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Harz · Lower Saxony · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate
Elfenstein
475 mSnow likely Jan–Feb
Elevation475 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation2.9 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul22°average high
51.88° N, 10.53° EElevation 475 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit475 m
- Mid-mountain310 m
- Valley · Vienenburg140 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Elfenstein in brief
Elfenstein rises to 475 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 4 months of the year.
The nearest town is Bad Harzburg, 2.4 km to the E at 262 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 475 m · 1,558 ft
- Range
- Harz
- Region
- Lower Saxony
- Country
- Germany
- Coordinates
- 51.8791, 10.5272
- Nearest airport
- Hannover Airport (HAJ) · 87 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 Elfenstein 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° | 3° | 7° | 13° | 17° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 17° | 12° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low | -2° | -3° | -1° | 3° | 6° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 8° | 5° | 2° | -1° |
| Precipitation | 108 mm | 76 mm | 99 mm | 65 mm | 80 mm | 91 mm | 90 mm | 91 mm | 86 mm | 82 mm | 98 mm | 109 mm |
| Cloud cover | 55% | 53% | 50% | 43% | 41% | 41% | 38% | 37% | 43% | 48% | 57% | 59% |
| Daylight | 8h 17 | 9h 58 | 11h 48 | 13h 52 | 15h 39 | 16h 41 | 16h 15 | 14h 41 | 12h 43 | 10h 44 | 8h 51 | 7h 48 |
| Month score | 18 | 28 | 22 | 49 | 67 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 68 | 39 | 20 | 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 | 2,750 m | 3,050 m | 3,050 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
Elfenstein in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of GermanyPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brocken | 1,141 m | 856 m | 11 km SE | 16° |
| Heinrichshöhe | 1,045 m | 12 m | 12 km SE | 17° |
| Königsberg (Brocken) | 1,034 m | 39 m | 11 km SE | 17° |
| Kleiner Brocken, Lower Saxony | 1,018 m | – | 9.5 km SE | 17° |
| Wurmberg | 971 m | 182 m | 15 km SE | 18° |
| Renneckenberg | 933 m | – | 13 km SE | 18° |
| Bruchberg | 928 m | 145 m | 11 km S | 18° |
| Achtermannshöhe | 925 m | 104 m | 13 km S | 18° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
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Bad Harzburg
Lower Saxony · 2.4 km E
13°Oct high
12wet days
39score
Around here
Bad Harzburg and around
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Bad Harzburg
Lower Saxony · Germany
May · Aug–Sepbest months
23°July high
262 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
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Königsberg (Brocken)
1,034 m · Harz
Heritage
Village church (Schlewecke, Bad Harzburg)
architectural heritage monument · 1708
Niedersächsisches Internatsgymnasium Bad Harzburg
cultural heritage monument in Lower Saxony · 1946
Museums
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016