Karerpass
Mountain pass in South Tyrol, Italy
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The Karerpass (Italian: Passo di Costalunga; Ladin: Jouf de Ciareja; German: Karerpass) (1745 m) is a high mountain pass in the province of South Tyrol in Italy. It connects Bolzano through the Eggental and the Welschnofen Valley with the Fassa Valley. Just below the pass on the Welschnofen Valley side is the Karersee lake. It is connected to the Tierser Tal by the Nigerpass.
| Karerpass | |
|---|---|
| (Passo di Costalunga) | |
Karerpass | |
 Interactive map of Karerpass | |
| Elevation | 1,745 m (5,725 ft) |
| Location | |
| Location | South Tyrol, Italy |
| Coordinates | 46°24′24″N 11°36′25″E |
Climate
| Climate data for Karerpass: 1616m (1991−2021 normals, extremes 1990−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 8.7 (47.7) |
11.2 (52.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
24.0 (75.2) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
16.5 (61.7) |
11.0 (51.8) |
7.5 (45.5) |
27.8 (82.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.6 (27.3) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
4.3 (39.7) |
7.6 (45.7) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.3 (64.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
7.8 (46.0) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
8.1 (46.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.3 (20.7) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
2.3 (36.1) |
6.7 (44.1) |
11.2 (52.2) |
13.0 (55.4) |
12.7 (54.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.0 (14.0) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
1.2 (34.2) |
5.4 (41.7) |
7.0 (44.6) |
7.1 (44.8) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.9 (−5.6) |
−23.5 (−10.3) |
−24.5 (−12.1) |
−19.1 (−2.4) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−16.3 (2.7) |
−18.3 (−0.9) |
−24.0 (−11.2) |
−24.5 (−12.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 41.3 (1.63) |
37.3 (1.47) |
57.4 (2.26) |
94.4 (3.72) |
136.8 (5.39) |
150.0 (5.91) |
164.9 (6.49) |
161.3 (6.35) |
117.5 (4.63) |
144.5 (5.69) |
146.1 (5.75) |
68.0 (2.68) |
1,319.5 (51.97) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.1 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 10.2 | 13.7 | 13.3 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 6.3 | 112.9 |
| Source: Landeswetterdienst Südtirol[1][2] | |||||||||||||
