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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 4° | 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° |
| Precipitation | 53 mm | 49 mm | 60 mm | 64 mm | 100 mm | 91 mm | 91 mm | 82 mm | 63 mm | 69 mm | 61 mm | 69 mm |
| Cloud cover | 47% | 46% | 46% | 43% | 42% | 39% | 34% | 35% | 40% | 46% | 51% | 52% |
| Daylight | 8h 45 | 10h 12 | 11h 50 | 13h 39 | 15h 13 | 16h 05 | 15h 44 | 14h 23 | 12h 38 | 10h 53 | 9h 15 | 8h 20 |
| Month score | 36 | 38 | 35 | 57 | 68 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 79 | 54 | 32 | 30 |
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 | 700 m | 850 m | 1,400 m | 1,900 m | 2,550 m | 3,100 m | 3,400 m | 3,400 m | 2,700 m | 2,050 m | 1,300 m | 800 m |
| Summit | ❄ 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 | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Käpfle in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of GermanyPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burg, Baden-Wurttemberg | 976 m | 237 m | 23 km SW | 21° |
| Raichberg | 957 m | – | 21 km SW | 21° |
| Irrenberg | 925 m | – | 25 km SW | 21° |
| Zeller Horn | 913 m | – | 20 km SW | 22° |
| Oberer Berg | 904 m | 169 m | 18 km S | 22° |
| Köbele | 902 m | 102 m | 12 km S | 22° |
| Heiligenkopf | 893 m | – | 22 km SW | 22° |
| Kornbühl | 887 m | – | 12 km S | 22° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Around here
Gomaringen and around
Nature
Photo: André Karwath aka Aka · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Echaz
River · 308 m
Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Plettenberg
1,002 m · Swabian Jura
Heritage
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Gomaringen Castle
Kulturdenkmal
St. George's Collegiate Church
cultural heritage monument in Baden-Württemberg · 1401
Museums
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Gustav-Schwab-Museum
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