Rottenmann and Wölz Tauern · Styria · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Riesnerkrispen

1,922 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Nov–Dec

Elevation1,922 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation1.6 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul16°average high

47.36° N, 14.09° EElevation 1,922 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,922 m
Mid-mountain1,300 m
Valley · Öblarn668 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Riesnerkrispen in brief

Riesnerkrispen rises to 1,922 m in the Rottenmann and Wölz Tauern, Styria, Austria.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 16°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from March to November.

The nearest town is Öblarn, 13 km to the NW at 668 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,922 m · 6,306 ft
Range: Rottenmann and Wölz Tauern
Region: Styria
Country: Austria
Coordinates: 47.3647, 14.0919
Nearest airport: Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) · 82 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 Riesnerkrispen by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Riesnerkrispen by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-1°	-1°	2°	6°	11°	15°	16°	16°	12°	8°	3°	0°
Average low	-8°	-7°	-5°	-1°	3°	6°	8°	8°	5°	1°	-3°	-7°
Precipitation	83 mm	71 mm	97 mm	83 mm	135 mm	193 mm	229 mm	206 mm	139 mm	110 mm	99 mm	90 mm
Cloud cover	51%	53%	57%	52%	49%	48%	43%	44%	49%	51%	58%	56%
Daylight	8h 53	10h 17	11h 51	13h 36	15h 05	15h 55	15h 35	14h 17	12h 37	10h 56	9h 21	8h 29
Month score	26	29	20	26	20	41	52	51	27	19	19	22

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	1,250 m	1,300 m	1,700 m	2,250 m	2,950 m	3,550 m	3,800 m	3,800 m	3,200 m	2,650 m	1,900 m	1,350 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

Riesnerkrispen in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Hochwildstelle	2,747 m	486 m	20 km W	11°
Roteck	2,742 m	–	24 km SW	10°
Preber	2,740 m	262 m	24 km SW	10°
Waldhorn	2,702 m	398 m	22 km W	10°
Deichselspitze	2,684 m	–	23 km SW	10°
Kieseck	2,681 m	–	22 km W	11°
Zischken	2,661 m	–	23 km SW	10°
Greifenberg	2,618 m	320 m	24 km W	10°