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Hrubý 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
-15°-10°-5°0°5°10°15°20°-3°-8°Jan-3°-8°Feb0°-7°Mar6°-3°Apr11°2°May13°5°Jun15°7°Jul15°7°Aug11°4°Sep7°1°Oct2°-3°Nov-2°-6°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Keprník by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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°
Precipitation73 mm63 mm78 mm69 mm103 mm132 mm145 mm122 mm100 mm70 mm78 mm82 mm
Cloud cover58%59%58%46%46%46%42%39%48%53%63%61%
Daylight8h 3110h 0511h 4913h 4515h 2516h 2215h 5914h 3212h 4010h 499h 048h 05
Month score262925322635484928292323

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
Snow likely Jan–Mar · Nov–Dec
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level650 m600 m950 m1,600 m2,400 m2,800 m3,150 m3,150 m2,550 m2,050 m1,350 m800 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow❄ snow
ivTerrain

Keprník in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Czechia
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Praděd1,491 m983 m13 km SE15°
Vysoká hole1,465 m150 m15 km SE15°
Petr's boulders1,447 m–14 km SE16°
Králický Sněžník1,423 m665 m20 km W16°
Kamzičník1,420 m–15 km SE16°
Velký Děd1,408 m–12 km SE16°
Velký Máj1,385 m18 m15 km SE16°
Vozka1,377 m75 m2.1 km S16°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Ostružná
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Ostružná

Olomouc Region · 4.9 km W
11°Oct high
9wet days
31score
Ostružná
Bělá pod Pradědem
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Bělá pod Pradědem

Olomouc Region · 5.8 km E
12°Oct high
9wet days
39score
Bělá pod Pradědem
Lipová-lázně
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Lipová-lázně

Olomouc Region · 6.5 km N
12°Oct high
9wet days
41score
Lipová-lázně
Branná
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Branná

Olomouc Region · 7.7 km W
11°Oct high
9wet days
34score
Branná
Around here

Ostružná and around

Ostružná
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Ostružná

Olomouc Region · Czechia
Jun–Augbest months
22°July high
709 maltitude
Ostružná

Nature

Desná, Olomouc Region
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10 km SE

Desná, Olomouc Region

River · 277 m
Desná, Olomouc Region
Krupá
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8.5 km NW

Krupá

River
Krupá
Vidnávka
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11 km NE

Vidnávka

River
Vidnávka

Mountains

Praděd
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17 km SE

Praděd

1,491 m · Hrubý Jeseník
Praděd
Vysoká hole
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19 km SE

Vysoká hole

1,465 m · Hrubý Jeseník
Vysoká hole
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18 km SE

Petr's boulders

1,447 m · Hrubý Jeseník
Petr's boulders

Heritage

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0.2 km NE

Kostel Zjevení Páně

cultural monument of the Czech Republic · 1794
Kostel Zjevení Páně
Kaltenštejn
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14 km NE

Kaltenštejn

cultural monument of the Czech Republic · 1300
Kaltenštejn
Kostel svatého Mikuláše, Hanušovice
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13 km SW

Kostel svatého Mikuláše, Hanušovice

cultural monument of the Czech Republic · 1656
Kostel svatého Mikuláše, Hanušovice

Museums

StM-S 50 U trati casemate
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2.8 km SW

StM-S 50 U trati casemate

StM-S 50 U trati casemate
StM-S 33 Lesík casemate
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6.5 km W

StM-S 33 Lesík casemate

StM-S 33 Lesík casemate
StM-S 31b Ozdravovna casemate
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7.4 km W

StM-S 31b Ozdravovna casemate

StM-S 31b Ozdravovna casemate