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Harz · Lower Saxony · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Knollen

387 mSnow likely Jan–Feb
Elevation387 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation2.0 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul22°average high
51.80° N, 10.23° EElevation 387 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit387 m
  • Mid-mountain190 m
  • Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Knollen in brief

Knollen rises to 387 m in the Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 22°, while nights fall below freezing in 3 months of the year.

The nearest town is Bad Grund, 1.0 km to the NE at 295 m.

Facts

Elevation
387 m · 1,270 ft
Range
Harz
Region
Lower Saxony
Country
Germany
Coordinates
51.8025, 10.2298
Nearest airport
Kassel Airport (KSF) · 72 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 Knollen 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°Jan4°-2°Feb8°0°Mar13°3°Apr17°7°May20°10°Jun22°12°Jul22°12°Aug18°9°Sep12°5°Oct7°2°Nov4°-1°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Knollen by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high3°4°8°13°17°20°22°22°18°12°7°4°
Average low-2°-2°0°3°7°10°12°12°9°5°2°-1°
Precipitation112 mm78 mm102 mm70 mm93 mm107 mm104 mm104 mm96 mm87 mm106 mm113 mm
Cloud cover63%57%54%45%43%43%41%39%47%53%63%67%
Daylight8h 189h 5811h 4813h 5215h 3816h 4016h 1514h 4112h 4210h 448h 527h 49
Month score132520496565676865371512

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–Feb
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level450 m500 m950 m1,650 m2,250 m2,700 m3,050 m3,000 m2,400 m1,750 m1,050 m600 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Knollen in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Bruchberg928 m145 m19 km E18°
Achtermannshöhe925 m104 m24 km E18°
Wolfswarte920 m–19 km E18°
Rehberg (Harz)894 m122 m22 km E18°
Quitschenberg882 m–23 km E18°
Hopfensäcke866 m–23 km E18°
Auf dem Acker865 m–16 km E19°
Sonnenberg (Harz)853 m23 m20 km E19°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Bad Grund
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Bad Grund

Lower Saxony · 1.0 km NE
13°Oct high
12wet days
33score
Bad Grund
Windhausen
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Windhausen

Lower Saxony · 2.3 km SW
13°Oct high
12wet days
39score
Windhausen
Gittelde
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Gittelde

Lower Saxony · 2.9 km W
13°Oct high
12wet days
39score
Gittelde
Badenhausen
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Badenhausen

Lower Saxony · 4.0 km SW
13°Oct high
12wet days
40score
Badenhausen
Around here

Bad Grund and around

Bad Grund
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Bad Grund

Lower Saxony · Germany
Jun · Aug–Sepbest months
23°July high
295 maltitude
Bad Grund

Nature

Innerste
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9.4 km E

Innerste

River
Innerste
Upper Harz Water Regale
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7.2 km E

Upper Harz Water Regale

Lake
Upper Harz Water Regale
Gose
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10 km NE

Gose

River · 285 m
Gose

Mountains

Brocken
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26 km E

Brocken

1,141 m · Harz
Brocken
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27 km E

Heinrichshöhe

1,045 m · Harz
Heinrichshöhe
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25 km E

Königsberg (Brocken)

1,034 m · Harz
Königsberg (Brocken)

Heritage

St. Antonius, Bad Grund
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under 100 m SW

St. Antonius, Bad Grund

cultural heritage monument in Lower Saxony · 1930
St. Antonius, Bad Grund
Tiefer Georg-Stollen
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0.6 km S

Tiefer Georg-Stollen

World Heritage Site
Tiefer Georg-Stollen
Atrium
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0.3 km SE

Atrium

cultural heritage monument in Lower Saxony · 1929
Atrium

Museums

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0.5 km SE

Bad Grund Mining Museum (Knesebeck mine)

Bad Grund Mining Museum (Knesebeck mine)
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3.6 km NE

Visitor mine 19-Lachter-Stollen

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Visitor mine 19-Lachter-Stollen
Upper Harz Mining Museum
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6.8 km E

Upper Harz Mining Museum

1892
Upper Harz Mining Museum