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Salzburg · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Plainberg

549 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation549 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation2.3 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul25°average high
47.84° N, 13.04° EElevation 549 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit549 m
  • Mid-mountain270 m
  • Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Plainberg in brief

Plainberg rises to 549 m, Salzburg, 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 Lengfelden, 1.5 km to the N at 442 m.

Facts

Elevation
549 m · 1,801 ft
Region
Salzburg
Country
Austria
Coordinates
47.8375, 13.0442
Nearest airport
Salzburg Airport (SZG) · 5.7 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 Plainberg 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°-4°Jan5°-3°Feb10°0°Mar16°4°Apr20°8°May23°12°Jun25°14°Jul24°13°Aug19°10°Sep14°6°Oct8°1°Nov4°-2°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Plainberg by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high3°5°10°16°20°23°25°24°19°14°8°4°
Average low-4°-3°0°4°8°12°14°13°10°6°1°-2°
Precipitation84 mm79 mm118 mm89 mm128 mm167 mm187 mm177 mm135 mm92 mm97 mm101 mm
Cloud cover42%43%45%40%38%38%33%35%38%40%45%45%
Daylight8h 4910h 1511h 5013h 3715h 0816h 0015h 3914h 2012h 3710h 559h 188h 26
Month score303120596464666564512524

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 level450 m700 m1,350 m2,050 m2,700 m3,250 m3,500 m3,450 m2,800 m2,050 m1,250 m650 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow
ivTerrain

Plainberg in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Berchtesgadener Hochthron1,972 m1,278 m17 km S15°
Salzburger Hochthron1,852 m174 m14 km S15°
Mitterberg, Salzburg1,840 m–15 km S15°
Rauheck1,823 m–15 km S16°
Geiereck1,805 m–13 km S17°
Zwiesel (mountain)1,782 m1,060 m20 km SW16°
Ochsenkopf, Großgmain1,780 m–15 km SW15°
Hochstaufen1,771 m301 m17 km SW17°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

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Lengfelden

Salzburg · 1.5 km N
14°Oct high
13wet days
46score
Lengfelden
Bergheim
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Bergheim

Salzburg · 1.6 km NW
15°Oct high
13wet days
48score
Bergheim
Hallwang
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Hallwang

Salzburg · 3.2 km NE
14°Oct high
13wet days
44score
Hallwang
Esch
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Esch

Salzburg · 3.6 km E
14°Oct high
13wet days
44score
Esch
Around here

Lengfelden and around

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Lengfelden

Salzburg · Austria
Jul–Sepbest months
25°July high
442 maltitude
Lengfelden

Nature

Saalach
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3.6 km W

Saalach

River
Saalach
Wallersee
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12 km NE

Wallersee

Lake · 505 m
Wallersee
Sur
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9.5 km NW

Sur

River
Sur

Mountains

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34 km S

Watzmann Mittelspitze

2,713 m · Watzmann
Watzmann Mittelspitze
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35 km S

Watzmann-Südspitze

2,712 m · Watzmann
Watzmann-Südspitze
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34 km S

Watzmann Hocheck

2,651 m · Watzmann
Watzmann Hocheck

Heritage

Maria Plain pilgrimage church
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1.5 km SW

Maria Plain pilgrimage church

Listed objects in Austria
Maria Plain pilgrimage church
Pfarrkirche Salzburg-Itzling
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2.9 km S

Pfarrkirche Salzburg-Itzling

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Pfarrkirche Salzburg-Itzling
Söllheim Castle
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2.6 km SE

Söllheim Castle

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Söllheim Castle

Museums

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1.9 km W

Privatsammlung "Historische Hobel und Werkzeuge"

Privatsammlung "Historische Hobel und Werkzeuge"
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3.9 km S

Bibelwelt Salzburg

2015
Bibelwelt Salzburg
Residenzgalerie Salzburg
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5.8 km S

Residenzgalerie Salzburg

Art museum
Residenzgalerie Salzburg