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Northern Vosges · Grand Est · FranceSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mohnenberg

547 m
Elevation547 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation8.4 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul24°average high
49.02° N, 7.71° EElevation 547 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit547 m
  • Mid-mountain390 m
  • Valley · Niedersteinbach228 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mohnenberg in brief

Mohnenberg rises to 547 m in the Northern Vosges, Grand Est, France.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 24°, while nights fall below freezing in 3 months of the year.

The nearest town is Niedersteinbach, 1.3 km to the N at 228 m.

Facts

Elevation
547 m · 1,795 ft
Range
Northern Vosges
Region
Grand Est
Country
France
Coordinates
49.0178, 7.7136
Nearest airport
Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) · 38 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 Mohnenberg by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°4°-1°Jan6°-1°Feb10°1°Mar15°4°Apr19°8°May22°11°Jun24°13°Jul24°13°Aug19°9°Sep14°6°Oct8°2°Nov5°0°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Mohnenberg by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high4°6°10°15°19°22°24°24°19°14°8°5°
Average low-1°-1°1°4°8°11°13°13°9°6°2°0°
Precipitation83 mm74 mm78 mm61 mm88 mm83 mm85 mm70 mm75 mm101 mm86 mm106 mm
Cloud cover57%50%49%43%43%39%35%35%41%48%56%61%
Daylight8h 4110h 1011h 5013h 4115h 1716h 1115h 4914h 2612h 3910h 529h 118h 15
Month score242929607073757975432416

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level800 m900 m1,400 m1,950 m2,550 m3,100 m3,400 m3,350 m2,700 m2,100 m1,350 m900 m
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Mohnenberg in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of France
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Grand Wintersberg581 m331 m8.4 km SW24°
Hohe Derst561 m–16 km NE24°
Bobenthaler Knopf534 m180 m13 km NE24°
Kuhnenkopf531 m–7.9 km NE24°
Wasenkoepfel526 m–11 km SW24°
Maimont515 m–3.9 km N24°
Großer Eyberg513 m220 m12 km N24°
Wasserstein512 m–2.3 km W24°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Niedersteinbach
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Niedersteinbach

Grand Est · 1.3 km N
15°Oct high
12wet days
48score
Niedersteinbach
Obersteinbach
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Obersteinbach

Grand Est · 2.8 km NW
15°Oct high
12wet days
48score
Obersteinbach
Hirschthal
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Hirschthal

Rheinland-Pfalz · 3.2 km NE
14°Oct high
12wet days
48score
Hirschthal
Windstein
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Windstein

Grand Est · 3.4 km SW
15°Oct high
12wet days
46score
Windstein
Around here

Niedersteinbach and around

Niedersteinbach
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Niedersteinbach

Grand Est · France
Jun · Aug–Sepbest months
25°July high
228 maltitude
Niedersteinbach

Nature

Moosbach, Rheinland-Pfalz
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11 km N

Moosbach, Rheinland-Pfalz

River
Moosbach, Rheinland-Pfalz
Salzbach, Rheinland-Pfalz
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11 km NW

Salzbach, Rheinland-Pfalz

River
Salzbach, Rheinland-Pfalz
Schwarzbach
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12 km S

Schwarzbach

River
Schwarzbach

Mountains

Kesselberg (Palatinate)
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37 km NE

Kesselberg (Palatinate)

662 m · Haardt
Kesselberg (Palatinate)
Roßberg (Haardt)
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35 km NE

Roßberg (Haardt)

637 m · Haardt
Roßberg (Haardt)
Hochberg (Haardt)
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40 km NE

Hochberg (Haardt)

635 m · Haardt
Hochberg (Haardt)

Heritage

Château du Petit-Arnsberg
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1.9 km NW

Château du Petit-Arnsberg

classified historical monument · 1316
Château du Petit-Arnsberg
Château de Frœnsbourg
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2.4 km E

Château de Frœnsbourg

classified historical monument · 1300
Château de Frœnsbourg
Château de Wittschloessel
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2.5 km W

Château de Wittschloessel

listed in the general inventory of cultural heritage · 1250
Château de Wittschloessel

Museums

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1.9 km W

Maison des châteaux-forts d'Obersteinbach

Maison des châteaux-forts d'Obersteinbach
Musée de la bataille du 6 août 1870
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10 km S

Musée de la bataille du 6 août 1870

Military museum
Musée de la bataille du 6 août 1870
Musée du fer de Reichshoffen
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11 km S

Musée du fer de Reichshoffen

Musée du fer de Reichshoffen