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Harz · Saxony-Anhalt · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate
Blocksberg
622 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation622 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation0.6 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul21°average high
51.83° N, 10.66° EElevation 622 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit622 m
- Mid-mountain430 m
- Valley · Ilsenburg246 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Blocksberg in brief
Blocksberg rises to 622 m in the Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
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 Ilsenburg, 4.3 km to the N at 246 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 622 m · 2,041 ft
- Range
- Harz
- Region
- Saxony-Anhalt
- Country
- Germany
- Coordinates
- 51.8296, 10.6600
- Nearest airport
- Hannover Airport (HAJ) · 97 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 Blocksberg 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 | 2° | 2° | 6° | 11° | 15° | 19° | 21° | 20° | 16° | 11° | 6° | 3° |
| Average low | -3° | -4° | -2° | 1° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 1° | -2° |
| Precipitation | 110 mm | 77 mm | 102 mm | 67 mm | 82 mm | 93 mm | 89 mm | 90 mm | 86 mm | 82 mm | 99 mm | 110 mm |
| Cloud cover | 57% | 55% | 52% | 44% | 42% | 42% | 39% | 38% | 44% | 49% | 58% | 62% |
| Daylight | 8h 17 | 9h 58 | 11h 48 | 13h 52 | 15h 38 | 16h 40 | 16h 15 | 14h 41 | 12h 42 | 10h 44 | 8h 52 | 7h 49 |
| Month score | 17 | 26 | 21 | 41 | 58 | 69 | 72 | 72 | 60 | 33 | 19 | 14 |
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 | 500 m | 550 m | 950 m | 1,600 m | 2,200 m | 2,700 m | 3,050 m | 3,000 m | 2,400 m | 1,800 m | 1,100 m | 650 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
Blocksberg in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of GermanyPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brocken | 1,141 m | 856 m | 4.6 km SW | 16° |
| Heinrichshöhe | 1,045 m | 12 m | 4.9 km SW | 17° |
| Königsberg (Brocken) | 1,034 m | 39 m | 6.2 km SW | 17° |
| Kleiner Brocken, Lower Saxony | 1,018 m | – | 4.4 km SW | 17° |
| Wurmberg | 971 m | 182 m | 8.6 km S | 18° |
| Renneckenberg | 933 m | – | 4.4 km S | 18° |
| Bruchberg | 928 m | 145 m | 12 km SW | 18° |
| Achtermannshöhe | 925 m | 104 m | 9.9 km SW | 18° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Around here
Ilsenburg and around
Nature
Mountains
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Heinrichshöhe
1,045 m · Harz
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Königsberg (Brocken)
1,034 m · Harz
Heritage
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Ilsenburg Abbey
heritage monument in Saxony-Anhalt · 1001
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Princess Ilse
Kulturdenkmal
Museums
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