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Lower Saxony · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate
Brackenberg
461 mSnow likely Jan
Elevation461 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation4.8 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul23°average high
51.43° N, 9.75° EElevation 461 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit461 m
- Mid-mountain300 m
- Valley · Hann. Münden129 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Brackenberg in brief
Brackenberg rises to 461 m, Lower Saxony, Germany.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 23°, while nights fall below freezing in 3 months of the year.
The nearest town is Scheden, 2.1 km to the NW at 236 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 461 m · 1,512 ft
- Region
- Lower Saxony
- Country
- Germany
- Coordinates
- 51.4331, 9.7475
- Nearest airport
- Kassel Airport (KSF) · 25 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 Brackenberg 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 | 3° | 4° | 8° | 13° | 17° | 20° | 23° | 22° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low | -2° | -2° | 0° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 2° | -1° |
| Precipitation | 73 mm | 54 mm | 70 mm | 53 mm | 74 mm | 82 mm | 81 mm | 74 mm | 72 mm | 62 mm | 76 mm | 79 mm |
| Cloud cover | 61% | 56% | 52% | 44% | 43% | 42% | 39% | 38% | 45% | 52% | 62% | 65% |
| Daylight | 8h 21 | 10h 00 | 11h 49 | 13h 50 | 15h 35 | 16h 36 | 16h 11 | 14h 39 | 12h 42 | 10h 45 | 8h 55 | 7h 53 |
| Month score | 25 | 32 | 30 | 54 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 73 | 45 | 24 | 22 |
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 | 550 m | 650 m | 1,100 m | 1,650 m | 2,300 m | 2,750 m | 3,100 m | 3,050 m | 2,450 m | 1,800 m | 1,150 m | 700 m |
| Summit | ❄ 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 | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Brackenberg in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of GermanyPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasseler Kuppe | 754 m | 426 m | 24 km S | 20° |
| Hirschberg (Kaufungen Forest) | 643 m | 260 m | 21 km S | 21° |
| Bilstein (Kaufungen Forest) | 641 m | 190 m | 17 km S | 22° |
| Mühlenstein | 607 m | – | 14 km S | 21° |
| Steinberg (Kaufungen Forest) | 589 m | – | 18 km S | 21° |
| Haferberg | 580 m | – | 12 km S | 22° |
| Rohr-Berg | 536 m | – | 22 km S | 22° |
| Bielstein (Kaufungen Forest) | 528 m | – | 21 km S | 22° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
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Jühnde
Lower Saxony · 5.2 km NE
13°Oct high
12wet days
36score
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Bühren
Lower Saxony · 7.1 km NW
13°Oct high
12wet days
37score
Around here
Scheden and around
Mountains
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Kasseler Kuppe
754 m
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Hoher Meissner
753 m
Heritage
Jüdischer Friedhof, Scheden
cultural heritage monument in Lower Saxony · 1797
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St. Markus, Scheden
architectural heritage monument in Lower Saxony
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St. Johannes der Täufer, Scheden
architectural heritage monument in Lower Saxony
Museums
Deutsches Institut für Tropische und Subtropische Landwirtschaft (Witzenhausen, Germany)
Ethnographic museum · 1956
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