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Lower Saxony · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate
Kiffing
344 mSnow likely Jan
Elevation344 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation4.7 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul23°average high
51.61° N, 9.60° EElevation 344 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit344 m
- Mid-mountain170 m
- Valley0 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Kiffing in brief
Kiffing rises to 344 m, Lower Saxony, Germany.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 23°, while nights fall below freezing in 3 months of the year.
The nearest town is Bodenfelde, 4.7 km to the NW at 113 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 344 m · 1,129 ft
- Region
- Lower Saxony
- Country
- Germany
- Coordinates
- 51.6083, 9.6003
- Nearest airport
- Kassel Airport (KSF) · 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 Kiffing 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 | 3° | 5° | 9° | 14° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 18° | 13° | 8° | 4° |
| Average low | -2° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 2° | -1° |
| Precipitation | 75 mm | 56 mm | 70 mm | 48 mm | 64 mm | 72 mm | 74 mm | 70 mm | 68 mm | 62 mm | 75 mm | 80 mm |
| Cloud cover | 55% | 52% | 50% | 43% | 42% | 41% | 38% | 37% | 44% | 48% | 56% | 59% |
| Daylight | 8h 19 | 9h 59 | 11h 48 | 13h 51 | 15h 37 | 16h 37 | 16h 13 | 14h 40 | 12h 42 | 10h 45 | 8h 53 | 7h 51 |
| Month score | 27 | 33 | 30 | 59 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 75 | 49 | 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 | 500 m | 600 m | 1,050 m | 1,650 m | 2,250 m | 2,700 m | 3,050 m | 3,000 m | 2,450 m | 1,750 m | 1,100 m | 600 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
Kiffing in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of GermanyPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Große Blöße | 528 m | 333 m | 19 km N | 21° |
| Großer Ahrensberg | 525 m | – | 21 km N | 22° |
| Moosberg | 513 m | – | 16 km N | 21° |
| Großer Steinberg | 493 m | – | 12 km NE | 22° |
| Hoher Hagen | 493 m | – | 19 km SE | 22° |
| Staufenberg (Reinhardswald) | 472 m | 220 m | 11 km S | 22° |
| Gahrenberg | 472 m | – | 18 km S | 22° |
| Brackenberg | 461 m | – | 22 km SE | 23° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
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Bodenfelde
Lower Saxony · 4.7 km NW
14°Oct high
12wet days
42score
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Bursfelde
Lower Saxony · 7.6 km S
14°Oct high
12wet days
40score
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Nienover
Lower Saxony · 9.5 km NW
14°Oct high
12wet days
39score
Around here
Bodenfelde and around
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Bodenfelde
Lower Saxony · Germany
May–Jun · Sepbest months
24°July high
113 maltitude
Nature
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Schwülme
River
Mountains
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Rohrberg (Habichtswald)
601 m
Heritage
Christuskirche, Bodenfelde
architectural heritage monument in Lower Saxony
Baptismal font of Klosterkirche Lippoldsberg
cultural heritage monument in Hesse · 1220




































































