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West Hesse Highlands · Hesse · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Biening

222 mSnow likely Jan
Elevation222 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation1.3 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul24°average high
51.14° N, 9.24° EElevation 222 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit222 m
  • Mid-mountain110 m
  • Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Biening in brief

Biening rises to 222 m in the West Hesse Highlands, Hesse, Germany.

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 Fritzlar, 2.6 km to the E at 220 m.

Facts

Elevation
222 m · 728 ft
Range
West Hesse Highlands
Region
Hesse
Country
Germany
Coordinates
51.1362, 9.2394
Nearest airport
Kassel Airport (KSF) · 33 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 Biening 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°-2°Jan5°-1°Feb10°1°Mar15°4°Apr19°8°May22°11°Jun24°13°Jul24°13°Aug19°9°Sep13°6°Oct7°2°Nov4°-1°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Biening by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high3°5°10°15°19°22°24°24°19°13°7°4°
Average low-2°-1°1°4°8°11°13°13°9°6°2°-1°
Precipitation54 mm40 mm50 mm42 mm66 mm68 mm64 mm56 mm58 mm51 mm58 mm58 mm
Cloud cover53%50%47%41%41%39%36%35%42%48%55%57%
Daylight8h 2310h 0111h 4913h 4915h 3316h 3216h 0814h 3712h 4110h 468h 577h 56
Month score343937667778808379543231

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level350 m500 m1,050 m1,650 m2,250 m2,700 m3,050 m3,050 m2,400 m1,650 m950 m450 m
Summit❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Biening in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Wüstegarten675 m315 m17 km SW22°
Hohes Lohr657 m210 m20 km SW22°
Große Aschkoppe640 m150 m17 km SW22°
Hunsrück636 m–16 km SW22°
Traddelkopf626 m–18 km W22°
Hohes Gras615 m290 m21 km NE21°
Auen-Berg611 m–14 km SW22°
Rohrberg (Habichtswald)601 m220 m24 km N22°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Fritzlar
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Fritzlar

Hesse · 2.6 km E
13°Oct high
12wet days
39score
Fritzlar
Kleinenglis
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Kleinenglis

Hesse · 7.2 km S
13°Oct high
12wet days
40score
Kleinenglis
Kerstenhausen
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Kerstenhausen

Hesse · 8.0 km S
13°Oct high
12wet days
39score
Kerstenhausen
Bad Wildungen
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Bad Wildungen

Hesse · 8.2 km W
13°Oct high
12wet days
37score
Bad Wildungen
Around here

Fritzlar and around

Fritzlar
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Fritzlar

Hesse · Germany
May–Jun · Sepbest months
24°July high
220 maltitude
Fritzlar

Nature

Schwalm, Hesse
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9.3 km E

Schwalm, Hesse

River
Schwalm, Hesse
Elbe, Hesse
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2.1 km W

Elbe, Hesse

River · 177 m
Elbe, Hesse
Wilde
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7.0 km W

Wilde

River
Wilde

Mountains

Wüstegarten
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19 km SW

Wüstegarten

675 m · Kellerwald
Wüstegarten
Hohes Lohr
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21 km SW

Hohes Lohr

657 m · Kellerwald
Hohes Lohr
Hirschberg (Kaufungen Forest)
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36 km E

Hirschberg (Kaufungen Forest)

643 m · Kaufungen Forest
Hirschberg (Kaufungen Forest)

Heritage

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0.2 km SW

Saint Peter's Church, Fritzlar

cultural heritage monument in Hesse
Saint Peter's Church, Fritzlar
Rathaus, Fritzlar
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0.1 km SW

Rathaus, Fritzlar

cultural heritage monument in Hesse
Rathaus, Fritzlar
Stadtkirche St. Marien, Homberg
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14 km SE

Stadtkirche St. Marien, Homberg

Kulturdenkmal
Stadtkirche St. Marien, Homberg

Museums

Hochzeitshaus Fritzlar
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0.2 km W

Hochzeitshaus Fritzlar

City museum
Hochzeitshaus Fritzlar
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0.2 km W

Museum Hochzeitshaus Fritzlar

City museum
Museum Hochzeitshaus Fritzlar
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0.1 km SW

Domschatz und Museum des St. Petri-Domes Fritzlar

Domschatz und Museum des St. Petri-Domes Fritzlar