Wetterstein · Tyrol · AustriaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Zugspitze

2,962 mAustria / Germany borderUltra-prominent peakSnow likely Jan–May · Sep–Dec

Elevation2,962 mabove sea level

Prominence1,746 mindependent height

Isolation26 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul7°average high

47.42° N, 10.99° EElevation 2,962 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time

From the valley to the top

Summit2,962 m
Mid-mountain1,970 m
Valley · Ehrwald973 m

Freezing level in October: 2,700 m

iThe mountain

Zugspitze in brief

Zugspitze rises to 2,962 m in the Wetterstein, Tyrol, Austria. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,746 m, which makes it an ultra-prominent peak.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 7°, while nights fall below freezing in 10 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from May to October.

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

The nearest town in the atlas is Ehrwald, 5.8 km to the SW at 973 m.

Facts

Elevation: 2,962 m · 9,718 ft
Prominence: 1,746 m
Range: Wetterstein
Region: Tyrol
Country: Austria
Coordinates: 47.4212, 10.9863
Nearest airport: Innsbruck Airport (INN) · 32 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 Zugspitze by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Zugspitze by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-7°	-8°	-6°	-3°	1°	5°	7°	7°	4°	1°	-3°	-6°
Average low	-20°	-13°	-11°	-9°	-4°	-1°	1°	2°	-2°	-4°	-9°	-19°
Precipitation	127 mm	114 mm	168 mm	137 mm	212 mm	284 mm	314 mm	312 mm	193 mm	142 mm	145 mm	146 mm
Cloud cover	47%	50%	53%	52%	50%	49%	43%	44%	47%	46%	52%	51%
Daylight	8h 52	10h 16	11h 51	13h 36	15h 05	15h 56	15h 35	14h 18	12h 37	10h 56	9h 21	8h 29
Month score	18	18	15	16	17	17	20	19	18	18	16	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–May · Sep–Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	900 m	1,350 m	1,600 m	2,050 m	2,700 m	3,250 m	3,550 m	3,600 m	3,100 m	2,700 m	2,000 m	1,050 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Zugspitze in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Austria

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Rietzer Grießkogel	2,884 m	840 m	20 km S	8°
Schneefernerkopf	2,874 m	176 m	1.8 km SW	7°
Pirchkogel	2,828 m	280 m	21 km S	9°
Gaiskogel, Kühtai	2,820 m	162 m	25 km S	9°
Zugspitzeck	2,815 m	–	1.2 km W	9°
Seejoch	2,808 m	–	24 km S	10°
Irzwände	2,777 m	–	21 km S	10°
Hochplattig	2,768 m	–	7.6 km S	9°