Hesse · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Dommel

738 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec

Elevation738 mabove sea level

Prominence140 mindependent height

Isolation4.3 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul20°average high

51.33° N, 8.67° EElevation 738 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time

From the valley to the top

Summit738 m
Mid-mountain570 m
Valley · Heringhausen392 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Dommel in brief

Dommel rises to 738 m, Hesse, Germany. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 140 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 20°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.

The nearest town is Heringhausen, 5.7 km to the NE at 392 m.

Facts

Elevation: 738 m · 2,421 ft
Prominence: 140 m
Region: Hesse
Country: Germany
Coordinates: 51.3319, 8.6695
Nearest airport: Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) · 31 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 Dommel by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Dommel by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	2°	3°	7°	11°	15°	18°	20°	20°	16°	11°	6°	3°
Average low	-3°	-3°	-1°	2°	6°	9°	11°	11°	8°	5°	1°	-2°
Precipitation	96 mm	74 mm	87 mm	63 mm	77 mm	85 mm	84 mm	81 mm	86 mm	78 mm	93 mm	97 mm
Cloud cover	60%	55%	53%	46%	45%	44%	40%	39%	47%	52%	62%	64%
Daylight	8h 22	10h 00	11h 49	13h 50	15h 34	16h 34	16h 10	14h 38	12h 42	10h 45	8h 55	7h 54
Month score	19	27	24	40	58	71	73	74	58	33	19	17

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	700 m	750 m	1,200 m	1,750 m	2,350 m	2,800 m	3,150 m	3,100 m	2,550 m	1,950 m	1,300 m	850 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

Dommel in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Langenberg (Rothaar)	844 m	557 m	9.9 km SW	19°
Hegekopf	843 m	570 m	8.9 km SW	19°
Kahler Asten	842 m	196 m	21 km SW	19°
Ettelsberg	838 m	40 m	7.8 km SW	19°
Clemensberg	837 m	–	11 km SW	19°
Hopperkopf	832 m	–	11 km SW	19°
Hunau-Gipfel	818 m	–	23 km SW	19°
Ziegenhelle	816 m	–	25 km SW	20°