Chiemgau Alps · Bavaria · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Geigelstein

1,808 mMajor summitSnow likely Jan–Mar · Dec

Elevation1,808 mabove sea level

Prominence1,148 mindependent height

Isolation11 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul16°average high

47.71° N, 12.33° EElevation 1,808 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,808 m
Mid-mountain1,190 m
Valley · Schleching572 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Geigelstein in brief

Geigelstein rises to 1,808 m in the Chiemgau Alps, Bavaria, Germany. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,148 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 16°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year.

The nearest town is Schleching, 4.7 km to the E at 572 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,808 m · 5,932 ft
Prominence: 1,148 m
Range: Chiemgau Alps
Region: Bavaria
Country: Germany
Coordinates: 47.7079, 12.3345
Nearest airport: Salzburg Airport (SZG) · 51 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 Geigelstein by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Geigelstein by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	1°	0°	3°	7°	11°	14°	16°	16°	12°	9°	5°	2°
Average low	-6°	-6°	-4°	0°	4°	7°	9°	10°	6°	3°	-2°	-6°
Precipitation	160 mm	143 mm	189 mm	149 mm	213 mm	291 mm	311 mm	308 mm	213 mm	144 mm	153 mm	156 mm
Cloud cover	49%	53%	56%	51%	49%	50%	43%	44%	49%	48%	54%	54%
Daylight	8h 50	10h 15	11h 50	13h 37	15h 07	15h 58	15h 38	14h 19	12h 37	10h 55	9h 19	8h 27
Month score	17	15	14	16	23	38	51	50	27	18	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–Mar · Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	1,400 m	1,400 m	1,700 m	2,300 m	3,000 m	3,450 m	3,700 m	3,750 m	3,200 m	2,750 m	2,000 m	1,500 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	above 0 °C	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Geigelstein in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Ellmauer Halt	2,344 m	1,551 m	16 km S	14°
Ackerlspitze	2,329 m	–	18 km S	14°
Treffauer	2,304 m	–	17 km S	13°
Gamshalt	2,291 m	1,480 m	16 km S	14°
Hochgrubachspitzen	2,284 m	350 m	17 km S	15°
Hintere Karlspitze	2,281 m	–	16 km S	15°
Karlspitzen	2,281 m	–	16 km S	14°
Vordere Karlspitze	2,260 m	–	16 km S	14°