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KandrichRheinland-Pfalz · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate
Loreley
109 m
Elevation109 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation10 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul26°average high
50.14° N, 7.73° EElevation 109 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit109 m
- Mid-mountain50 m
- Valley0 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Loreley in brief
Loreley rises to 109 m, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 26°, while nights fall below freezing in 2 months of the year.
The nearest town is Urbar, 1.1 km to the SW at 256 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 109 m · 358 ft
- Region
- Rheinland-Pfalz
- Country
- Germany
- Coordinates
- 50.1394, 7.7289
- Nearest airport
- Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) · 40 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 Loreley 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 | 5° | 6° | 11° | 16° | 20° | 23° | 26° | 25° | 21° | 15° | 9° | 5° |
| Average low | -1° | 0° | 2° | 5° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 10° | 7° | 3° | 0° |
| Precipitation | 46 mm | 41 mm | 46 mm | 41 mm | 53 mm | 56 mm | 56 mm | 51 mm | 50 mm | 47 mm | 47 mm | 52 mm |
| Cloud cover | 53% | 48% | 46% | 41% | 40% | 38% | 34% | 34% | 40% | 47% | 53% | 56% |
| Daylight | 8h 32 | 10h 05 | 11h 49 | 13h 45 | 15h 25 | 16h 22 | 15h 59 | 14h 31 | 12h 40 | 10h 49 | 9h 04 | 8h 05 |
| Month score | 36 | 39 | 44 | 74 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 63 | 35 | 33 |
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 | 400 m | 600 m | 1,150 m | 1,750 m | 2,350 m | 2,850 m | 3,150 m | 3,100 m | 2,450 m | 1,750 m | 1,050 m | 550 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
Loreley in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of GermanyPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simmerkopf | 653 m | – | 24 km SW | 22° |
| Opel | 649 m | – | 23 km S | 22° |
| Hochsteinchen | 648 m | – | 18 km S | 22° |
| Schanzerkopf | 643 m | – | 21 km S | 22° |
| Kandrich | 639 m | – | 16 km S | 22° |
| Salzkopf | 628 m | – | 16 km S | 22° |
| Kalte Herberge | 619 m | 269 m | 22 km SE | 22° |
| Franzosenkopf, Rheinland-Pfalz | 617 m | – | 16 km S | 23° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
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Urbar
Rheinland-Pfalz · 1.1 km SW
14°Oct high
12wet days
45score
Around here
Urbar and around
Nature
Mountains
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Ellerspring
658 m · Soonwald
Heritage
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Katz Castle
Kulturdenkmal · 1301
Museums
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Deutsches Puppen- und Bärenmuseum
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Heimatmuseum auf Burg Rheinfels
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