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Swabian Jura · Baden-Wurttemberg · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Bussen

767 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation767 mabove sea level
Prominence190 mindependent height
Isolation19 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul23°average high
48.16° N, 9.56° EElevation 767 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit767 m
  • Mid-mountain380 m
  • Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Bussen in brief

Bussen rises to 767 m in the Swabian Jura, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 190 m.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 23°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.

The nearest town is Unlingen, 2.5 km to the W at 535 m.

Facts

Elevation
767 m · 2,516 ft
Prominence
190 m
Range
Swabian Jura
Region
Baden-Wurttemberg
Country
Germany
Coordinates
48.1619, 9.5553
Nearest airport
Memmingen Allgau Airport (FMM) · 54 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 Bussen 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°2°-4°Jan4°-4°Feb9°-1°Mar13°2°Apr17°6°May21°10°Jun23°11°Jul23°11°Aug18°7°Sep13°4°Oct6°0°Nov3°-3°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Bussen by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high2°4°9°13°17°21°23°23°18°13°6°3°
Average low-4°-4°-1°2°6°10°11°11°7°4°0°-3°
Precipitation48 mm44 mm55 mm61 mm103 mm100 mm107 mm93 mm76 mm68 mm58 mm69 mm
Cloud cover52%49%47%45%43%39%35%35%41%49%55%57%
Daylight8h 4710h 1411h 5013h 3815h 1116h 0315h 4114h 2112h 3810h 549h 168h 23
Month score363836516369687273463228

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level650 m800 m1,350 m1,900 m2,600 m3,100 m3,400 m3,400 m2,700 m2,050 m1,250 m750 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow
ivTerrain

Bussen in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Rotreiß801 m–19 km W22°
Steinberg, Baden-Wurttemberg764 m–25 km NW22°
P.698698 m67 m24 km S23°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Unlingen
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Unlingen

Baden-Wurttemberg · 2.5 km W
14°Oct high
12wet days
42score
Unlingen
Uttenweiler
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Uttenweiler

Baden-Wurttemberg · 4.7 km E
13°Oct high
12wet days
40score
Uttenweiler
Betzenweiler
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Betzenweiler

Baden-Wurttemberg · 5.1 km S
13°Oct high
12wet days
40score
Betzenweiler
Dürmentingen
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Dürmentingen

Baden-Wurttemberg · 5.3 km S
13°Oct high
12wet days
41score
Dürmentingen
Around here

Unlingen and around

Unlingen
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Unlingen

Baden-Wurttemberg · Germany
Jul–Sepbest months
24°July high
535 maltitude
Unlingen

Nature

Schwarzach (Danube)
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2.3 km W

Schwarzach (Danube)

River
Schwarzach (Danube)
Kanzach
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2.5 km NW

Kanzach

River · 576 m
Kanzach
Zwiefalter Aach
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5.4 km N

Zwiefalter Aach

River
Zwiefalter Aach

Mountains

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39 km W

Burg, Baden-Wurttemberg

976 m · Swabian Jura
Burg, Baden-Wurttemberg
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39 km W

Braunhardsberg

970 m · Swabian Jura
Braunhardsberg
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36 km NW

Oberer Berg

904 m · Swabian Jura
Oberer Berg

Heritage

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2.5 km E

St. Johannes Baptist auf dem Bussen

Kulturdenkmal
St. Johannes Baptist auf dem Bussen
St. Georg (Hailtingen)
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3.0 km S

St. Georg (Hailtingen)

cultural heritage monument in Baden-Württemberg
St. Georg (Hailtingen)
Maria Immaculata, Unlingen
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under 100 m NW

Maria Immaculata, Unlingen

cultural heritage monument in Baden-Württemberg
Maria Immaculata, Unlingen

Museums

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3.8 km SW

Museum Schöne Stiege Riedlingen

Museum Schöne Stiege Riedlingen
Jünger-Haus Wilflingen
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13 km W

Jünger-Haus Wilflingen

1999
Jünger-Haus Wilflingen
Bachritterburg
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10 km S

Bachritterburg

Open-air museum
Bachritterburg