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Häuschen
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AsbergNorth Rhine-Westphalia · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate
Kuckstein
190 m
Elevation190 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation0.9 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul25°average high
50.72° N, 7.18° EElevation 190 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit190 m
- Mid-mountain100 m
- Valley0 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Kuckstein in brief
Kuckstein rises to 190 m, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 25°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.
The nearest town is Königswinter, 4.4 km to the S at 114 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 190 m · 623 ft
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Country
- Germany
- Coordinates
- 50.7158, 7.1781
- Nearest airport
- Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) · 17 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 Kuckstein 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 | 6° | 7° | 11° | 16° | 20° | 23° | 25° | 24° | 20° | 15° | 10° | 6° |
| Average low | 0° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 10° | 7° | 4° | 1° |
| Precipitation | 60 mm | 52 mm | 65 mm | 53 mm | 71 mm | 81 mm | 74 mm | 73 mm | 70 mm | 62 mm | 64 mm | 66 mm |
| Cloud cover | 51% | 48% | 46% | 42% | 42% | 40% | 36% | 35% | 42% | 46% | 52% | 54% |
| Daylight | 8h 27 | 10h 03 | 11h 49 | 13h 47 | 15h 29 | 16h 28 | 16h 04 | 14h 35 | 12h 41 | 10h 47 | 9h 00 | 8h 00 |
| Month score | 33 | 36 | 40 | 69 | 75 | 74 | 77 | 78 | 76 | 62 | 31 | 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 | 650 m | 750 m | 1,250 m | 1,800 m | 2,350 m | 2,850 m | 3,150 m | 3,100 m | 2,550 m | 1,900 m | 1,250 m | 800 m |
| Summit | 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 | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Kuckstein in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of GermanyPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Häuschen | 507 m | – | 25 km S | 22° |
| Großer Ölberg | 461 m | 200 m | 6.2 km SE | 23° |
| Löwenburg | 455 m | 120 m | 7.7 km SE | 23° |
| Lohrberg | 433 m | – | 7.0 km SE | 23° |
| Asberg | 430 m | 170 m | 13 km SE | 23° |
| Trenkeberg | 430 m | – | 7.3 km SE | 23° |
| Meerberg | 429 m | – | 15 km SE | 23° |
| Hummelsberg | 407 m | – | 18 km SE | 24° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Around here
Königswinter and around
Nature
Heritage
Schloss Drachenburg
architectural heritage monument in North Rhine-Westphalia · 1882
St. Severin (Mehlem)
architectural heritage monument in North Rhine-Westphalia
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Rheinhotel Loreley
architectural heritage monument in North Rhine-Westphalia
Museums
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Brückenhofmuseum
Local museum · 1991