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Villgraten Mountains · Tyrol · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Rotstein

2,702 mSnow likely Jan–May · Oct–Dec
Elevation2,702 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation3.0 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul11°average high
46.86° N, 12.60° EElevation 2,702 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit2,702 m
  • Mid-mountain1,780 m
  • Valley · Schlaiten867 m

Freezing level in October: 2,650 m

iThe mountain

Rotstein in brief

Rotstein rises to 2,702 m in the Villgraten Mountains, Tyrol, Austria.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 11°, while nights fall below freezing in 8 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from May to October.

The nearest town is Schlaiten, 4.7 km to the NE at 867 m.

Facts

Elevation
2,702 m · 8,865 ft
Range
Villgraten Mountains
Region
Tyrol
Country
Austria
Coordinates
46.8561, 12.6022
Nearest airport
Innsbruck Airport (INN) · 105 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 Rotstein by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-20°-15°-10°-5°0°5°10°15°-7°-16°Jan-6°-14°Feb-3°-10°Mar0°-6°Apr4°-2°May8°1°Jun11°3°Jul10°4°Aug6°0°Sep3°-3°Oct-2°-9°Nov-7°-16°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Rotstein by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high-7°-6°-3°0°4°8°11°10°6°3°-2°-7°
Average low-16°-14°-10°-6°-2°1°3°4°0°-3°-9°-16°
Precipitation77 mm77 mm103 mm127 mm171 mm197 mm237 mm214 mm164 mm176 mm154 mm111 mm
Cloud cover44%46%51%52%49%47%40%42%47%48%51%49%
Daylight8h 5610h 1911h 5113h 3415h 0215h 5115h 3114h 1512h 3610h 579h 248h 34
Month score313021161718232218181620

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level950 m1,150 m1,700 m2,150 m2,850 m3,450 m3,750 m3,800 m3,200 m2,650 m1,900 m950 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow
ivTerrain

Rotstein in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Hohenwartkopf3,308 m–25 km N6°
Petzeck3,283 m799 m18 km NE6°
Roter Knopf3,281 m549 m17 km NE6°
Gramul3,276 m–25 km N5°
Kellersberg3,265 m–25 km N6°
Großer Hornkopf3,251 m–18 km NE6°
Schwerteck3,247 m–24 km N6°
Hochschober3,242 m–12 km NE6°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Schlaiten
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Schlaiten

Tyrol · 4.7 km NE
14°Oct high
13wet days
45score
Schlaiten
Sankt Johann im Walde
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Sankt Johann im Walde

Tyrol · 5.5 km N
14°Oct high
13wet days
47score
Sankt Johann im Walde
Ainet
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Ainet

Tyrol · 6.7 km E
15°Oct high
13wet days
49score
Ainet
Assling
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Assling

Tyrol · 8.2 km S
12°Oct high
13wet days
37score
Assling
Around here

Schlaiten and around

Schlaiten
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Schlaiten

Tyrol · Austria
Jun–Augbest months
25°July high
867 maltitude
Schlaiten

Nature

Alkuser See
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6.5 km NE

Alkuser See

Lake · 2,432 m
Alkuser See
Hochsteinhütte
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7.3 km SE

Hochsteinhütte

Mountain hut · 2,023 m
Hochsteinhütte
Gartlsee
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7.5 km NE

Gartlsee

Lake · 2,571 m
Gartlsee

Mountains

Grossglockner
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22 km N

Grossglockner

3,798 m · Glockner Group
Grossglockner
Kleinglockner
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22 km N

Kleinglockner

3,770 m · Glockner Group
Kleinglockner
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22 km N

Pöschlturm

3,722 m
Pöschlturm

Heritage

Saint Paul Church, Schlaiten
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0.1 km S

Saint Paul Church, Schlaiten

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Saint Paul Church, Schlaiten
Wallfahrtskirche Gwabl
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1.4 km E

Wallfahrtskirche Gwabl

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Wallfahrtskirche Gwabl
Schloss Bruck
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8.9 km SE

Schloss Bruck

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Schloss Bruck

Museums

Open-air museum Oberlienz
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7.1 km SE

Open-air museum Oberlienz

Open-air museum · 1964
Open-air museum Oberlienz
Stockmühlen am Kalserbach
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15 km N

Stockmühlen am Kalserbach

Stockmühlen am Kalserbach
Kammerlander Hof
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8.1 km SE

Kammerlander Hof

Kammerlander Hof