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Swabian Jura · Baden-Wurttemberg · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Bernhardus

779 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation779 mabove sea level
Prominence147 mindependent height
Isolation24 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul23°average high
48.75° N, 9.89° EElevation 779 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit779 m
  • Mid-mountain580 m
  • Valley · Waldstetten382 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Bernhardus in brief

Bernhardus rises to 779 m in the Swabian Jura, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 147 m.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 23°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.

The nearest town is Waldstetten, 5.2 km to the W at 382 m.

Facts

Elevation
779 m · 2,555 ft
Prominence
147 m
Range
Swabian Jura
Region
Baden-Wurttemberg
Country
Germany
Coordinates
48.7501, 9.8873
Nearest airport
Stuttgart Airport (STR) · 49 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 Bernhardus 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°3°-3°Jan4°-3°Feb8°0°Mar13°3°Apr17°7°May21°10°Jun23°12°Jul23°12°Aug18°8°Sep13°5°Oct7°1°Nov3°-2°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Bernhardus by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high3°4°8°13°17°21°23°23°18°13°7°3°
Average low-3°-3°0°3°7°10°12°12°8°5°1°-2°
Precipitation89 mm77 mm90 mm72 mm108 mm104 mm112 mm96 mm80 mm92 mm88 mm103 mm
Cloud cover52%49%49%44%43%40%36%36%42%48%55%56%
Daylight8h 4310h 1111h 5013h 4015h 1516h 0815h 4614h 2412h 3810h 529h 138h 18
Month score242925496267677172392319

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 level750 m850 m1,400 m2,000 m2,650 m3,150 m3,400 m3,450 m2,750 m2,100 m1,350 m850 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow
ivTerrain

Bernhardus in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Kornberg779 m–24 km SW22°
Fuchseck761 m–19 km SW22°
Stuifen757 m180 m5.1 km W23°
Wasserberg751 m180 m18 km SW23°
Messelberg749 m130 m7.8 km SW23°
Rosenstein735 m–7.4 km NE23°
Grünenberg732 m224 m22 km NE22°
Sielenwang722 m–22 km SW23°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Waldstetten
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Waldstetten

Baden-Wurttemberg · 5.2 km W
14°Oct high
12wet days
46score
Waldstetten
Heubach
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Heubach

Baden-Wurttemberg · 5.8 km NE
14°Oct high
12wet days
42score
Heubach
Bartholomä
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Bartholomä

Baden-Wurttemberg · 7.3 km E
13°Oct high
12wet days
36score
Bartholomä
Böbingen an der Rems
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Böbingen an der Rems

Baden-Wurttemberg · 8.1 km N
14°Oct high
12wet days
44score
Böbingen an der Rems
Around here

Waldstetten and around

Waldstetten
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Waldstetten

Baden-Wurttemberg · Germany
Jul–Sepbest months
25°July high
382 maltitude
Waldstetten

Nature

Tiefenbach (Rems)
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5.2 km NW

Tiefenbach (Rems)

River
Tiefenbach (Rems)
Eyb
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10 km SE

Eyb

River · 410 m
Eyb
Lauter (Fils)
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11 km SW

Lauter (Fils)

River
Lauter (Fils)

Mountains

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35 km SW

Römerstein (mountain)

874 m · Swabian Jura
Römerstein (mountain)
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31 km SW

Breitenstein (Swabian Jura)

811 m · Swabian Jura
Breitenstein (Swabian Jura)
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24 km SW

Boßler

800 m · Swabian Jura
Boßler

Heritage

St. Maria, Waldstetten
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2.5 km SW

St. Maria, Waldstetten

Kulturdenkmal
St. Maria, Waldstetten
Saint Cyriacus Church, Waldstetten
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2.1 km NW

Saint Cyriacus Church, Waldstetten

Kulturdenkmal
Saint Cyriacus Church, Waldstetten
Straßdorf Alte Kirche
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2.5 km NW

Straßdorf Alte Kirche

Kulturdenkmal
Straßdorf Alte Kirche

Museums

Ott-Pausersche Fabrik Schwäbisch Gmünd
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4.0 km NW

Ott-Pausersche Fabrik Schwäbisch Gmünd

Ott-Pausersche Fabrik Schwäbisch Gmünd
Schriftgut-Archiv Ostwürttemberg
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11 km E

Schriftgut-Archiv Ostwürttemberg

Literary museum · 1974
Schriftgut-Archiv Ostwürttemberg
Panoramamuseum Schwäbisch Gmünd
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4.1 km NW

Panoramamuseum Schwäbisch Gmünd

Panoramamuseum Schwäbisch Gmünd