Hochschwab Mountains · Styria · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Pribitz

1,579 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Nov–Dec

Elevation1,579 mabove sea level

Prominence110 mindependent height

Isolation2.6 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul18°average high

47.55° N, 15.05° EElevation 1,579 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,579 m
Mid-mountain1,200 m
Valley · Vordernberg827 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Pribitz in brief

Pribitz rises to 1,579 m in the Hochschwab Mountains, Styria, Austria. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 110 m.

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 Vordernberg, 8.3 km to the SW at 827 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,579 m · 5,180 ft
Prominence: 110 m
Range: Hochschwab Mountains
Region: Styria
Country: Austria
Coordinates: 47.5510, 15.0539
Nearest airport: Graz Airport (GRZ) · 69 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 Pribitz by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Pribitz by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-2°	-1°	3°	8°	12°	16°	18°	18°	13°	9°	3°	-1°
Average low	-7°	-7°	-4°	0°	4°	8°	9°	9°	5°	2°	-2°	-6°
Precipitation	108 mm	94 mm	124 mm	104 mm	151 mm	198 mm	213 mm	202 mm	157 mm	109 mm	116 mm	113 mm
Cloud cover	49%	50%	51%	45%	43%	41%	36%	37%	43%	47%	54%	53%
Daylight	8h 51	10h 16	11h 51	13h 36	15h 06	15h 57	15h 37	14h 18	12h 37	10h 55	9h 20	8h 28
Month score	20	24	16	23	31	52	64	61	33	21	16	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–Mar · Nov–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	900 m	1,000 m	1,450 m	2,150 m	2,850 m	3,400 m	3,650 m	3,650 m	2,950 m	2,400 m	1,700 m	1,050 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

Pribitz in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Hochschwab	2,277 m	1,420 m	10 km NE	12°
Zagelkogel	2,255 m	110 m	8.4 km NE	12°
Lugauer	2,217 m	–	25 km W	13°
G'hacktkogel	2,214 m	–	10 km NE	13°
Gößeck	2,214 m	833 m	16 km SW	13°
Hochwart, Wildalpen	2,210 m	–	8.3 km NE	12°
G'hacktstein	2,189 m	–	9.0 km NE	12°
Eisenerzer Reichenstein	2,165 m	660 m	10 km SW	14°