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Harz · Lower Saxony · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate
Buchtskopf
415 mSnow likely Jan–Feb
Elevation415 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation0.6 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul22°average high
51.86° N, 10.21° EElevation 415 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit415 m
- Mid-mountain210 m
- Valley0 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Buchtskopf in brief
Buchtskopf rises to 415 m in the Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 22°, while nights fall below freezing in 3 months of the year.
The nearest town is Seesen, 4.3 km to the NW at 214 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 415 m · 1,362 ft
- Range
- Harz
- Region
- Lower Saxony
- Country
- Germany
- Coordinates
- 51.8587, 10.2144
- Nearest airport
- Kassel Airport (KSF) · 75 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 Buchtskopf 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° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low | -2° | -2° | 0° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 2° | -1° |
| Precipitation | 98 mm | 69 mm | 90 mm | 64 mm | 86 mm | 96 mm | 96 mm | 97 mm | 88 mm | 78 mm | 93 mm | 100 mm |
| Cloud cover | 62% | 57% | 54% | 44% | 43% | 43% | 40% | 39% | 46% | 52% | 62% | 65% |
| Daylight | 8h 17 | 9h 58 | 11h 48 | 13h 52 | 15h 39 | 16h 40 | 16h 15 | 14h 41 | 12h 42 | 10h 44 | 8h 52 | 7h 48 |
| Month score | 18 | 28 | 23 | 50 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 41 | 19 | 16 |
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 | 1,000 m | 1,650 m | 2,250 m | 2,700 m | 3,050 m | 3,000 m | 2,450 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 | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Buchtskopf in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of GermanyPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruchberg | 928 m | 145 m | 21 km SE | 18° |
| Wolfswarte | 920 m | – | 21 km E | 18° |
| Auf dem Acker | 865 m | – | 20 km SE | 19° |
| Sonnenberg (Harz) | 853 m | 23 m | 24 km SE | 19° |
| Steinkopf, Lower Saxony | 853 m | – | 20 km SE | 19° |
| Kleiner Sonnenberg | 853 m | – | 25 km SE | 19° |
| Magdbett | 835 m | – | 24 km E | 19° |
| Lerchenköpfe | 821 m | – | 23 km E | 19° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
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Seesen
Lower Saxony · 4.3 km NW
13°Oct high
12wet days
40score
Around here
Seesen and around
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Seesen
Lower Saxony · Germany
May–Jun · Sepbest months
24°July high
214 maltitude
Nature
Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Heinrichshöhe
1,045 m · Harz
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Königsberg (Brocken)
1,034 m · Harz
Heritage
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Marktkirche zum Heiligen Geist
architectural heritage monument · 1937
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