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JuxkopfHeilbronn Hills · Baden-Wurttemberg · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate
Gaffenberg
278 m
Elevation278 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation1.5 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul25°average high
49.12° N, 9.25° EElevation 278 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit278 m
- Mid-mountain140 m
- Valley0 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Gaffenberg in brief
Gaffenberg rises to 278 m in the Heilbronn Hills, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.
At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 25°, while nights fall below freezing in 3 months of the year.
The nearest town is Heilbronn, 2.7 km to the NW at 173 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 278 m · 912 ft
- Range
- Heilbronn Hills
- Region
- Baden-Wurttemberg
- Country
- Germany
- Coordinates
- 49.1240, 9.2478
- Nearest airport
- Stuttgart Airport (STR) · 48 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 Gaffenberg 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 | 5° | 6° | 11° | 16° | 20° | 23° | 25° | 25° | 20° | 15° | 9° | 5° |
| Average low | -1° | -1° | 2° | 4° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation | 65 mm | 61 mm | 71 mm | 58 mm | 83 mm | 77 mm | 81 mm | 73 mm | 61 mm | 77 mm | 70 mm | 77 mm |
| Cloud cover | 51% | 47% | 47% | 41% | 41% | 38% | 34% | 34% | 40% | 46% | 53% | 55% |
| Daylight | 8h 40 | 10h 10 | 11h 50 | 13h 42 | 15h 17 | 16h 12 | 15h 50 | 14h 26 | 12h 39 | 10h 51 | 9h 10 | 8h 14 |
| Month score | 31 | 34 | 37 | 67 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 55 | 29 | 26 |
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 | 550 m | 700 m | 1,250 m | 1,800 m | 2,500 m | 3,000 m | 3,300 m | 3,250 m | 2,600 m | 1,900 m | 1,100 m | 650 m |
| Summit | 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 | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Gaffenberg in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of GermanyPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottilienberg | 744 m | – | 23 km W | 25° |
| Hohe Brach | 587 m | 165 m | 24 km SE | 23° |
| Stocksberg | 539 m | – | 13 km SE | 24° |
| Juxkopf | 533 m | – | 17 km SE | 24° |
| Steinknickle | 525 m | – | 17 km E | 24° |
| Baiselsberg | 477 m | 210 m | 23 km SW | 24° |
| Michaelsberg (Cleebronn) | 394 m | – | 17 km SW | 25° |
| Wunnenstein | 394 m | 120 m | 11 km S | 25° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
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Untergruppenbach
Baden-Wurttemberg · 4.3 km SE
15°Oct high
12wet days
48score
Around here
Heilbronn and around
Nature
Mountains
Heritage
Museums
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South German Railway Museum
Railway museum
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