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Harz · Lower Saxony · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate
Langfast
606 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation606 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation2.5 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul21°average high
51.69° N, 10.39° EElevation 606 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit606 m
- Mid-mountain420 m
- Valley · Herzberg am Harz240 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Langfast in brief
Langfast rises to 606 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 Lonau, 2.1 km to the W at 353 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 606 m · 1,989 ft
- Range
- Harz
- Region
- Lower Saxony
- Country
- Germany
- Coordinates
- 51.6923, 10.3887
- Nearest airport
- Kassel Airport (KSF) · 75 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 Langfast 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 | 2° | 3° | 6° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 16° | 11° | 6° | 3° |
| Average low | -3° | -3° | -1° | 2° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 8° | 4° | 1° | -2° |
| Precipitation | 158 mm | 108 mm | 140 mm | 92 mm | 113 mm | 138 mm | 128 mm | 129 mm | 124 mm | 116 mm | 146 mm | 157 mm |
| Cloud cover | 66% | 59% | 56% | 45% | 44% | 44% | 42% | 40% | 48% | 55% | 66% | 70% |
| Daylight | 8h 18 | 9h 58 | 11h 48 | 13h 51 | 15h 37 | 16h 38 | 16h 13 | 14h 40 | 12h 42 | 10h 44 | 8h 53 | 7h 50 |
| Month score | 10 | 16 | 14 | 36 | 52 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 51 | 23 | 10 | 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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 500 m | 550 m | 1,000 m | 1,700 m | 2,300 m | 2,750 m | 3,100 m | 3,050 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
Langfast in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of GermanyPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brocken | 1,141 m | 856 m | 20 km NE | 16° |
| Heinrichshöhe | 1,045 m | 12 m | 20 km NE | 17° |
| Königsberg (Brocken) | 1,034 m | 39 m | 18 km NE | 17° |
| Kleiner Brocken, Lower Saxony | 1,018 m | – | 20 km NE | 17° |
| Wurmberg | 971 m | 182 m | 17 km NE | 18° |
| Renneckenberg | 933 m | – | 21 km NE | 18° |
| Bruchberg | 928 m | 145 m | 13 km NE | 18° |
| Achtermannshöhe | 925 m | 104 m | 15 km NE | 18° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Around here
Lonau and around
Nature
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Unicorn Cave
Cave
Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Heinrichshöhe
1,045 m · Harz
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Königsberg (Brocken)
1,034 m · Harz
Heritage
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Marktkirche zum Heiligen Geist
architectural heritage monument · 1937
