Styria · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Pleschaitz

1,797 mMajor summitSnow likely Jan–Mar · Nov–Dec

Elevation1,797 mabove sea level

Prominence720 mindependent height

Isolation9.5 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul18°average high

47.16° N, 14.32° EElevation 1,797 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,797 m
Mid-mountain1,270 m
Valley · Niederwölz748 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Pleschaitz in brief

Pleschaitz rises to 1,797 m, Styria, Austria. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 720 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 18°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from March to November.

The nearest town is Niederwölz, 4.6 km to the E at 748 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,797 m · 5,896 ft
Prominence: 720 m
Region: Styria
Country: Austria
Coordinates: 47.1620, 14.3157
Nearest airport: Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) · 58 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 Pleschaitz by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Pleschaitz by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-1°	0°	3°	7°	12°	16°	18°	17°	12°	8°	3°	-1°
Average low	-8°	-8°	-5°	-2°	3°	6°	8°	8°	4°	1°	-3°	-7°
Precipitation	37 mm	35 mm	50 mm	57 mm	102 mm	132 mm	156 mm	151 mm	99 mm	85 mm	67 mm	48 mm
Cloud cover	42%	44%	47%	45%	42%	38%	33%	35%	42%	47%	50%	47%
Daylight	8h 54	10h 17	11h 51	13h 35	15h 04	15h 54	15h 33	14h 16	12h 37	10h 56	9h 23	8h 31
Month score	43	43	37	36	35	51	63	61	38	28	31	38

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–Mar · Nov–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	1,050 m	1,150 m	1,650 m	2,200 m	2,950 m	3,500 m	3,750 m	3,750 m	3,050 m	2,450 m	1,750 m	1,200 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Pleschaitz in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Brennerfeldeck	2,507 m	–	24 km W	11°
Schöderkogel	2,500 m	–	24 km NW	12°
Rettlkirchspitze	2,475 m	687 m	18 km NW	12°
Greim	2,474 m	214 m	16 km NW	11°
Eisenhut, Styria	2,456 m	–	22 km W	12°
Deneck	2,433 m	–	24 km NW	12°
Oberwölzer Schoberspitze	2,423 m	330 m	18 km NW	12°
Zirbitzkogel	2,396 m	1,502 m	22 km SE	11°