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Mountain

Hochwechsel

Located in Rettenegg, Politischer Bezirk Weiz Coordinates: 47°32′00″ N 15°54′00″ E

Map showing the location of Hochwechsel Hochwechsel
Location in Austria
Elevation
1,499 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Feistritzwald
3.4 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Vienna · UTC+01:00
When to go
August
See the climate
Airports
GRZ Graz Airport70 km
VIE Vienna International Airport81 km

About Hochwechsel

Hochwechsel is a mountain. Location: Rettenegg, Politischer Bezirk Weiz. Elevation: 1,499 m. The best months to visit are August. The nearest airport is Graz Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Arabichl and Schöberlberg.

Climate of Hochwechsel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 2° · Night -5° · Rain 80 mm

Hottest month
August (day 17°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
Wettest month
July (140 mm)
Driest month
February (57 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 Hochwechsel
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-2°-1°3°6°12°15°17°17°13°8°2°-1°
Average low (°C)-9°-9°-6°-3°2°5°7°7°4°-1°-5°-8°
Precipitation (mm)5857768210813114012199778073

Other places to visit in this season: August

How to get to Hochwechsel

The nearest airport is Graz Airport (GRZ), 70 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Graz, 62 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Graz Airport (GRZ) Feldkirchen bei Graz 70 kmsouthwest
  • Vienna International Airport (VIE) Vienna 81 kmnortheast
  • Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX) Maribor 118 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Graz Population: 303.3K 62 kmsouthwest
  • Bratislava Population: 423.7K 113 kmnortheast
  • Győr Population: 129.3K 132 kmeast
  • Linz Population: 204.8K 148 kmnorthwest
  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 158 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Hochwechsel

Within 100 km: 520 historic and cultural sites, 1,556 natural sites, 515 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km133 places

  • Herrenstein Mountain 5 kmSW
  • Granegg Mountain 22 kmW
  • Zeiseleck Mountain 23 kmSW
  • Tommer Mountain 12 kmS

25–60 km678 places

  • Türnsee Lake 60 kmW
  • Neufelder See Lake 52 kmNE
  • Hubertus see Lake 51 kmNW
  • Hechten See Lake 57 kmNW

60–100 km1,780 places

  • Gassner Camel Riding School Natural site 94 kmNW
  • Donauinsel Island 84 kmNE
  • Waldsee Lake 93 kmN
  • Vienna Forest Lake Lake 74 kmN

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