Bohemian Forest · Upper Austria · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Sternstein

1,122 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec

Elevation1,122 mabove sea level

Prominence337 mindependent height

Isolation31 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul21°average high

48.56° N, 14.27° EElevation 1,122 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,122 m
Mid-mountain910 m
Valley · Vorderweißenbach705 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Sternstein in brief

Sternstein rises to 1,122 m in the Bohemian Forest, Upper Austria, Austria. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 337 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 21°, while nights fall below freezing in 5 months of the year.

The nearest town is Vorderweißenbach, 3.8 km to the W at 705 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,122 m · 3,681 ft
Prominence: 337 m
Range: Bohemian Forest
Region: Upper Austria
Country: Austria
Coordinates: 48.5600, 14.2675
Nearest airport: Linz-Hörsching Airport (LNZ) · 37 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 Sternstein by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Sternstein by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	0°	2°	6°	11°	15°	19°	21°	21°	16°	11°	5°	1°
Average low	-6°	-5°	-3°	1°	5°	9°	10°	10°	7°	3°	-1°	-4°
Precipitation	62 mm	61 mm	76 mm	57 mm	92 mm	102 mm	114 mm	114 mm	73 mm	63 mm	60 mm	66 mm
Cloud cover	56%	54%	55%	45%	44%	44%	39%	39%	44%	48%	60%	61%
Daylight	8h 44	10h 12	11h 50	13h 40	15h 13	16h 06	15h 45	14h 23	12h 38	10h 53	9h 14	8h 19
Month score	30	31	27	41	55	66	65	65	61	38	29	27

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–Feb · Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	700 m	850 m	1,350 m	2,050 m	2,700 m	3,250 m	3,500 m	3,500 m	2,850 m	2,200 m	1,450 m	900 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ 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	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Sternstein in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Bärenstein, Upper Austria	1,077 m	140 m	25 km NW	21°
Vítkův Kámen	1,036 m	245 m	15 km NW	21°
Hirschenstein	1,026 m	–	4.5 km NW	21°
Breitenstein, Upper Austria	956 m	–	16 km S	22°
Schallenberg	929 m	–	8.3 km SW	22°
Gis	927 m	146 m	20 km S	22°
Hintring	922 m	–	12 km W	22°
Reisingerberg	886 m	–	20 km E	22°