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Zagelkogel
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Hämmerkogel
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Hochschwab Mountains · Styria · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Windegg, Styria

1,186 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation1,186 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation3.1 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul22°average high
47.45° N, 15.04° EElevation 1,186 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit1,186 m
  • Mid-mountain930 m
  • Valley · Hafning bei Trofaiach679 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Windegg, Styria in brief

Windegg, Styria rises to 1,186 m in the Hochschwab Mountains, Styria, Austria.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 22°, while nights fall below freezing in 5 months of the year.

The nearest town is Hafning bei Trofaiach, 3.4 km to the SW at 679 m.

Facts

Elevation
1,186 m · 3,891 ft
Range
Hochschwab Mountains
Region
Styria
Country
Austria
Coordinates
47.4452, 15.0414
Nearest airport
Graz Airport (GRZ) · 59 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 Windegg, Styria by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-10°-5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°1°-6°Jan2°-5°Feb7°-2°Mar12°2°Apr16°6°May20°10°Jun22°11°Jul21°11°Aug16°7°Sep12°3°Oct6°-1°Nov1°-5°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Windegg, Styria by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high1°2°7°12°16°20°22°21°16°12°6°1°
Average low-6°-5°-2°2°6°10°11°11°7°3°-1°-5°
Precipitation65 mm59 mm78 mm72 mm110 mm148 mm159 mm152 mm113 mm80 mm77 mm71 mm
Cloud cover43%44%45%40%37%35%31%34%40%44%48%47%
Daylight8h 5210h 1611h 5113h 3615h 0615h 5615h 3614h 1812h 3710h 569h 218h 29
Month score353630435765676556392931

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level750 m1,000 m1,500 m2,200 m2,900 m3,450 m3,700 m3,700 m3,000 m2,350 m1,550 m900 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow
ivTerrain

Windegg, Styria in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Hochschwab2,277 m1,420 m21 km N12°
Zagelkogel2,255 m110 m19 km N12°
Hämmerkogel2,253 m110 m24 km SW12°
Gößeck2,214 m833 m11 km W13°
G'hacktkogel2,214 m–21 km N13°
Schwaigerhöhe2,214 m–24 km SW13°
Hochwart, Wildalpen2,210 m–20 km N12°
G'hacktstein2,189 m–20 km N12°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Hafning bei Trofaiach
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Hafning bei Trofaiach

Styria · 3.4 km SW
14°Oct high
12wet days
44score
Hafning bei Trofaiach
Trofaiach
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Trofaiach

Styria · 3.4 km SW
14°Oct high
12wet days
46score
Trofaiach
Sankt Peter-Freienstein
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Sankt Peter-Freienstein

Styria · 5.5 km S
14°Oct high
12wet days
47score
Sankt Peter-Freienstein
Vordernberg
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Vordernberg

Styria · 5.9 km NW
13°Oct high
12wet days
37score
Vordernberg
Around here

Hafning bei Trofaiach and around

Hafning bei Trofaiach
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Hafning bei Trofaiach

Styria · Austria
Jun–Augbest months
24°July high
679 maltitude
Hafning bei Trofaiach

Nature

Liesing, Styria
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11 km S

Liesing, Styria

River
Liesing, Styria
Leobnerhütte
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11 km N

Leobnerhütte

Mountain hut · 1,582 m
Leobnerhütte
Laming
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12 km N

Laming

River
Laming

Mountains

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28 km W

Geierhaupt

2,417 m · Seckau Tauern
Geierhaupt
Hochreichhart
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25 km W

Hochreichhart

2,416 m · Seckau Tauern
Hochreichhart
Seckauer Zinken
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22 km SW

Seckauer Zinken

2,397 m · Seckau Tauern
Seckauer Zinken

Heritage

Saint Rupert Church, Trofaiach
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0.9 km SE

Saint Rupert Church, Trofaiach

Listed objects in Austria
Saint Rupert Church, Trofaiach
Holy Trinity Church (Trofaiach)
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1.1 km SE

Holy Trinity Church (Trofaiach)

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Holy Trinity Church (Trofaiach)
Schloss Stibichhofen
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1.1 km SE

Schloss Stibichhofen

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Schloss Stibichhofen

Museums

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1.1 km SE

Stadtmuseum Trofaiach und Museumsdepot

Stadtmuseum Trofaiach und Museumsdepot
Österreichisches Post- und Telgraphenmuseum
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15 km NW

Österreichisches Post- und Telgraphenmuseum

Österreichisches Post- und Telgraphenmuseum
Bahnhof Vordernberg-Markt
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5.9 km N

Bahnhof Vordernberg-Markt

Railway museum
Bahnhof Vordernberg-Markt