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Tegernsee Mountains · Bavaria · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate
Fockenstein
1,564 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Dec
Elevation1,564 mabove sea level
Prominence320 mindependent height
Isolation2.5 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul19°average high
47.68° N, 11.65° EElevation 1,564 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit1,564 m
- Mid-mountain1,140 m
- Valley · Hohenburg712 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Fockenstein in brief
Fockenstein rises to 1,564 m in the Tegernsee Mountains, Bavaria, Germany. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 320 m.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 19°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year.
The nearest town is Hohenburg, 5.1 km to the W at 712 m.
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 Fockenstein 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 | 1° | 2° | 5° | 10° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 18° | 14° | 11° | 5° | 1° |
| Average low | -7° | -7° | -4° | 0° | 4° | 7° | 9° | 9° | 6° | 2° | -2° | -5° |
| Precipitation | 120 mm | 117 mm | 159 mm | 140 mm | 200 mm | 248 mm | 286 mm | 264 mm | 184 mm | 136 mm | 151 mm | 146 mm |
| Cloud cover | 46% | 50% | 53% | 50% | 48% | 48% | 41% | 42% | 47% | 46% | 51% | 50% |
| Daylight | 8h 50 | 10h 15 | 11h 50 | 13h 37 | 15h 07 | 15h 58 | 15h 38 | 14h 19 | 12h 37 | 10h 55 | 9h 19 | 8h 27 |
| Month score | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 39 | 54 | 62 | 62 | 40 | 21 | 16 | 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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 1,100 m | 1,200 m | 1,700 m | 2,300 m | 3,000 m | 3,450 m | 3,700 m | 3,700 m | 3,100 m | 2,550 m | 1,800 m | 1,250 m |
| Summit | ❄ snow | ❄ 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 | ❄ snow |
ivTerrain
Fockenstein in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of GermanyPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guffert | 2,194 m | 1,143 m | 18 km SE | 13° |
| Mondscheinspitze | 2,106 m | – | 24 km S | 14° |
| Schafreuter | 2,102 m | – | 23 km SW | 13° |
| Seebergspitze | 2,085 m | – | 24 km S | 14° |
| Vorderunnutz | 2,078 m | – | 20 km S | 13° |
| Hochunnutz | 2,075 m | – | 19 km S | 13° |
| Seekarspitze (Vorkarwendel) | 2,053 m | 130 m | 23 km S | 14° |
| Fleischbank | 2,026 m | 120 m | 25 km SW | 14° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
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Hohenburg
Bavaria · 5.1 km W
14°Oct high
12wet days
47score
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Lenggries
Bavaria · 5.8 km W
14°Oct high
12wet days
48score
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Kreuth
Bavaria · 8.5 km SE
14°Oct high
12wet days
45score
Around here
Hohenburg and around
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Hohenburg
Bavaria · Germany
Jun–Augbest months
24°July high
712 maltitude
Nature
Mountains
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Östliche Ödkarspitze
2,738 m · Karwendel
Heritage
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St. Jakobus der Ältere, Lenggries
architectural heritage monument in Bavaria · 1722
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Schloss Hohenburg
architectural heritage monument in Bavaria
Museums
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Heimatmuseum Lenggries
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