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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
-10°-5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°3°-2°Jan5°-1°Feb9°1°Mar14°3°Apr18°7°May21°10°Jun23°12°Jul23°12°Aug18°9°Sep13°5°Oct8°2°Nov4°-1°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Kiffing by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high3°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°
Precipitation75 mm56 mm70 mm48 mm64 mm72 mm74 mm70 mm68 mm62 mm75 mm80 mm
Cloud cover55%52%50%43%42%41%38%37%44%48%56%59%
Daylight8h 199h 5911h 4813h 5115h 3716h 3716h 1314h 4012h 4210h 458h 537h 51
Month score273330597676767875492724

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 level500 m600 m1,050 m1,650 m2,250 m2,700 m3,050 m3,000 m2,450 m1,750 m1,100 m600 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

Kiffing in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Große Blöße528 m333 m19 km N21°
Großer Ahrensberg525 m–21 km N22°
Moosberg513 m–16 km N21°
Großer Steinberg493 m–12 km NE22°
Hoher Hagen493 m–19 km SE22°
Staufenberg (Reinhardswald)472 m220 m11 km S22°
Gahrenberg472 m–18 km S22°
Brackenberg461 m–22 km SE23°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Bodenfelde
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Bodenfelde

Lower Saxony · 4.7 km NW
14°Oct high
12wet days
42score
Bodenfelde
Uslar
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Uslar

Lower Saxony · 5.9 km NE
14°Oct high
12wet days
40score
Uslar
Bursfelde
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Bursfelde

Lower Saxony · 7.6 km S
14°Oct high
12wet days
40score
Bursfelde
Nienover
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Nienover

Lower Saxony · 9.5 km NW
14°Oct high
12wet days
39score
Nienover
Around here

Bodenfelde and around

Bodenfelde
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Bodenfelde

Lower Saxony · Germany
May–Jun · Sepbest months
24°July high
113 maltitude
Bodenfelde

Nature

Ilme
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9.5 km NE

Ilme

River
Ilme
Nieme
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12 km SE

Nieme

River · 110 m
Nieme
Schwülme
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1.5 km S

Schwülme

River
Schwülme

Mountains

Hohes Gras
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40 km S

Hohes Gras

615 m
Hohes Gras
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38 km SW

Rohrberg (Habichtswald)

601 m
Rohrberg (Habichtswald)
Großer Bärenberg
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38 km SW

Großer Bärenberg

601 m
Großer Bärenberg

Heritage

Christuskirche, Bodenfelde
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0.2 km S

Christuskirche, Bodenfelde

architectural heritage monument in Lower Saxony
Christuskirche, Bodenfelde
Baptismal font of Klosterkirche Lippoldsberg
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1.7 km S

Baptismal font of Klosterkirche Lippoldsberg

cultural heritage monument in Hesse · 1220
Baptismal font of Klosterkirche Lippoldsberg
Lippoldsberg Monastery
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1.7 km S

Lippoldsberg Monastery

cultural heritage monument in Hesse
Lippoldsberg Monastery

Museums

Local museum Bodenfelde
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0.2 km E

Local museum Bodenfelde

Local museum Bodenfelde
EAM-live-Museum Wasserkraftwerk Lippoldsberg
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1.7 km S

EAM-live-Museum Wasserkraftwerk Lippoldsberg

EAM-live-Museum Wasserkraftwerk Lippoldsberg
Museum & Werkstatt im Schäferhaus e.V.
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1.8 km S

Museum & Werkstatt im Schäferhaus e.V.

Museum & Werkstatt im Schäferhaus e.V.