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QuitschenbergLower Saxony · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate
Kanstein
235 m
Elevation235 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation3.1 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul24°average high
51.94° N, 10.36° EElevation 235 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit235 m
- Mid-mountain120 m
- Valley0 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Kanstein in brief
Kanstein rises to 235 m, Lower Saxony, Germany.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 24°, while nights fall below freezing in 3 months of the year.
The nearest town is Langelsheim, 1.6 km to the W at 201 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 235 m · 771 ft
- Region
- Lower Saxony
- Country
- Germany
- Coordinates
- 51.9398, 10.3550
- Nearest airport
- Hannover Airport (HAJ) · 74 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 Kanstein 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° | 24° | 23° | 19° | 14° | 8° | 5° |
| Average low | -1° | -1° | 1° | 4° | 7° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 3° | 0° |
| Precipitation | 78 mm | 56 mm | 74 mm | 52 mm | 68 mm | 75 mm | 76 mm | 78 mm | 70 mm | 63 mm | 74 mm | 81 mm |
| Cloud cover | 54% | 52% | 49% | 42% | 40% | 40% | 38% | 37% | 43% | 47% | 55% | 58% |
| Daylight | 8h 16 | 9h 57 | 11h 48 | 13h 52 | 15h 39 | 16h 41 | 16h 16 | 14h 42 | 12h 43 | 10h 44 | 8h 51 | 7h 48 |
| Month score | 27 | 33 | 30 | 61 | 77 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 52 | 27 | 24 |
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 | 400 m | 450 m | 950 m | 1,650 m | 2,200 m | 2,700 m | 3,050 m | 3,000 m | 2,450 m | 1,750 m | 1,050 m | 600 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
Kanstein in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of GermanyPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brocken | 1,141 m | 856 m | 24 km SE | 16° |
| Königsberg (Brocken) | 1,034 m | 39 m | 24 km SE | 17° |
| Kleiner Brocken, Lower Saxony | 1,018 m | – | 23 km SE | 17° |
| Bruchberg | 928 m | 145 m | 20 km SE | 18° |
| Achtermannshöhe | 925 m | 104 m | 25 km SE | 18° |
| Wolfswarte | 920 m | – | 19 km SE | 18° |
| Quitschenberg | 882 m | – | 22 km SE | 18° |
| Hopfensäcke | 866 m | – | 22 km SE | 18° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Around here
Langelsheim and around
Nature
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Grane
River
Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Heinrichshöhe
1,045 m · Harz
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Königsberg (Brocken)
1,034 m · Harz
Heritage
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Marktkirche zum Heiligen Geist
architectural heritage monument · 1937
Imperial Palace of Goslar
architectural heritage monument in Lower Saxony
Museums
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
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