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Odenwald · Hesse · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate
Götzenstein
522 mSnow likely Jan
Elevation522 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation1.9 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul23°average high
49.55° N, 8.77° EElevation 522 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit522 m
- Mid-mountain340 m
- Valley · Birkenau150 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Götzenstein in brief
Götzenstein rises to 522 m in the Odenwald, Hesse, 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 Birkenau, 4.7 km to the W at 150 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 Götzenstein 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 | 4° | 5° | 9° | 14° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low | -2° | -2° | 0° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 2° | -1° |
| Precipitation | 99 mm | 91 mm | 108 mm | 80 mm | 111 mm | 99 mm | 111 mm | 91 mm | 91 mm | 110 mm | 101 mm | 114 mm |
| Cloud cover | 55% | 50% | 49% | 42% | 42% | 38% | 35% | 35% | 41% | 48% | 56% | 59% |
| Daylight | 8h 36 | 10h 08 | 11h 50 | 13h 43 | 15h 20 | 16h 16 | 15h 53 | 14h 28 | 12h 39 | 10h 50 | 9h 08 | 8h 11 |
| Month score | 20 | 25 | 20 | 50 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 73 | 70 | 37 | 19 | 15 |
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 | 650 m | 750 m | 1,250 m | 1,800 m | 2,450 m | 2,950 m | 3,250 m | 3,250 m | 2,600 m | 1,950 m | 1,200 m | 800 m |
| Summit | ❄ 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 | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Götzenstein in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of GermanyPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katzenbuckel | 626 m | 251 m | 22 km SE | 23° |
| Neunkircher Höhe | 605 m | 332 m | 18 km N | 22° |
| Hardberg (Odenwald) | 593 m | 178 m | 2.8 km SE | 23° |
| Stiefelhöhe | 587 m | 30 m | 4.1 km SE | 23° |
| Salzlackenkopf | 578 m | 13 m | 24 km E | 23° |
| Tromm | 577 m | 154 m | 6.2 km N | 23° |
| Krehberg | 576 m | 160 m | 15 km N | 23° |
| Königstuhl | 570 m | 365 m | 18 km S | 23° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Around here
Birkenau and around
Nature
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Steinach, Hesse
River
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Grundelbach
River
Mountains
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Neunkircher Höhe
605 m · Odenwald
Heritage
Windeck Castle, Weinheim
cultural heritage monument in Baden-Württemberg · 1110
Museums
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