Allgäu Alps · Vorarlberg · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Widderstein

2,533 mMajor summitSnow likely Jan–Apr · Nov–Dec

Elevation2,533 mabove sea level

Prominence846 mindependent height

Isolation6.2 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul13°average high

47.28° N, 10.13° EElevation 2,533 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time

From the valley to the top

Summit2,533 m
Mid-mountain1,900 m
Valley · Schröcken1,269 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Widderstein in brief

Widderstein rises to 2,533 m in the Allgäu Alps, Vorarlberg, Austria. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 846 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, July 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 April to November.

The nearest town in the atlas is Schröcken, 4.1 km to the SW at 1,269 m.

Facts

Elevation: 2,533 m · 8,310 ft
Prominence: 846 m
Range: Allgäu Alps
Region: Vorarlberg
Country: Austria
Coordinates: 47.2847, 10.1292
Nearest airport: Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) · 48 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 Widderstein by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Widderstein by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-2°	-3°	-1°	2°	7°	11°	13°	13°	9°	6°	1°	-1°
Average low	-12°	-9°	-6°	-4°	0°	4°	6°	6°	3°	0°	-7°	-12°
Precipitation	176 mm	156 mm	199 mm	152 mm	208 mm	260 mm	306 mm	296 mm	210 mm	159 mm	177 mm	191 mm
Cloud cover	40%	43%	47%	47%	46%	46%	41%	41%	43%	40%	44%	43%
Daylight	8h 53	10h 17	11h 51	13h 36	15h 05	15h 55	15h 34	14h 17	12h 37	10h 56	9h 22	8h 30
Month score	21	20	18	18	18	23	34	34	20	21	19	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–Apr · Nov–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	1,400 m	1,650 m	2,000 m	2,400 m	3,100 m	3,700 m	3,950 m	3,950 m	3,450 m	3,050 m	2,100 m	1,500 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

Widderstein in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Pflunspitzen	2,912 m	974 m	23 km S	10°
Kaltenberg, Vorarlberg	2,896 m	–	22 km S	9°
Wetterspitze	2,895 m	594 m	20 km SE	9°
Vorderseespitze	2,889 m	308 m	21 km SE	10°
Freispitze	2,884 m	–	24 km SE	13°
Augstenbergkopf	2,881 m	–	24 km S	9°
Große Sulzspitze	2,853 m	–	24 km S	10°
Feuerspitze	2,851 m	117 m	20 km SE	9°