Schladming Tauern · Salzburg · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Preber

2,740 mSnow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec

Elevation2,740 mabove sea level

Prominence262 mindependent height

Isolation1.6 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul10°average high

47.22° N, 13.86° EElevation 2,740 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit2,740 m
Mid-mountain1,960 m
Valley · Lessach1,186 m

Freezing level in October: 2,450 m

iThe mountain

Preber in brief

Preber rises to 2,740 m in the Schladming Tauern, Salzburg, Austria. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 262 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 10°, while nights fall below freezing in 10 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from May to October.

The nearest town is Lessach, 5.5 km to the SW at 1,186 m.

Facts

Elevation: 2,740 m · 8,990 ft
Prominence: 262 m
Range: Schladming Tauern
Region: Salzburg
Country: Austria
Coordinates: 47.2199, 13.8648
Nearest airport: Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) · 74 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 Preber by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Preber by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-9°	-8°	-5°	-1°	4°	8°	10°	9°	6°	2°	-4°	-8°
Average low	-18°	-15°	-11°	-8°	-4°	0°	2°	2°	-2°	-6°	-11°	-17°
Precipitation	98 mm	88 mm	123 mm	120 mm	184 mm	259 mm	299 mm	282 mm	187 mm	155 mm	140 mm	113 mm
Cloud cover	50%	52%	57%	53%	49%	47%	41%	42%	47%	48%	56%	55%
Daylight	8h 54	10h 17	11h 51	13h 35	15h 04	15h 54	15h 34	14h 17	12h 37	10h 56	9h 22	8h 31
Month score	23	25	14	15	17	18	20	20	18	18	14	17

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–May · Oct–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	700 m	950 m	1,500 m	2,000 m	2,750 m	3,300 m	3,600 m	3,600 m	3,050 m	2,450 m	1,600 m	800 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Preber in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Hochgolling	2,862 m	1,124 m	9.4 km NW	10°
Hochwildstelle	2,747 m	486 m	13 km N	11°
Roteck	2,742 m	–	1.6 km NW	10°
Kasereck	2,740 m	425 m	7.4 km W	10°
Waldhorn	2,702 m	398 m	9.2 km NW	10°
Deichselspitze	2,684 m	–	6.5 km NW	10°
Kieseck	2,681 m	–	8.7 km N	11°
Elendberg	2,672 m	–	11 km NW	10°