Bavaria · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Eckstein

1,055 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec

Elevation1,055 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation0.4 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul20°average high

49.24° N, 12.93° EElevation 1,055 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Eckstein in brief

Eckstein rises to 1,055 m, Bavaria, Germany.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 20°, while nights fall below freezing in 5 months of the year.

The nearest town is Neukirchen beim Heiligen Blut, 3.5 km to the NE at 485 m.

iiForecast

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

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

Climate normals for Eckstein by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	1°	2°	5°	10°	15°	18°	20°	20°	15°	10°	5°	1°
Average low	-5°	-5°	-3°	1°	5°	8°	10°	10°	6°	3°	-1°	-4°
Precipitation	100 mm	82 mm	94 mm	70 mm	105 mm	122 mm	141 mm	131 mm	95 mm	93 mm	90 mm	112 mm
Cloud cover	59%	55%	55%	45%	44%	43%	40%	39%	45%	50%	62%	63%
Daylight	8h 39	10h 09	11h 50	13h 42	15h 18	16h 13	15h 51	14h 27	12h 39	10h 51	9h 10	8h 13
Month score	18	25	22	32	47	61	63	63	51	26	20	13

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	1,250 m	1,850 m	2,550 m	3,050 m	3,350 m	3,300 m	2,650 m	2,100 m	1,350 m	900 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

vNeighbours

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Großer Arber	1,456 m	1,027 m	20 km SE	16°
Gipfel des Großen Arber mit Richard-Wagner-Kopf	1,446 m	–	20 km SE	17°
Kleiner Arber	1,384 m	110 m	19 km SE	17°
Jezerní hora	1,344 m	313 m	20 km SE	17°
Mittagsplatzl	1,340 m	–	22 km SE	18°
Zwercheck	1,334 m	–	18 km E	17°
Osser	1,293 m	–	13 km E	18°
Enzian	1,285 m	–	17 km SE	18°