Rhön Mountains · Hesse · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Boxberg

685 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec

Elevation685 mabove sea level

Prominence120 mindependent height

Isolation2.4 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul22°average high

50.63° N, 9.96° EElevation 685 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit685 m
Mid-mountain540 m
Valley · Tann385 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Boxberg in brief

Boxberg rises to 685 m in the Rhön Mountains, Hesse, Germany. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 120 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 22°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.

The nearest town is Tann, 4.6 km to the NE at 385 m.

Facts

Elevation: 685 m · 2,249 ft
Prominence: 120 m
Range: Rhön Mountains
Region: Hesse
Country: Germany
Coordinates: 50.6262, 9.9645
Nearest airport: Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) · 80 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 Boxberg by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Boxberg by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	2°	3°	7°	12°	16°	19°	22°	21°	17°	11°	6°	3°
Average low	-3°	-3°	-1°	2°	6°	9°	12°	11°	8°	4°	1°	-2°
Precipitation	79 mm	65 mm	80 mm	61 mm	84 mm	80 mm	90 mm	77 mm	75 mm	74 mm	82 mm	88 mm
Cloud cover	62%	56%	53%	45%	44%	42%	40%	38%	47%	54%	64%	66%
Daylight	8h 28	10h 03	11h 49	13h 47	15h 29	16h 27	16h 03	14h 34	12h 41	10h 47	9h 00	8h 01
Month score	23	29	26	46	61	73	71	75	64	34	21	19

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

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	600 m	650 m	1,150 m	1,800 m	2,400 m	2,900 m	3,200 m	3,200 m	2,550 m	1,900 m	1,200 m	750 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

Boxberg in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Wasserkuppe	950 m	584 m	14 km S	19°
Heidelstein	926 m	110 m	19 km S	20°
Eierhauckberg	910 m	125 m	25 km S	20°
Abtsrodaer Kuppe	905 m	–	14 km S	20°
Stirnberg	902 m	–	16 km S	20°
Hohe Hölle	894 m	139 m	22 km S	20°
Steinkopf (Wüstensachsen)	888 m	–	17 km S	20°
Himmeldunkberg	888 m	–	23 km S	20°