Leitha Mountains · Burgenland · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Sonnenberg

484 mSnow likely Jan · Dec

Elevation484 mabove sea level

Prominence230 mindependent height

Isolation18 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul26°average high

47.88° N, 16.48° EElevation 484 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit484 m
Mid-mountain330 m
Valley · Eisenstadt182 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Sonnenberg in brief

Sonnenberg rises to 484 m in the Leitha Mountains, Burgenland, Austria. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 230 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 26°, while nights fall below freezing in 3 months of the year.

The nearest town is Hornstein, 2.4 km to the W at 269 m.

Facts

Elevation: 484 m · 1,588 ft
Prominence: 230 m
Range: Leitha Mountains
Region: Burgenland
Country: Austria
Coordinates: 47.8755, 16.4758
Nearest airport: Vienna International Airport (VIE) · 27 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 Sonnenberg by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Sonnenberg by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	3°	5°	10°	16°	20°	24°	26°	26°	20°	14°	9°	4°
Average low	-3°	-2°	1°	5°	9°	13°	14°	14°	10°	6°	2°	-2°
Precipitation	33 mm	33 mm	51 mm	46 mm	80 mm	94 mm	82 mm	90 mm	77 mm	50 mm	53 mm	47 mm
Cloud cover	49%	47%	46%	39%	37%	36%	30%	30%	36%	41%	51%	53%
Daylight	8h 49	10h 15	11h 50	13h 37	15h 09	16h 00	15h 39	14h 20	12h 38	10h 55	9h 18	8h 25
Month score	41	42	37	71	75	72	74	73	76	63	35	35

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 · Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	500 m	750 m	1,300 m	2,050 m	2,700 m	3,300 m	3,600 m	3,550 m	2,800 m	2,050 m	1,300 m	650 m
Summit	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Sonnenberg in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Heuberg (Rosalia Mountains)	748 m	154 m	23 km SW	24°
Auerberg	724 m	35 m	24 km SW	23°
Hartlspitz	708 m	–	24 km SW	24°
Krieriegel	682 m	62 m	22 km SW	24°
Greimkogel	677 m	38 m	23 km SW	24°
Bauernmaiß	630 m	–	20 km SW	24°
Marriegel	622 m	35 m	25 km S	24°
Bergkogel, Lower Austria	621 m	–	20 km SW	24°