Black Forest · Baden-Wurttemberg · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Kandel

1,241 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec

Elevation1,241 mabove sea level

Prominence351 mindependent height

Isolation19 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul18°average high

48.06° N, 8.01° EElevation 1,241 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit1,241 m
Mid-mountain820 m
Valley · Glottertal403 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Kandel in brief

Kandel rises to 1,241 m in the Black Forest, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 351 m.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 19°, while nights fall below freezing in 5 months of the year.

The nearest town is Glottertal, 3.8 km to the W at 403 m.

Facts

Elevation: 1,241 m · 4,073 ft
Prominence: 351 m
Range: Black Forest
Region: Baden-Wurttemberg
Country: Germany
Coordinates: 48.0625, 8.0113
Nearest airport: Strasbourg Airport (SXB) · 60 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 Kandel by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Kandel by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	1°	2°	5°	9°	13°	16°	18°	19°	14°	10°	5°	2°
Average low	-4°	-5°	-2°	0°	5°	8°	10°	10°	6°	3°	-1°	-3°
Precipitation	131 mm	120 mm	142 mm	120 mm	172 mm	148 mm	161 mm	141 mm	130 mm	150 mm	141 mm	176 mm
Cloud cover	54%	52%	51%	49%	48%	44%	39%	38%	44%	50%	56%	58%
Daylight	8h 48	10h 14	11h 50	13h 38	15h 10	16h 02	15h 41	14h 21	12h 38	10h 54	9h 17	8h 24
Month score	15	16	16	17	33	52	63	64	41	18	14	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

Snow likely Jan–Feb · Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	1,000 m	1,050 m	1,450 m	1,950 m	2,600 m	3,100 m	3,400 m	3,450 m	2,800 m	2,300 m	1,550 m	1,150 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

Kandel in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Feldberg (Black Forest)	1,494 m	934 m	21 km S	15°
Seebuck	1,449 m	29 m	22 km S	16°
Stübenwasen	1,389 m	–	22 km S	16°
Toter Mann (Black Forest)	1,322 m	–	19 km S	17°
P.1306	1,306 m	110 m	19 km S	17°
Schauinsland	1,284 m	120 m	19 km SW	18°
Hinterwaldkopf	1,199 m	–	16 km S	19°
Weißtannenhöhe	1,191 m	274 m	16 km SE	19°