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Swabian Jura · Baden-Wurttemberg · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Käpfle

593 mSnow likely Jan
Elevation593 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation4.6 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul24°average high
48.46° N, 9.15° EElevation 593 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit593 m
  • Mid-mountain300 m
  • Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Käpfle in brief

Käpfle rises to 593 m in the Swabian Jura, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 24°, while nights fall below freezing in 3 months of the year.

The nearest town is Gomaringen, 4.0 km to the W at 430 m.

Facts

Elevation
593 m · 1,946 ft
Range
Swabian Jura
Region
Baden-Wurttemberg
Country
Germany
Coordinates
48.4587, 9.1488
Nearest airport
Stuttgart Airport (STR) · 26 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 Käpfle 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°4°-2°Jan6°-2°Feb10°0°Mar14°3°Apr19°7°May22°11°Jun24°12°Jul24°12°Aug19°8°Sep14°5°Oct8°1°Nov4°-2°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Käpfle by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high4°6°10°14°19°22°24°24°19°14°8°4°
Average low-2°-2°0°3°7°11°12°12°8°5°1°-2°
Precipitation53 mm49 mm60 mm64 mm100 mm91 mm91 mm82 mm63 mm69 mm61 mm69 mm
Cloud cover47%46%46%43%42%39%34%35%40%46%51%52%
Daylight8h 4510h 1211h 5013h 3915h 1316h 0515h 4414h 2312h 3810h 539h 158h 20
Month score363835576871737579543230

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level700 m850 m1,400 m1,900 m2,550 m3,100 m3,400 m3,400 m2,700 m2,050 m1,300 m800 m
Summit❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Käpfle in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Burg, Baden-Wurttemberg976 m237 m23 km SW21°
Raichberg957 m–21 km SW21°
Irrenberg925 m–25 km SW21°
Zeller Horn913 m–20 km SW22°
Oberer Berg904 m169 m18 km S22°
Köbele902 m102 m12 km S22°
Heiligenkopf893 m–22 km SW22°
Kornbühl887 m–12 km S22°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Gomaringen
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Gomaringen

Baden-Wurttemberg · 4.0 km W
15°Oct high
12wet days
47score
Gomaringen
Reutlingen
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Reutlingen

Baden-Wurttemberg · 5.5 km NE
15°Oct high
12wet days
49score
Reutlingen
Pfullingen
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Pfullingen

Baden-Wurttemberg · 5.9 km E
15°Oct high
12wet days
47score
Pfullingen
Genkingen
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Genkingen

Baden-Wurttemberg · 6.4 km SE
13°Oct high
12wet days
36score
Genkingen
Around here

Gomaringen and around

Gomaringen
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Gomaringen

Baden-Wurttemberg · Germany
Jul–Sepbest months
25°July high
430 maltitude
Gomaringen

Nature

Steinlach
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8.7 km S

Steinlach

River
Steinlach
Goldersbach
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8.3 km N

Goldersbach

River
Goldersbach
Echaz
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9.4 km N

Echaz

River · 308 m
Echaz

Mountains

Wandbühl
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39 km SW

Wandbühl

1,007 m · Swabian Jura
Wandbühl
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34 km SW

Plettenberg

1,002 m · Swabian Jura
Plettenberg
Schafberg (Swabian Jura)
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33 km SW

Schafberg (Swabian Jura)

1,000 m · Swabian Jura
Schafberg (Swabian Jura)

Heritage

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under 100 m S

Gomaringen Castle

Kulturdenkmal
Gomaringen Castle
Lichtenstein Castle, Unterhausen
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13 km SE

Lichtenstein Castle, Unterhausen

Kulturdenkmal · 1840
Lichtenstein Castle, Unterhausen
St. George's Collegiate Church
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8.0 km N

St. George's Collegiate Church

cultural heritage monument in Baden-Württemberg · 1401
St. George's Collegiate Church

Museums

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under 100 m S

Gustav-Schwab-Museum

1998
Gustav-Schwab-Museum
Kunsthalle Tübingen
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10 km N

Kunsthalle Tübingen

Art museum · 1971
Kunsthalle Tübingen
Museum of the University of Tübingen
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8.1 km NW

Museum of the University of Tübingen

2006
Museum of the University of Tübingen