Altzania mountain range · Basque Country · SpainSummit weather, forecast and climate

Aratz

1,443 m

Elevation1,443 mabove sea level

Prominence276 mindependent height

Isolation3.7 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul21°average high

42.92° N, 2.30° WElevation 1,443 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,443 m
Mid-mountain1,030 m
Valley · Araia609 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Aratz in brief

Aratz rises to 1,443 m in the Altzania mountain range, Basque Country, Spain. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 276 m.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 21°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.

The nearest town is Araia, 3.3 km to the S at 609 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,443 m · 4,734 ft
Prominence: 276 m
Range: Altzania mountain range
Region: Basque Country
Country: Spain
Coordinates: 42.9220, -2.3037
Nearest airport: Vitoria Airport (VIT) · 35 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 Aratz by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Aratz by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	5°	5°	8°	10°	14°	19°	21°	21°	17°	13°	8°	6°
Average low	-1°	-2°	0°	1°	4°	8°	10°	10°	7°	5°	1°	-1°
Precipitation	187 mm	150 mm	157 mm	180 mm	147 mm	95 mm	72 mm	79 mm	98 mm	158 mm	207 mm	207 mm
Cloud cover	55%	51%	49%	51%	49%	43%	38%	38%	39%	46%	53%	56%
Daylight	9h 22	10h 33	11h 53	13h 23	14h 38	15h 20	15h 03	13h 58	12h 32	11h 06	9h 46	9h 02
Month score	15	16	17	17	38	68	77	75	66	34	15	14

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

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	1,750 m	1,700 m	2,050 m	2,300 m	2,850 m	3,450 m	3,800 m	3,850 m	3,350 m	2,800 m	2,150 m	1,800 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C

ivTerrain

Aratz in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Spain

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Aketegi	1,551 m	943 m	4.6 km NW	21°
Aketegi erpina	1,548 m	12 m	4.5 km NW	20°
Aizkorri	1,523 m	51 m	3.7 km NW	20°
Aitxuri	1,508 m	943 m	4.0 km NW	21°
Ganboa	1,412 m	200 m	22 km NE	20°
Artzanburu	1,368 m	–	8.3 km NW	21°
Beoain	1,359 m	–	24 km NE	21°
Larrunarri	1,346 m	198 m	21 km NE	21°