Alpen Caravan Park Achensee

Achenkirch, Tirol, Austria

Tonight: low 7 °C, frost likely.

Tonight

Worth a lookFriday, September 25, 22:00 to 07:00

Cold air collects in this hollow

Your setup looks borderline for this night

You may feel chilly from around 23:00.

Your spot sits in a hollow where cold air collects at night.

Best change

Move 20 to 50 meters higher, away from the valley floor or creek.

  • On clear, calm nights it is often several degrees warmer there.

This is based on typical values for the gear types you picked, so treat it as an estimate.

  • Low outside7°C
  • Moisturefrost, keep your bag covered
  • Windcalm

Your night

  1. 22:00 to 23:00ComfortableAir around you 8°C, heavy dew.
  2. 23:00 to 00:00Chilly. Add a layerAir around you 6°C, heavy dew.
  3. 00:00 to 03:00ComfortableAir around you 10 to 7°C, heavy dew from 01:00.
  4. 03:00 until morningChilly. Add a layerAir around you 4 to 3°C, frost.
Every hour
  • 22:008°Ccomfortable, heavy dew
  • 23:006°Cchilly, heavy dew
  • 00:0010°Ccomfortable, some dew
  • 01:007°Ccomfortable, heavy dew
  • 02:0010°Ccomfortable
  • 03:004°Cchilly, frost
  • 04:004°Cchilly, frost
  • 05:004°Cchilly, frost
  • 06:003°Cchilly, frost
  • 07:003°Cchilly, frost

This spot sits about 55 m below the land around it. On clear, calm nights cold air pools here, so expect it colder and wetter than the forecast.

Times are local time at your spot (GMT+2).

What works tonight

The gear this night calls for, for someone who sleeps like you.

  • Missing

    Sleeping bag

    Comfort 2°C or colder

    The comfort rating on the label, not the limit, which is about 5 °C lower.

  • You have this

    Underneath you

    R1.5 or more

    The R-value says how well a pad keeps the cold ground out.

  • Worth adding

    Also useful

    A bag liner

    Adds a few degrees to the bag you already own.

Before you sleep

  • Put on a warm layer and a hat before about 23:00, or go to bed already wearing them.
  • Eat a proper meal with some fat before bed. Your body keeps burning it through the night.
  • Pee right before you get in your bag. Getting out at 03:00 in the cold is worse.
  • Sleep in dry clothes, not the ones you wore all day. Damp fabric pulls heat out of you.
  • Your spot sits lower than the ground around it. On a clear, calm night cold air drains into spots like this, so expect it colder and wetter than the forecast. If you can, move a little higher up, away from the creek or valley floor.
  • Bring shoes, clothes and electronics inside. Anything left out will be wet by morning.
  • Open the tent vents and keep the door zip open a bit at the top. Some condensation inside is normal on a night like this, so bring a small towel to wipe it off.
How we estimated this

At the coldest hour (07:00):

Outside at your spot
7°C
Warmth your shelter holds
+1 °C
Clear-sky cooling
−1 °C
Low spot
−4 °C
Air around you
3°C
Your bag's comfort rating
4°C
Cold ground through what you lie on
+2 °C
Your comfort limit
6°C

3 °C short, so you will likely be cold.

Assumptions

  • Bag categories use typical ratings as sold: summer about 50 °F (10 °C), 3-season about 30 °F (-1 °C), winter about 15 °F (-9 °C). The number in a bag's name is usually its lower limit, so its comfort rating is about 9 °F (5 °C) warmer.
  • What you lie on: foam mat about R2, thin air pad about R1.5, insulated pad about R3.5, winter pad R5 and up, van bed about R4, air mattress about R0.5. Colder ground needs a higher R-value.
  • Shelters hold a few degrees early in the night and less towards morning. Wind and clear, calm skies take warmth away.
  • Weather: Open-Meteo forecast for your spot, on a grid of a few kilometers, corrected to its height.
  • These are rules of thumb, not measurements. People and gear vary.

A forecast, not a promise. Mountains, valleys and water make their own weather, so trust what you see and feel on site. Terms and liability

Checked for a double-wall tent, a 3-season bag and a thin air pad. Check your own gear here.

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