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Farchtensee

Located in Paternion, Politischer Bezirk Villach Land Coordinates: 46°40′58″ N 13°28′01″ E

Map showing the location of Farchtensee Farchtensee
Location in Austria
Elevation
987 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Boden
2.4 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Vienna · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KLU Klagenfurt Airport67 km
LJU Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport92 km

About Farchtensee

Farchtensee is a lake. Location: Paternion, Politischer Bezirk Villach Land. Elevation: 987 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Klagenfurt Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Zlannock and Graslitzen.

Climate of Farchtensee

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night -2° · Rain 124 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
July (164 mm)
Driest month
February (61 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Farchtensee
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°7°10°16°19°21°21°17°12°6°2°
Average low (°C)-6°-6°-3°0°5°9°11°10°7°3°-2°-5°
Precipitation (mm)71618511113116116414714113612490

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Farchtensee

The nearest airport is Klagenfurt Airport (KLU), 67 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Klagenfurt, 64 km to the east.

Airports

  • Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) Klagenfurt am Wörthersee 67 kmeast
  • Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) Zgornji Brnik 92 kmsoutheast
  • Trieste Airport (TRS) Ronchi dei Legionari/Trieste 95 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 64 kmeast
  • Ljubljana Population: 272.2K 106 kmsoutheast
  • Salzburg Population: 157.2K 128 kmnorth
  • Graz Population: 303.3K 156 kmeast
  • Rijeka Population: 108K 169 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Farchtensee

Within 100 km: 201 historic and cultural sites, 2,913 natural sites, 749 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km201 places

  • Weissensee Lake 9 kmW
  • Lake Pressegg Lake 6 kmS
  • Millstätter See Lake 15 kmNE
  • Egger Alpen See Lake 12 kmSW

25–60 km927 places

  • Lake Bohinj Lake 54 kmSE
  • Lake Bled Lake 60 kmSE
  • Triglav Mountain 44 kmSE
  • Rjavina Mountain 45 kmSE

60–100 km2,735 places

  • Hoher Dachstein Mountain 89 kmN
  • Šmarna gora Mountain 98 kmSE
  • Porezen Mountain 68 kmSE
  • Mrzla Gora Mountain 93 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Boden Village, Paternion
    2.4 km E
  • Weissenbach Village, Paternion
    2.1 km W
  • Stockenboi Municipality, Politischer Bezirk Villach Land
    5.5 km NE
  • Stockenboi Village, Stockenboi
    4.9 km NE
  • Presseggen Village, Hermagor-Pressegger See
    6 km S
  • Förolach Village, Hermagor-Pressegger See
    6 km S

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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