Western Karawanks · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Vrtača

2,180 mAustria / Slovenia borderSnow likely Jan–Apr · Nov–Dec

Elevation2,180 mabove sea level

Prominence320 mindependent height

Isolation3.0 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul13°average high

46.44° N, 14.21° EElevation 2,180 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit2,180 m
Mid-mountain1,590 m
Valley · Doslovče1,007 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Vrtača in brief

Vrtača rises to 2,180 m in the Western Karawanks, Austria. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 320 m.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 13°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from March to November.

The summit lies on the border between Austria and Slovenia, so it appears in the mountain lists of both countries.

The nearest town is Doslovče, 2.9 km to the SW at 1,007 m.

Facts

Elevation: 2,180 m · 7,152 ft
Prominence: 320 m
Range: Western Karawanks
Country: Austria
Coordinates: 46.4397, 14.2125
Nearest airport: Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) · 25 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 Vrtača by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Vrtača by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-1°	-2°	0°	3°	7°	11°	13°	13°	9°	6°	2°	0°
Average low	-6°	-8°	-6°	-3°	2°	6°	8°	8°	4°	1°	-2°	-8°
Precipitation	95 mm	96 mm	143 mm	168 mm	184 mm	216 mm	212 mm	220 mm	224 mm	224 mm	222 mm	178 mm
Cloud cover	48%	47%	52%	51%	46%	43%	34%	36%	42%	51%	54%	54%
Daylight	8h 59	10h 20	11h 51	13h 33	14h 59	15h 47	15h 28	14h 13	12h 36	10h 58	9h 27	8h 37
Month score	24	25	16	16	18	26	40	39	20	16	15	15

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–Apr · Nov–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	1,600 m	1,400 m	1,750 m	2,200 m	2,850 m	3,450 m	3,750 m	3,850 m	3,200 m	2,750 m	2,200 m	1,550 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Vrtača in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Stol / Hochstuhl	2,237 m	1,021 m	3.0 km W	14°
Mittagskogel	2,145 m	706 m	21 km W	13°
Hochobir	2,139 m	1,040 m	22 km E	12°
Koschutnikturm / Košutnikov turn	2,136 m	–	15 km E	14°
Storžič	2,132 m	–	18 km SE	14°
Breitwand / Macesje	2,130 m	–	14 km E	14°
Klagenfurter Spitze	2,116 m	–	2.6 km W	13°
Weinasch	2,104 m	150 m	4.7 km W	15°