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Gamskarlsee

Located in State of Salzburg, Austria Coordinates: 47°05′00″ N 13°11′00″ E

Map showing the location of Gamskarlsee Gamskarlsee
Location in Austria
Elevation
2,290 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Bad Gastein
3.4 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Vienna · UTC+01:00
Airports
SZG Salzburg Airport80 km
KLU Klagenfurt Airport101 km

About Gamskarlsee

Gamskarlsee is a lake. Location: State of Salzburg, Austria. Elevation: 2,290 m. The nearest airport is Salzburg Airport (80 km). Nearby sights include Palfnersee Kogel and Anlauftal.

Climate of Gamskarlsee

This month · November

A wet month

Day -1° · Night -8° · Rain 133 mm

Hottest month
July (day 11°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
Wettest month
July (188 mm)
Driest month
February (83 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Gamskarlsee
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°-3°-1°5°8°11°11°8°4°-1°-4°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-10°-7°-2°1°3°3°0°-3°-8°-10°
Precipitation (mm)9183115129143176188169142128133112

How to get to Gamskarlsee

The nearest airport is Salzburg Airport (SZG), 80 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Salzburg, 80 km to the north.

Airports

  • Salzburg Airport (SZG) Salzburg 80 kmnorth
  • Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) Klagenfurt am Wörthersee 101 kmsoutheast
  • Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) Zgornji Brnik 137 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Salzburg Population: 157.2K 80 kmnorth
  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 100 kmsoutheast
  • Innsbruck Population: 132.5K 137 kmwest
  • Ljubljana Population: 272.2K 153 kmsoutheast
  • Linz Population: 204.8K 159 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Gamskarlsee

Within 100 km: 261 historic and cultural sites, 4,117 natural sites, 1,049 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km366 places

  • Kleiner Paarsee Lake 23 kmN
  • Großer Paarsee Lake 23 kmN
  • Schuhflickersee Lake 21 kmN
  • Zirmsee Lake 20 kmW

25–60 km2,157 places

  • Hoher Dachstein Mountain 54 kmNE
  • Fürlegsee Lake 43 kmW
  • Vorderer Langtalsee Lake 32 kmW
  • Seeriessee Lake 52 kmNE

60–100 km2,904 places

  • Triglav Mountain 93 kmSE
  • Rjavina Mountain 94 kmSE
  • Prestreljenik Mountain 83 kmS
  • Krn Mountain 98 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Bad Gastein Municipality, St. Johann im Pongau District
    3.4 km W
  • Bad Gastein Village, Bad Gastein
    5.1 km NW
  • Anlauftal Neighbourhood, Bad Gastein
    3.8 km W
  • Böckstein Village, Bad Gastein
    5.1 km W
  • Mallnitz Municipality, Spittal an der Drau District
    8.6 km S
  • Hüttschlag Municipality, St. Johann im Pongau District
    9.5 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

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