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Praděd
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KamzičníkHrubý Jeseník · Olomouc Region · CzechiaSummit weather, forecast and climate
Keprník
1,423 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Nov–Dec
Elevation1,423 mabove sea level
Prominence410 mindependent height
Isolation13 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul15°average high
50.17° N, 17.12° EElevation 1,423 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit1,423 m
- Mid-mountain1,070 m
- Valley · Ostružná709 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Keprník in brief
Keprník rises to 1,423 m in the Hrubý Jeseník, Olomouc Region, Czechia. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 410 m.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 15°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from March to November.
The nearest town in the atlas is Ostružná, 4.9 km to the W at 709 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 1,423 m · 4,669 ft
- Prominence
- 410 m
- Range
- Hrubý Jeseník
- Region
- Olomouc Region
- Country
- Czechia
- Coordinates
- 50.1709, 17.1164
- Nearest airport
- Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) · 89 km
iiForecast
Weather at three heights
Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.
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iiiSummit climate
The top of Keprník by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | -3° | -3° | 0° | 6° | 11° | 13° | 15° | 15° | 11° | 7° | 2° | -2° |
| Average low | -8° | -8° | -7° | -3° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 7° | 4° | 1° | -3° | -6° |
| Precipitation | 73 mm | 63 mm | 78 mm | 69 mm | 103 mm | 132 mm | 145 mm | 122 mm | 100 mm | 70 mm | 78 mm | 82 mm |
| Cloud cover | 58% | 59% | 58% | 46% | 46% | 46% | 42% | 39% | 48% | 53% | 63% | 61% |
| Daylight | 8h 31 | 10h 05 | 11h 49 | 13h 45 | 15h 25 | 16h 22 | 15h 59 | 14h 32 | 12h 40 | 10h 49 | 9h 04 | 8h 05 |
| Month score | 26 | 29 | 25 | 32 | 26 | 35 | 48 | 49 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 23 |
Snow and freezing level
Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 650 m | 600 m | 950 m | 1,600 m | 2,400 m | 2,800 m | 3,150 m | 3,150 m | 2,550 m | 2,050 m | 1,350 m | 800 m |
| Summit | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow | ❄ snow |
ivTerrain
Keprník in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of CzechiaPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Praděd | 1,491 m | 983 m | 13 km SE | 15° |
| Vysoká hole | 1,465 m | 150 m | 15 km SE | 15° |
| Petr's boulders | 1,447 m | – | 14 km SE | 16° |
| Králický Sněžník | 1,423 m | 665 m | 20 km W | 16° |
| Kamzičník | 1,420 m | – | 15 km SE | 16° |
| Velký Děd | 1,408 m | – | 12 km SE | 16° |
| Velký Máj | 1,385 m | 18 m | 15 km SE | 16° |
| Vozka | 1,377 m | 75 m | 2.1 km S | 16° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Photo: Pudelek (Marcin Szala) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Lipová-lázně
Olomouc Region · 6.5 km N
12°Oct high
9wet days
41score
Around here
Ostružná and around
Nature
Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Petr's boulders
1,447 m · Hrubý Jeseník
Heritage
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Kostel Zjevení Páně
cultural monument of the Czech Republic · 1794
Kostel svatého Mikuláše, Hanušovice
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