Salzkammergut Mountains · Salzburg · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Nockstein

1,042 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec

Elevation1,042 mabove sea level

Prominence70 mindependent height

Isolation1.3 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul21°average high

47.82° N, 13.12° EElevation 1,042 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,042 m
Mid-mountain870 m
Valley · Habach696 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Nockstein in brief

Nockstein rises to 1,042 m in the Salzkammergut Mountains, Salzburg, Austria. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 70 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 21°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.

The nearest town is Koppl, 2.8 km to the E at 748 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,042 m · 3,419 ft
Prominence: 70 m
Range: Salzkammergut Mountains
Region: Salzburg
Country: Austria
Coordinates: 47.8158, 13.1200
Nearest airport: Salzburg Airport (SZG) · 9.0 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 Nockstein by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Nockstein by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	2°	3°	7°	13°	17°	20°	21°	21°	16°	12°	6°	2°
Average low	-5°	-5°	-1°	2°	6°	10°	12°	12°	8°	4°	0°	-4°
Precipitation	101 mm	94 mm	143 mm	108 mm	154 mm	201 mm	230 mm	216 mm	166 mm	111 mm	118 mm	121 mm
Cloud cover	47%	49%	52%	46%	45%	45%	39%	40%	44%	45%	51%	51%
Daylight	8h 49	10h 15	11h 50	13h 37	15h 08	15h 59	15h 39	14h 20	12h 37	10h 55	9h 19	8h 26
Month score	23	24	16	35	53	61	63	63	53	32	17	16

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

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	750 m	900 m	1,500 m	2,150 m	2,800 m	3,350 m	3,600 m	3,600 m	2,900 m	2,250 m	1,550 m	950 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Nockstein in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Hoher Göll	2,522 m	794 m	25 km S	12°
Berchtesgadener Hochthron	1,972 m	1,278 m	17 km SW	15°
Kehlstein	1,881 m	–	24 km S	16°
Salzburger Hochthron	1,852 m	174 m	14 km SW	15°
Mitterberg, Salzburg	1,840 m	–	16 km SW	15°
Rauheck	1,823 m	–	16 km SW	16°
Geiereck	1,805 m	–	13 km SW	17°
Schafberg (Salzkammergut)	1,782 m	1,178 m	24 km E	16°