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Hochwildstelle
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Roteck
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Schladming Tauern · Styria · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Moditzen

1,993 mSnow likely Jan–Apr · Nov–Dec
Elevation1,993 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation2.6 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul15°average high
47.35° N, 14.00° EElevation 1,993 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit1,993 m
  • Mid-mountain1,330 m
  • Valley · Öblarn668 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Moditzen in brief

Moditzen rises to 1,993 m in the Schladming Tauern, Styria, Austria.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 15°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from March to November.

The nearest town is Öblarn, 12 km to the N at 668 m.

Facts

Elevation
1,993 m · 6,539 ft
Range
Schladming Tauern
Region
Styria
Country
Austria
Coordinates
47.3531, 13.9953
Nearest airport
Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) · 83 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 Moditzen 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°-2°-9°Jan-2°-8°Feb1°-6°Mar4°-2°Apr9°2°May13°5°Jun15°7°Jul15°8°Aug11°4°Sep7°1°Oct2°-4°Nov-1°-8°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Moditzen by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high-2°-2°1°4°9°13°15°15°11°7°2°-1°
Average low-9°-8°-6°-2°2°5°7°8°4°1°-4°-8°
Precipitation81 mm72 mm97 mm85 mm129 mm185 mm218 mm199 mm133 mm107 mm99 mm88 mm
Cloud cover48%52%55%50%48%48%44%46%51%49%55%53%
Daylight8h 5310h 1711h 5113h 3615h 0515h 5515h 3514h 1712h 3710h 569h 218h 30
Month score282921261833444419212024

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–Apr · Nov–Dec
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level1,200 m1,200 m1,600 m2,100 m2,850 m3,400 m3,700 m3,700 m3,100 m2,600 m1,800 m1,300 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow❄ snow
ivTerrain

Moditzen in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Hochgolling2,862 m1,124 m20 km SW10°
Hochwildstelle2,747 m486 m13 km W11°
Roteck2,742 m–18 km SW10°
Preber2,740 m262 m18 km SW10°
Kasereck2,740 m425 m21 km SW10°
Waldhorn2,702 m398 m15 km SW10°
Deichselspitze2,684 m–16 km SW10°
Kieseck2,681 m–14 km SW11°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Öblarn
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Öblarn

Styria · 12 km N
15°Oct high
13wet days
48score
Öblarn
Gröbming
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Gröbming

Styria · 12 km NW
14°Oct high
13wet days
45score
Gröbming
Sankt Martin am Grimming
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Sankt Martin am Grimming

Styria · 15 km N
15°Oct high
13wet days
47score
Sankt Martin am Grimming
Gössenberg
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Gössenberg

Styria · 15 km NW
15°Oct high
13wet days
49score
Gössenberg
Around here

Öblarn and around

Öblarn
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Öblarn

Styria · Austria
May · Jul–Augbest months
25°July high
668 maltitude
Öblarn

Nature

Miesbodensee
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9.5 km W

Miesbodensee

Lake · 1,418 m
Miesbodensee
Salza-Stausee
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5.0 km NW

Salza-Stausee

Lake
Salza-Stausee
Grimminghütte
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7.3 km NE

Grimminghütte

Mountain hut · 966 m
Grimminghütte

Mountains

Hoher Dachstein
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29 km W

Hoher Dachstein

2,995 m · Dachstein Mountains
Hoher Dachstein
Torstein, Salzburg
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30 km W

Torstein, Salzburg

2,948 m · Dachstein
Torstein, Salzburg
Niederer Dachstein
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29 km W

Niederer Dachstein

2,934 m · Dachstein Mountains
Niederer Dachstein

Heritage

Pfarrkirche Öblarn
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under 100 m N

Pfarrkirche Öblarn

Listed objects in Austria
Pfarrkirche Öblarn
Schloss Trautenfels
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9.5 km NE

Schloss Trautenfels

Listed objects in Austria · 1672
Schloss Trautenfels
St. Florian, Aigen im Ennstal
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13 km NE

St. Florian, Aigen im Ennstal

Listed objects in Austria · 1992
St. Florian, Aigen im Ennstal

Museums

Paula Grogger Museum
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0.2 km N

Paula Grogger Museum

Paula Grogger Museum
Universalmuseum Joanneum: Trautenfels Castle
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9.5 km NE

Universalmuseum Joanneum: Trautenfels Castle

Agricultural museum
Universalmuseum Joanneum: Trautenfels Castle
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6.8 km W

Museum Gröbming

1992
Museum Gröbming