Hrubý Jeseník · Moravian-Silesian Region · CzechiaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Železný vrch

859 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec

Elevation859 mabove sea level

Prominence51 mindependent height

Isolation2.6 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul21°average high

50.04° N, 17.32° EElevation 859 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time

From the valley to the top

Summit859 m
Mid-mountain430 m
Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Železný vrch in brief

Železný vrch rises to 859 m in the Hrubý Jeseník, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 51 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 21°, while nights fall below freezing in 5 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from March to November.

The nearest town in the atlas is Malá Morávka, 2.7 km to the S at 660 m.

Facts

Elevation: 859 m · 2,818 ft
Prominence: 51 m
Range: Hrubý Jeseník
Region: Moravian-Silesian Region
Country: Czechia
Coordinates: 50.0392, 17.3167
Nearest airport: Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) · 69 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 Železný vrch by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Železný vrch by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-1°	0°	4°	11°	16°	19°	21°	21°	15°	10°	4°	-1°
Average low	-6°	-5°	-2°	3°	7°	10°	12°	12°	8°	4°	0°	-5°
Precipitation	52 mm	46 mm	58 mm	55 mm	84 mm	108 mm	113 mm	95 mm	77 mm	58 mm	61 mm	61 mm
Cloud cover	59%	56%	51%	40%	40%	39%	35%	33%	41%	49%	63%	65%
Daylight	8h 32	10h 06	11h 49	13h 45	15h 24	16h 21	15h 58	14h 31	12h 40	10h 49	9h 04	8h 06
Month score	32	35	33	44	60	67	67	73	61	34	27	27

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–Feb · Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	300 m	450 m	1,000 m	1,900 m	2,600 m	3,100 m	3,450 m	3,400 m	2,650 m	1,900 m	1,150 m	450 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Železný vrch in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Czechia

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Praděd	1,491 m	983 m	7.8 km NW	15°
Vysoká hole	1,465 m	150 m	6.3 km NW	15°
Petr's boulders	1,447 m	–	6.8 km NW	16°
Keprník	1,423 m	410 m	20 km NW	15°
Kamzičník	1,420 m	–	6.6 km W	16°
Velký Děd	1,408 m	–	8.7 km NW	16°
Velký Máj	1,385 m	18 m	7.5 km W	16°
Vozka	1,377 m	75 m	20 km NW	16°