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Hohnekopf
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Hohnekopf
Kleiner Winterberg (Harz)
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Kleiner Winterberg (Harz)
Stöberhai
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Harz · Thuringia · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Heidelberg, Thuringia

528 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation528 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation1.1 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul22°average high
51.58° N, 10.86° EElevation 528 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit528 m
  • Mid-mountain260 m
  • Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Heidelberg, Thuringia in brief

Heidelberg, Thuringia rises to 528 m in the Harz, Thuringia, 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 Ilfeld, 5.4 km to the W at 250 m.

Facts

Elevation
528 m · 1,731 ft
Range
Harz
Region
Thuringia
Country
Germany
Coordinates
51.5811, 10.8625
Nearest airport
Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) · 67 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 Heidelberg, Thuringia by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-10°-5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°2°-3°Jan3°-3°Feb7°-1°Mar13°2°Apr17°6°May20°9°Jun22°11°Jul22°11°Aug17°8°Sep12°4°Oct6°1°Nov3°-2°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Heidelberg, Thuringia by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high2°3°7°13°17°20°22°22°17°12°6°3°
Average low-3°-3°-1°2°6°9°11°11°8°4°1°-2°
Precipitation75 mm54 mm70 mm48 mm67 mm69 mm72 mm66 mm62 mm55 mm70 mm76 mm
Cloud cover65%60%56%45%43%42%40%39%46%54%66%70%
Daylight8h 199h 5911h 4813h 5115h 3616h 3716h 1214h 4012h 4210h 458h 547h 51
Month score233128536876767873432420

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level450 m500 m950 m1,650 m2,250 m2,750 m3,050 m3,050 m2,450 m1,750 m1,100 m600 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow
ivTerrain

Heidelberg, Thuringia in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Erdbeerkopf857 m–25 km NW19°
Hohnekopf840 m–23 km NW20°
Kleiner Winterberg (Harz)837 m–25 km NW19°
Stöberhai720 m–23 km W20°
Jagdkopf714 m–24 km W21°
Barenberg696 m–23 km NW20°
Ebersberg, Saxony-Anhalt687 m–18 km NW21°
Ravensberg660 m–24 km W21°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Ilfeld
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Ilfeld

Thuringia · 5.4 km W
13°Oct high
11wet days
41score
Ilfeld
Rodishain
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Rodishain

Thuringia · 5.9 km SE
13°Oct high
11wet days
40score
Rodishain
Petersdorf
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Petersdorf

Thuringia · 6.2 km SW
13°Oct high
11wet days
40score
Petersdorf
Stolberg
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Stolberg

Saxony-Anhalt · 6.5 km E
13°Oct high
11wet days
39score
Stolberg
Around here

Ilfeld and around

Ilfeld
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Ilfeld

Thuringia · Germany
May · Aug–Sepbest months
24°July high
250 maltitude
Ilfeld

Nature

Wieda
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4.1 km SW

Wieda

River
Wieda
Lude
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10 km E

Lude

River
Lude
Stierbergsteich
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7.6 km N

Stierbergsteich

Lake
Stierbergsteich

Mountains

Brocken
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27 km NW

Brocken

1,141 m · Harz
Brocken
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26 km NW

Heinrichshöhe

1,045 m · Harz
Heinrichshöhe
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27 km NW

Königsberg (Brocken)

1,034 m · Harz
Königsberg (Brocken)

Heritage

Stiftskirche St. Georg-Marien
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0.9 km N

Stiftskirche St. Georg-Marien

Heritage monument in Thuringia
Stiftskirche St. Georg-Marien
St. Jacobi, Ilfeld
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0.7 km E

St. Jacobi, Ilfeld

Heritage monument in Thuringia
St. Jacobi, Ilfeld
St. Andreas, Ilfeld
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2.7 km SE

St. Andreas, Ilfeld

Heritage monument in Thuringia
St. Andreas, Ilfeld

Museums

Schaubergwerk Lange Wand Ilfeld
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0.7 km S

Schaubergwerk Lange Wand Ilfeld

Show mine
Schaubergwerk Lange Wand Ilfeld
Sorge Border Museum
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15 km NW

Sorge Border Museum

Sorge Border Museum
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5.2 km SW

Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp

Military museum
Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp