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Saualpe · Carinthia · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mesnerkogel

1,350 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation1,350 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation3.2 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul21°average high
46.79° N, 14.69° EElevation 1,350 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit1,350 m
  • Mid-mountain960 m
  • Valley · Eberstein579 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mesnerkogel in brief

Mesnerkogel rises to 1,350 m in the Saualpe, Carinthia, Austria.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 21°, while nights fall below freezing in 5 months of the year.

The nearest town is Diex, 7.9 km to the SW at 1,155 m.

Facts

Elevation
1,350 m · 4,429 ft
Range
Saualpe
Region
Carinthia
Country
Austria
Coordinates
46.7947, 14.6906
Nearest airport
Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) · 32 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 Mesnerkogel by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-15°-10°-5°0°5°10°15°20°25°1°-7°Jan2°-6°Feb6°-3°Mar11°1°Apr15°5°May19°8°Jun21°10°Jul20°10°Aug15°6°Sep10°2°Oct5°-1°Nov1°-6°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Mesnerkogel by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high1°2°6°11°15°19°21°20°15°10°5°1°
Average low-7°-6°-3°1°5°8°10°10°6°2°-1°-6°
Precipitation43 mm50 mm74 mm96 mm134 mm176 mm180 mm192 mm143 mm119 mm98 mm73 mm
Cloud cover46%46%50%46%42%39%32%33%39%50%53%51%
Daylight8h 5710h 1911h 5113h 3415h 0115h 5015h 3114h 1512h 3610h 579h 258h 34
Month score403829284663666648192129

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 level850 m1,050 m1,600 m2,200 m2,850 m3,400 m3,700 m3,650 m2,950 m2,350 m1,650 m1,000 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow
ivTerrain

Mesnerkogel in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Grosser Speikkogel2,140 m971 m21 km E13°
Kleiner Speikkogel2,117 m–22 km E13°
Ladinger Spitz2,079 m430 m7.2 km NW13°
Steinschneider2,070 m–20 km E13°
Krakaberg2,070 m–21 km E13°
Category:Seespitz (Koralpe)2,066 m–22 km E13°
Kienberg, Carinthia2,050 m–11 km N13°
Gertrusk2,044 m40 m8.6 km NW14°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Diex
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Diex

Carinthia · 7.9 km SW
11°Oct high
11wet days
31score
Diex
Eberstein
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Eberstein

Carinthia · 10 km W
14°Oct high
11wet days
48score
Eberstein
Sankt Andrä
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Sankt Andrä

Carinthia · 10 km E
15°Oct high
11wet days
56score
Sankt Andrä
Griffen
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Griffen

Carinthia · 11 km S
15°Oct high
11wet days
51score
Griffen
Around here

Diex and around

Diex
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Diex

Carinthia · Austria
Jun–Augbest months
22°July high
1,155 maltitude
Diex

Nature

Völkermarkter Stausee
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11 km S

Völkermarkter Stausee

Lake · 389 m
Völkermarkter Stausee
Griffener Tropfsteinhöhle
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9.7 km SE

Griffener Tropfsteinhöhle

Cave
Griffener Tropfsteinhöhle
Wolfsberger Hütte
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10 km N

Wolfsberger Hütte

Mountain hut · 1,850 m
Wolfsberger Hütte

Mountains

Zirbitzkogel
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36 km N

Zirbitzkogel

2,396 m · Seetal Alps
Zirbitzkogel
Kreiskogel
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38 km N

Kreiskogel

2,306 m · Seetal Alps
Kreiskogel
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34 km N

Fuchskogel, Mühlen

2,214 m · Seetal Alps
Fuchskogel, Mühlen

Heritage

Pfarrkirche Diex
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under 100 m SW

Pfarrkirche Diex

Listed objects in Austria
Pfarrkirche Diex
Hochosterwitz Castle
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13 km W

Hochosterwitz Castle

Listed objects in Austria · 860
Hochosterwitz Castle
Burgruine Griffen
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9.5 km SE

Burgruine Griffen

Listed objects in Austria · 1124
Burgruine Griffen

Museums

Talmuseum Lachitzhof
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12 km NW

Talmuseum Lachitzhof

Talmuseum Lachitzhof
Zementwerk, Werksmuseum
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13 km NW

Zementwerk, Werksmuseum

Zementwerk, Werksmuseum
Bezirksheimatmuseum Völkermarkt
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9.4 km S

Bezirksheimatmuseum Völkermarkt

Bezirksheimatmuseum Völkermarkt