Hesse · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Ettelsberg

838 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec

Elevation838 mabove sea level

Prominence40 mindependent height

Isolation1.1 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul19°average high

51.28° N, 8.60° EElevation 838 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time

From the valley to the top

Summit838 m
Mid-mountain590 m
Valley · Olsberg338 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Ettelsberg in brief

Ettelsberg rises to 838 m, Hesse, Germany. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 40 m.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 19°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.

The nearest town in the atlas is Willingen, 2.0 km to the NE at 571 m.

Facts

Elevation: 838 m · 2,748 ft
Prominence: 40 m
Region: Hesse
Country: Germany
Coordinates: 51.2779, 8.5975
Nearest airport: Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) · 37 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 Ettelsberg by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Ettelsberg by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	1°	2°	5°	10°	14°	17°	19°	19°	15°	10°	5°	2°
Average low	-3°	-3°	-1°	2°	5°	8°	10°	10°	7°	4°	1°	-2°
Precipitation	136 mm	102 mm	119 mm	84 mm	101 mm	112 mm	112 mm	108 mm	114 mm	107 mm	127 mm	136 mm
Cloud cover	67%	60%	58%	50%	48%	47%	44%	43%	51%	57%	68%	71%
Daylight	8h 22	10h 00	11h 49	13h 50	15h 34	16h 34	16h 09	14h 38	12h 42	10h 46	8h 56	7h 54
Month score	10	17	14	27	43	56	63	65	43	17	9	8

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	700 m	1,150 m	1,700 m	2,300 m	2,750 m	3,100 m	3,100 m	2,550 m	1,900 m	1,250 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

Ettelsberg in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Langenberg (Rothaar)	844 m	557 m	2.7 km W	19°
Hegekopf	843 m	570 m	1.1 km SW	19°
Kahler Asten	842 m	196 m	13 km SW	19°
Clemensberg	837 m	–	3.1 km SW	19°
Hopperkopf	832 m	–	3.4 km S	19°
Hunau-Gipfel	818 m	–	16 km SW	19°
Ziegenhelle	816 m	–	18 km S	20°
Mühlenkopf	815 m	–	0.7 km SE	19°