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Mountain

Hochwand

Located in Dorfstetten, Politischer Bezirk Melk Coordinates: 48°19′00″ N 15°01′00″ E

Map showing the location of Hochwand Hochwand
Location in Austria
Elevation
974 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Wimbergeramt
2.8 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Vienna · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LNZ Linz-Hörsching Airport62 km
JCL České Budějovice South Bohemian Airport83 km

About Hochwand

Hochwand is a mountain. Location: Dorfstetten, Politischer Bezirk Melk. Elevation: 974 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Linz-Hörsching Airport (62 km). Nearby sights include Burgstein Berg and Geisruck.

Climate of Hochwand

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -4° · Rain 53 mm

Hottest month
July (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -8°)
Wettest month
July (111 mm)
Driest month
February (40 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 Hochwand
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°0°4°9°15°18°20°19°15°9°3°0°
Average low (°C)-8°-8°-4°-1°4°7°9°8°5°1°-4°-7°
Precipitation (mm)4140535979981119166475348

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hochwand

The nearest airport is Linz-Hörsching Airport (LNZ), 62 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Linz, 54 km to the west.

Airports

  • Linz-Hörsching Airport (LNZ) Linz 62 kmwest
  • České Budějovice South Bohemian Airport (JCL) České Budějovice 83 kmnorthwest
  • Vienna International Airport (VIE) Vienna 118 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Linz Population: 204.8K 54 kmwest
  • Graz Population: 303.3K 143 kmsouth
  • Brno Population: 404.3K 152 kmnortheast
  • Bratislava Population: 423.7K 156 kmeast
  • Salzburg Population: 157.2K 158 kmwest

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

Day trips from Hochwand

Within 100 km: 339 historic and cultural sites, 2,104 natural sites, 528 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km73 places

  • Gassner Camel Riding School Natural site 20 kmE
  • Wetzelstein Mountain 12 kmSW
  • Weinsberg Mountain 7 kmN
  • Wachtberg Mountain 13 kmSE

25–60 km448 places

  • Gusen I Concentration Camp Historic site 42 kmW
  • Unter-Rosenhofer Teich Lake 37 kmNW
  • Obersee Lake 58 kmS
  • Ober-Rosenhofer Teich Lake 38 kmNW

60–100 km2,450 places

  • Treffnersee Lake 94 kmS
  • Waldsee Lake 76 kmE
  • Vienna Forest Lake Lake 83 kmE
  • Steinsee Lake 99 kmE

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