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Vosges Mountains · Grand Est · FranceSummit weather, forecast and climate
Le Schweisel
1,271 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation1,271 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation2.3 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul19°average high
47.97° N, 6.99° EElevation 1,271 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit1,271 m
- Mid-mountain920 m
- Valley · Wildenstein569 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Le Schweisel in brief
Le Schweisel rises to 1,271 m in the Vosges Mountains, Grand Est, France.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 19°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.
The nearest town is Wildenstein, 2.2 km to the W at 569 m.
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 Le Schweisel 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 | 1° | 2° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 17° | 19° | 18° | 14° | 10° | 6° | 2° |
| Average low | -3° | -4° | -1° | 2° | 5° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 1° | -2° |
| Precipitation | 187 mm | 146 mm | 156 mm | 106 mm | 141 mm | 118 mm | 128 mm | 118 mm | 122 mm | 174 mm | 157 mm | 210 mm |
| Cloud cover | 58% | 54% | 52% | 48% | 48% | 43% | 38% | 38% | 44% | 52% | 58% | 61% |
| Daylight | 8h 48 | 10h 14 | 11h 50 | 13h 38 | 15h 09 | 16h 01 | 15h 40 | 14h 20 | 12h 38 | 10h 54 | 9h 18 | 8h 24 |
| Month score | 13 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 33 | 55 | 64 | 64 | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 |
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 | 1,100 m | 1,100 m | 1,550 m | 2,150 m | 2,700 m | 3,250 m | 3,500 m | 3,500 m | 2,950 m | 2,400 m | 1,750 m | 1,250 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
Le Schweisel in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of FrancePeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Ballon | 1,424 m | 1,081 m | 11 km SE | 17° |
| Storkenkopf | 1,366 m | 133 m | 10 km SE | 17° |
| Hohneck | 1,363 m | 186 m | 7.3 km N | 18° |
| Kastelberg | 1,350 m | 70 m | 5.3 km N | 18° |
| Klintzkopf | 1,330 m | 140 m | 5.6 km SE | 18° |
| Rothenbachkopf | 1,315 m | 110 m | 3.0 km N | 18° |
| Le Lauchenkopf | 1,314 m | 100 m | 4.2 km SE | 18° |
| Batteriekopf | 1,311 m | – | 2.3 km N | 18° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
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Mittlach
Grand Est · 4.5 km NE
14°Oct high
12wet days
46score
Around here
Wildenstein and around
Nature
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Fischboedle
Lake · 794 m
Mountains
Heritage
Immeuble au 18 rue des Clefs à Munster (Haut-Rhin)
monument historique inscrit · 1799
Ancienne abbaye bénédictine Saint-Grégoire
monument historique inscrit · 1500
Photo: Philippe sosson from BELGIQUE · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Église protestante de Munster
listed in the general inventory of cultural heritage · 1870
Museums
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016