°
Schöberlriegel1,704 m–23 km N15°
Niederwechsel1,669 m–20 km N16°
Amundsenhöhe1,666 m–25 km NW16°
Große Steinwand1,644 m–19 km N16°
Arabichl1,595 m–24 km N16°
Steinriegel, Styria1,577 m–24 km NW16°
Großer Pfaff1,555 m–24 km N17°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Schachen bei Vorau
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Schachen bei Vorau

Styria · 3.7 km N
13°Oct high
10wet days
47score
Schachen bei Vorau
Pöllauberg
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Pöllauberg

Styria · 4.1 km SW
13°Oct high
10wet days
49score
Pöllauberg
Pöllau
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Pöllau

Styria · 6.3 km SW
15°Oct high
10wet days
56score
Pöllau
Vorau
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Vorau

Styria · 6.3 km N
13°Oct high
10wet days
49score
Vorau
Around here

Schachen bei Vorau and around

Schachen bei Vorau
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Schachen bei Vorau

Styria · Austria
Jul–Sepbest months
24°July high
714 maltitude
Schachen bei Vorau

Nature

Pinka
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17 km NE

Pinka

River
Pinka
Strem
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22 km SE

Strem

River
Strem
Stubenbergsee
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17 km S

Stubenbergsee

Lake · 380 m
Stubenbergsee

Mountains

Heukuppe
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37 km N

Heukuppe

2,007 m · Rax
Heukuppe
Dreimarkstein, Styria
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38 km N

Dreimarkstein, Styria

1,948 m · Rax
Dreimarkstein, Styria
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39 km N

Scheibwaldhöhe

1,943 m · Rax
Scheibwaldhöhe

Heritage

Vorau Abbey
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3.3 km NE

Vorau Abbey

Listed objects in Austria · 1163
Vorau Abbey
Pfarrkirche hl. Joseph der Arbeiter, Rohrbach an der Lafnitz
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10 km E

Pfarrkirche hl. Joseph der Arbeiter, Rohrbach an der Lafnitz

Listed objects in Austria · 1961
Pfarrkirche hl. Joseph der Arbeiter, Rohrbach an der Lafnitz
Ossuary, Hartberg
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14 km SE

Ossuary, Hartberg

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Ossuary, Hartberg

Museums

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3.1 km NE

Freilichtmuseum Vorau

Museum farm
Freilichtmuseum Vorau
Heimatmuseum, Heimathaus
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7.5 km NW

Heimatmuseum, Heimathaus

Local museum
Heimatmuseum, Heimathaus
Museum Hartberg
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14 km SE

Museum Hartberg

Museum Hartberg