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Auersberg Kuppen Rhön · Thuringia · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Emberg

542 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation542 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation1.9 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul23°average high
50.73° N, 10.09° EElevation 542 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit542 m
  • Mid-mountain270 m
  • Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Emberg in brief

Emberg rises to 542 m in the Auersberg Kuppen Rhön, Thuringia, Germany.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 23°, while nights fall below freezing in 3 months of the year.

The nearest town is Oechsen, 2.6 km to the NW at 397 m.

Facts

Elevation
542 m · 1,778 ft
Range
Auersberg Kuppen Rhön
Region
Thuringia
Country
Germany
Coordinates
50.7317, 10.0922
Nearest airport
Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) · 67 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 Emberg 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°3°-2°Jan4°-2°Feb8°0°Mar14°3°Apr18°7°May21°10°Jun23°12°Jul23°12°Aug18°8°Sep13°5°Oct7°2°Nov3°-1°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Emberg by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high3°4°8°14°18°21°23°23°18°13°7°3°
Average low-2°-2°0°3°7°10°12°12°8°5°2°-1°
Precipitation75 mm62 mm78 mm61 mm84 mm80 mm85 mm78 mm72 mm69 mm81 mm86 mm
Cloud cover60%56%53%45%43%42%39%38%46%53%63%65%
Daylight8h 2710h 0311h 4913h 4815h 2916h 2816h 0414h 3512h 4110h 479h 008h 00
Month score253027546973737574432220

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 level550 m650 m1,150 m1,800 m2,400 m2,900 m3,250 m3,200 m2,550 m1,900 m1,150 m700 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow
ivTerrain

Emberg in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Milseburg835 m175 m25 km SW21°
Schnitzersberg816 m–19 km S20°
Ellenbogen813 m–18 km S20°
Querenberg805 m–25 km S20°
Bubenbader Stein759 m–25 km SW21°
Auersberg (Hilders)757 m132 m16 km S21°
Gebaberg751 m226 m20 km SE21°
Buchschirm745 m–18 km S21°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Oechsen
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Oechsen

Thuringia · 2.6 km NW
13°Oct high
12wet days
36score
Oechsen
Dermbach
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Dermbach

Thuringia · 2.7 km SE
13°Oct high
12wet days
38score
Dermbach
Gerstengrund
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Gerstengrund

Thuringia · 4.5 km SW
12°Oct high
12wet days
29score
Gerstengrund
Weilar
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Weilar

Thuringia · 5.6 km NE
13°Oct high
12wet days
40score
Weilar
Around here

Oechsen and around

Oechsen
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Oechsen

Thuringia · Germany
Jun · Aug–Sepbest months
23°July high
397 maltitude
Oechsen

Nature

Felda, Thuringia
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11 km N

Felda, Thuringia

River · 231 m
Felda, Thuringia
Oechse
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10 km N

Oechse

River
Oechse
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8.7 km W

Taft

River
Taft

Mountains

Wasserkuppe
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29 km S

Wasserkuppe

950 m · Wasserkuppen Rhön
Wasserkuppe
Heidelstein
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32 km S

Heidelstein

926 m · Rhön Mountains
Heidelstein
Großer Inselsberg
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31 km NE

Großer Inselsberg

917 m · Thuringian Forest
Großer Inselsberg

Heritage

St. Laurentius (Oechsen)
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0.3 km E

St. Laurentius (Oechsen)

Heritage monument in Thuringia
St. Laurentius (Oechsen)
Protestant Church Gehaus
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1.4 km NE

Protestant Church Gehaus

Heritage monument in Thuringia
Protestant Church Gehaus
Jewish cemetery, Gehaus
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2.0 km NE

Jewish cemetery, Gehaus

Heritage monument in Thuringia
Jewish cemetery, Gehaus

Museums

Erlebnisbergwerk Merkers
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9.3 km NE

Erlebnisbergwerk Merkers

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Erlebnisbergwerk Merkers
Rhöner Museumsdorf
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12 km S

Rhöner Museumsdorf

Rhöner Museumsdorf
Museum am Gradierwerk
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14 km NE

Museum am Gradierwerk

Museum am Gradierwerk