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Mountain

Tauern

Located in Bad Ischl, Politischer Bezirk Gmunden Coordinates: 47°41′00″ N 13°41′00″ E

Map showing the location of Tauern Tauern
Location in Austria
Elevation
969 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Perneck
2.9 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Vienna · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
SZG Salzburg Airport52 km
LNZ Linz-Hörsching Airport72 km

About Tauern

Tauern is a mountain. Location: Bad Ischl, Politischer Bezirk Gmunden. Elevation: 969 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Salzburg Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Kolowratshöhe and Hoher Rosenkogel.

Climate of Tauern

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 107 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
July (197 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).

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Climate of Tauern
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°5°9°15°17°19°19°16°11°5°2°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-2°1°5°8°10°10°7°3°-1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)938311310912517519716512696107115

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Tauern

The nearest airport is Salzburg Airport (SZG), 52 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Salzburg, 50 km to the west.

Airports

  • Salzburg Airport (SZG) Salzburg 52 kmwest
  • Linz-Hörsching Airport (LNZ) Linz 72 kmnortheast
  • Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) Klagenfurt am Wörthersee 126 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Salzburg Population: 157.2K 50 kmwest
  • Linz Population: 204.8K 83 kmnortheast
  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 127 kmsouth
  • Graz Population: 303.3K 149 kmsoutheast
  • Munich Population: 1.5M 165 kmwest

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

Day trips from Tauern

Within 100 km: 299 historic and cultural sites, 3,263 natural sites, 1,112 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km558 places

  • Hoher Dachstein Mountain 24 kmS
  • Augstsee Lake 8 kmE
  • Ostersee Lake 9 kmSE
  • Sommersbergsee Lake 8 kmSE

25–60 km1,655 places

  • Klamm Natural site 51 kmE
  • Seeriessee Lake 37 kmS
  • Untersee Lake 38 kmS
  • Wildsee Lake 48 kmS

60–100 km2,461 places

  • Frauenchiemsee Island 97 kmW
  • Herreninsel Island 98 kmW
  • Gusen I Concentration Camp Historic site 86 kmNE
  • Wildsee Lake 99 kmSE

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