Harz · Lower Saxony · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Kuckuck

585 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec

Elevation585 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation1.2 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul21°average high

51.63° N, 10.56° EElevation 585 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Kuckuck in brief

Kuckuck rises to 585 m in the Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 21°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.

The nearest town is Wieda, 1.5 km to the E at 360 m.

iiForecast

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Kuckuck by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	2°	3°	6°	12°	16°	19°	21°	21°	17°	11°	6°	3°
Average low	-3°	-3°	-1°	2°	6°	9°	11°	11°	8°	4°	1°	-2°
Precipitation	137 mm	93 mm	121 mm	76 mm	92 mm	108 mm	104 mm	102 mm	100 mm	98 mm	123 mm	135 mm
Cloud cover	67%	61%	57%	46%	44%	44%	42%	40%	48%	56%	67%	72%
Daylight	8h 19	9h 59	11h 48	13h 51	15h 37	16h 38	16h 13	14h 40	12h 42	10h 45	8h 53	7h 51
Month score	10	20	14	41	58	64	66	68	57	28	10	8

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 · Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	450 m	500 m	950 m	1,650 m	2,250 m	2,750 m	3,050 m	3,050 m	2,450 m	1,800 m	1,100 m	600 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ 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	❄ snow

ivTerrain

vNeighbours

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Brocken	1,141 m	856 m	19 km N	16°
Heinrichshöhe	1,045 m	12 m	18 km N	17°
Königsberg (Brocken)	1,034 m	39 m	17 km N	17°
Kleiner Brocken, Lower Saxony	1,018 m	–	19 km N	17°
Wurmberg	971 m	182 m	14 km N	18°
Renneckenberg	933 m	–	18 km N	18°
Bruchberg	928 m	145 m	17 km N	18°
Achtermannshöhe	925 m	104 m	14 km N	18°