Hochschwab Mountains · Styria · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Windgrube

1,809 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Nov–Dec

Elevation1,809 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation2.9 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul15°average high

47.58° N, 15.23° EElevation 1,809 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,809 m
Mid-mountain1,280 m
Valley · Aflenz Kurort749 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Windgrube in brief

Windgrube rises to 1,809 m in the Hochschwab Mountains, Styria, Austria.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 15°, 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 Aflenz Kurort, 4.4 km to the S at 749 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,809 m · 5,935 ft
Range: Hochschwab Mountains
Region: Styria
Country: Austria
Coordinates: 47.5810, 15.2259
Nearest airport: Graz Airport (GRZ) · 68 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 Windgrube by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Windgrube by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-3°	-3°	0°	5°	10°	14°	15°	15°	10°	7°	2°	-2°
Average low	-8°	-8°	-6°	-2°	3°	6°	8°	8°	4°	1°	-3°	-7°
Precipitation	108 mm	94 mm	129 mm	104 mm	160 mm	205 mm	223 mm	212 mm	165 mm	109 mm	116 mm	114 mm
Cloud cover	51%	53%	54%	47%	45%	43%	38%	39%	45%	49%	56%	56%
Daylight	8h 51	10h 16	11h 50	13h 36	15h 07	15h 57	15h 37	14h 18	12h 37	10h 55	9h 20	8h 28
Month score	20	23	15	22	19	38	49	48	21	20	15	16

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 · Nov–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	950 m	950 m	1,350 m	2,050 m	2,750 m	3,300 m	3,600 m	3,600 m	2,900 m	2,400 m	1,700 m	1,100 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	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Windgrube in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Hochschwab	2,277 m	1,420 m	7.5 km NW	12°
Zagelkogel	2,255 m	110 m	8.3 km NW	12°
G'hacktkogel	2,214 m	–	7.9 km NW	13°
Hochwart, Wildalpen	2,210 m	–	9.4 km NW	12°
G'hacktstein	2,189 m	–	7.8 km NW	12°
Eisenerzer Reichenstein	2,165 m	660 m	24 km W	14°
Stangenwand	2,157 m	–	8.7 km W	14°
Ringkamp	2,153 m	–	6.6 km NW	15°