Kitzbühel Alps · Salzburg · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Sausteigen

1,912 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Nov–Dec

Elevation1,912 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation4.7 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul16°average high

47.39° N, 12.76° EElevation 1,912 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,912 m
Mid-mountain1,380 m
Valley · Viehhofen855 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Sausteigen in brief

Sausteigen rises to 1,912 m in the Kitzbühel Alps, Salzburg, 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 December.

The nearest town is Viehhofen, 2.9 km to the SW at 855 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,912 m · 6,273 ft
Range: Kitzbühel Alps
Region: Salzburg
Country: Austria
Coordinates: 47.3861, 12.7594
Nearest airport: Salzburg Airport (SZG) · 49 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 Sausteigen by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Sausteigen by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	0°	0°	2°	6°	11°	14°	16°	16°	12°	9°	4°	0°
Average low	-8°	-7°	-4°	-1°	3°	7°	8°	9°	5°	2°	-4°	-8°
Precipitation	110 mm	97 mm	132 mm	106 mm	170 mm	216 mm	252 mm	250 mm	175 mm	124 mm	114 mm	115 mm
Cloud cover	42%	46%	50%	47%	45%	45%	39%	41%	44%	43%	47%	46%
Daylight	8h 53	10h 17	11h 51	13h 36	15h 05	15h 56	15h 35	14h 17	12h 37	10h 56	9h 21	8h 29
Month score	23	25	17	22	22	40	52	51	29	20	20	20

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	1,400 m	1,700 m	2,250 m	2,950 m	3,500 m	3,750 m	3,800 m	3,200 m	2,750 m	1,950 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

Sausteigen in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Hoher Tenn	3,368 m	337 m	23 km S	6°
Schneespitze, Salzburg	3,317 m	–	22 km S	6°
Kleines Wiesbachhorn	3,283 m	–	24 km S	6°
Kitzsteinhorn	3,203 m	439 m	23 km S	6°
Kleiner Tenn	3,158 m	–	22 km S	6°
Bauernbrachkopf	3,125 m	–	22 km S	6°
Zwingkopf	3,117 m	–	22 km S	6°
Hohes Beil	3,099 m	–	23 km S	6°