Harz · Lower Saxony · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Kuppe

729 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec

Elevation729 mabove sea level

Prominence22 mindependent height

Isolation2.5 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul20°average high

51.73° N, 10.51° EElevation 729 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit729 m
Mid-mountain540 m
Valley · Sieber344 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Kuppe in brief

Kuppe rises to 729 m in the Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 22 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 20°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.

The nearest town is Silberhütte, 3.5 km to the S at 434 m.

Facts

Elevation: 729 m · 2,392 ft
Prominence: 22 m
Range: Harz
Region: Lower Saxony
Country: Germany
Coordinates: 51.7267, 10.5086
Nearest airport: Kassel Airport (KSF) · 85 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 Kuppe by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Kuppe by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	1°	2°	5°	11°	15°	18°	20°	20°	15°	10°	5°	2°
Average low	-4°	-4°	-2°	1°	5°	8°	10°	10°	7°	4°	0°	-3°
Precipitation	159 mm	108 mm	139 mm	88 mm	106 mm	126 mm	121 mm	120 mm	117 mm	114 mm	142 mm	155 mm
Cloud cover	67%	61%	59%	48%	46%	46%	44%	42%	50%	57%	68%	72%
Daylight	8h 18	9h 58	11h 48	13h 51	15h 37	16h 39	16h 14	14h 40	12h 42	10h 44	8h 53	7h 50
Month score	10	15	13	29	47	59	61	62	45	18	9	8

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 · Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	550 m	550 m	1,000 m	1,650 m	2,250 m	2,700 m	3,050 m	3,000 m	2,450 m	1,800 m	1,150 m	650 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

Kuppe in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Brocken	1,141 m	856 m	11 km NE	16°
Heinrichshöhe	1,045 m	12 m	11 km NE	17°
Königsberg (Brocken)	1,034 m	39 m	9.3 km NE	17°
Kleiner Brocken, Lower Saxony	1,018 m	–	11 km NE	17°
Wurmberg	971 m	182 m	8.3 km NE	18°
Renneckenberg	933 m	–	12 km NE	18°
Bruchberg	928 m	145 m	6.4 km N	18°
Achtermannshöhe	925 m	104 m	5.6 km NE	18°