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Auersberg Kuppen Rhön · Thuringia · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Baier

714 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation714 mabove sea level
Prominence215 mindependent height
Isolation14 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul21°average high
50.75° N, 10.10° EElevation 714 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit714 m
  • Mid-mountain560 m
  • Valley · Oechsen397 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Baier in brief

Baier rises to 714 m in the Auersberg Kuppen Rhön, Thuringia, Germany. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 215 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 21°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.

The nearest town is Oechsen, 2.9 km to the W at 397 m.

Facts

Elevation
714 m · 2,342 ft
Prominence
215 m
Range
Auersberg Kuppen Rhön
Region
Thuringia
Country
Germany
Coordinates
50.7472, 10.1044
Nearest airport
Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) · 65 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 Baier by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-10°-5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°2°-3°Jan3°-3°Feb7°-1°Mar12°2°Apr16°6°May19°9°Jun21°11°Jul21°11°Aug16°8°Sep11°4°Oct6°1°Nov3°-2°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Baier by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high2°3°7°12°16°19°21°21°16°11°6°3°
Average low-3°-3°-1°2°6°9°11°11°8°4°1°-2°
Precipitation72 mm60 mm75 mm59 mm82 mm79 mm83 mm76 mm70 mm66 mm79 mm82 mm
Cloud cover56%53%50%43%42%40%37%36%44%50%59%61%
Daylight8h 2710h 0311h 4913h 4815h 3016h 2816h 0414h 3512h 4110h 479h 008h 00
Month score273229466174747767392423

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level600 m700 m1,150 m1,800 m2,400 m2,850 m3,200 m3,150 m2,550 m1,900 m1,200 m800 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow
ivTerrain

Baier in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Schnitzersberg816 m–21 km S20°
Ellenbogen813 m–19 km S20°
Auersberg (Hilders)757 m132 m18 km S21°
Gebaberg751 m226 m21 km SE21°
Buchschirm745 m–20 km S21°
Streufelsberg740 m–20 km S21°
Rennwegskopf730 m–23 km E21°
Gerberstein729 m–24 km NE21°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Oechsen
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Oechsen

Thuringia · 2.9 km W
13°Oct high
12wet days
36score
Oechsen
Dermbach
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Dermbach

Thuringia · 3.8 km S
13°Oct high
12wet days
38score
Dermbach
Weilar
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Weilar

Thuringia · 3.9 km NE
13°Oct high
12wet days
40score
Weilar
Stadtlengsfeld
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Stadtlengsfeld

Thuringia · 4.4 km NE
13°Oct high
12wet days
40score
Stadtlengsfeld
Around here

Oechsen and around

Oechsen
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Oechsen

Thuringia · Germany
Jun · Aug–Sepbest months
23°July high
397 maltitude
Oechsen

Nature

Felda, Thuringia
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11 km N

Felda, Thuringia

River · 231 m
Felda, Thuringia
Oechse
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10 km N

Oechse

River
Oechse
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8.7 km W

Taft

River
Taft

Mountains

Wasserkuppe
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29 km S

Wasserkuppe

950 m · Wasserkuppen Rhön
Wasserkuppe
Heidelstein
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32 km S

Heidelstein

926 m · Rhön Mountains
Heidelstein
Großer Inselsberg
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31 km NE

Großer Inselsberg

917 m · Thuringian Forest
Großer Inselsberg

Heritage

St. Laurentius (Oechsen)
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0.3 km E

St. Laurentius (Oechsen)

Heritage monument in Thuringia
St. Laurentius (Oechsen)
Protestant Church Gehaus
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1.4 km NE

Protestant Church Gehaus

Heritage monument in Thuringia
Protestant Church Gehaus
Jewish cemetery, Gehaus
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2.0 km NE

Jewish cemetery, Gehaus

Heritage monument in Thuringia
Jewish cemetery, Gehaus

Museums

Erlebnisbergwerk Merkers
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9.3 km NE

Erlebnisbergwerk Merkers

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Erlebnisbergwerk Merkers
Rhöner Museumsdorf
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12 km S

Rhöner Museumsdorf

Rhöner Museumsdorf
Museum am Gradierwerk
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14 km NE

Museum am Gradierwerk

Museum am Gradierwerk