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LusenBavarian Forest · Bavaria · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate
Hessenstein
878 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation878 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation2.9 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul21°average high
48.91° N, 13.30° EElevation 878 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit878 m
- Mid-mountain440 m
- Valley0 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Hessenstein in brief
Hessenstein rises to 878 m in the Bavarian Forest, Bavaria, Germany.
At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 22°, while nights fall below freezing in 5 months of the year.
The nearest town is Kirchdorf im Wald, 2.8 km to the W at 695 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 Hessenstein 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° | 12° | 17° | 20° | 21° | 22° | 17° | 12° | 6° | 2° |
| Average low | -5° | -5° | -2° | 1° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 7° | 3° | -1° | -4° |
| Precipitation | 132 mm | 108 mm | 124 mm | 74 mm | 108 mm | 123 mm | 158 mm | 135 mm | 107 mm | 106 mm | 118 mm | 141 mm |
| Cloud cover | 55% | 51% | 52% | 42% | 41% | 41% | 38% | 37% | 43% | 47% | 60% | 59% |
| Daylight | 8h 41 | 10h 11 | 11h 50 | 13h 41 | 15h 16 | 16h 10 | 15h 48 | 14h 25 | 12h 39 | 10h 52 | 9h 12 | 8h 16 |
| Month score | 15 | 20 | 16 | 41 | 59 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 57 | 30 | 13 | 13 |
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 | 1,850 m | 2,650 m | 3,100 m | 3,350 m | 3,400 m | 2,700 m | 2,000 m | 1,250 m | 700 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
Hessenstein in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of GermanyPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Großer Rachel | 1,453 m | 496 m | 9.4 km NE | 17° |
| Gipfelklippen des Großen Rachel | 1,450 m | 490 m | 9.4 km NE | 17° |
| Kleiner Rachel | 1,399 m | – | 9.4 km NE | 18° |
| Plattenhausenriegel | 1,376 m | 151 m | 12 km NE | 18° |
| Lusen | 1,373 m | 190 m | 15 km E | 18° |
| Moorberg | 1,370 m | 180 m | 15 km E | 17° |
| Špičník | 1,351 m | – | 13 km NE | 17° |
| Steinfleckberg | 1,341 m | – | 17 km E | 18° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Around here
Kirchdorf im Wald and around
Nature
Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Großer Arber
1,456 m · Bohemian Forest
Heritage
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Mariä Unbefleckte Empfängnis (Kirchdorf im Wald)
architectural heritage monument in Bavaria
Mariä Himmelfahrt, Grafenau
architectural heritage monument in Bavaria · 1907
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