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Fichtel Mountains · Bavaria · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate
Fürstenstein
675 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation675 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation3.1 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul22°average high
50.01° N, 11.72° EElevation 675 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit675 m
- Mid-mountain340 m
- Valley0 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Fürstenstein in brief
Fürstenstein rises to 675 m in the Fichtel Mountains, Bavaria, 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 Goldkronach, 2.1 km to the W at 443 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 Fürstenstein 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° | 3° | 7° | 13° | 17° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 17° | 11° | 5° | 2° |
| Average low | -4° | -4° | -1° | 2° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 7° | 4° | 0° | -3° |
| Precipitation | 117 mm | 90 mm | 101 mm | 69 mm | 93 mm | 102 mm | 122 mm | 103 mm | 97 mm | 98 mm | 107 mm | 126 mm |
| Cloud cover | 63% | 56% | 54% | 44% | 43% | 42% | 40% | 38% | 45% | 52% | 65% | 66% |
| Daylight | 8h 33 | 10h 06 | 11h 49 | 13h 45 | 15h 24 | 16h 20 | 15h 57 | 14h 31 | 12h 40 | 10h 49 | 9h 05 | 8h 06 |
| Month score | 12 | 22 | 20 | 46 | 63 | 67 | 63 | 68 | 62 | 29 | 14 | 10 |
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 | 450 m | 550 m | 1,100 m | 1,800 m | 2,400 m | 2,900 m | 3,200 m | 3,200 m | 2,550 m | 1,850 m | 1,100 m | 600 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
Fürstenstein in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of GermanyPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schneeberg (Fichtel Mountains) | 1,051 m | 484 m | 11 km NE | 19° |
| Ochsenkopf (Fichtel Mountains) | 1,024 m | 253 m | 7.0 km E | 20° |
| Kösseine | 939 m | 270 m | 19 km E | 21° |
| Haberstein | 924 m | – | 9.9 km NE | 20° |
| Platte (Schneeberg) | 885 m | – | 12 km E | 21° |
| Burgstein, Bavaria | 879 m | – | 20 km E | 21° |
| Großer Waldstein | 877 m | – | 16 km NE | 21° |
| Rudolfstein | 866 m | – | 13 km NE | 21° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
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Gesees
Bavaria · 4.3 km NW
13°Oct high
11wet days
39score
Around here
Goldkronach and around
Nature
Mountains
Heritage
Parish church Nemmersdorf
architectural heritage monument in Bavaria
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Rathaus, Goldkronach
architectural heritage monument in Bavaria
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