Northern Karawanks · Carinthia · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Topitza

1,649 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Dec

Elevation1,649 mabove sea level

Prominence330 mindependent height

Isolation5.6 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul19°average high

46.52° N, 14.68° EElevation 1,649 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,649 m
Mid-mountain1,100 m
Valley · Globasnitz545 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Topitza in brief

Topitza rises to 1,649 m in the Northern Karawanks, Carinthia, Austria. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 330 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 19°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year.

The nearest town is Globasnitz, 4.9 km to the NE at 545 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,649 m · 5,410 ft
Prominence: 330 m
Range: Northern Karawanks
Region: Carinthia
Country: Austria
Coordinates: 46.5164, 14.6769
Nearest airport: Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) · 30 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 Topitza by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Topitza by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	1°	1°	4°	8°	13°	17°	19°	19°	13°	9°	4°	1°
Average low	-5°	-6°	-3°	0°	4°	8°	10°	10°	6°	3°	-1°	-4°
Precipitation	62 mm	69 mm	99 mm	122 mm	141 mm	194 mm	188 mm	200 mm	168 mm	151 mm	129 mm	103 mm
Cloud cover	49%	47%	50%	48%	43%	41%	33%	34%	40%	49%	55%	55%
Daylight	8h 59	10h 20	11h 51	13h 33	15h 00	15h 48	15h 28	14h 13	12h 36	10h 58	9h 26	8h 36
Month score	33	32	22	18	35	56	66	65	39	17	15	19

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 · 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	2,300 m	3,000 m	3,550 m	3,850 m	3,850 m	3,150 m	2,550 m	1,900 m	1,400 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	above 0 °C	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Topitza in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Grintovec	2,558 m	1,706 m	21 km SW	11°
Jezerska Kočna	2,540 m	–	21 km SW	12°
Skuta	2,532 m	–	19 km SW	11°
Long Ridge	2,473 m	–	20 km SW	11°
Štruca	2,457 m	–	20 km SW	11°
Carniola Mount Rinka	2,453 m	–	19 km SW	11°
Koroška Rinka	2,433 m	–	19 km SW	12°
Planjava	2,394 m	530 m	19 km S	12°