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Geisingberg
SteinkuppeOre Mountains · Saxony · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate
Luchberg
576 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation576 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation11 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul23°average high
50.87° N, 13.73° EElevation 576 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit576 m
- Mid-mountain290 m
- Valley0 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Luchberg in brief
Luchberg rises to 576 m in the Ore Mountains, Saxony, Germany.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 23°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.
The nearest town in the atlas is Reinhardtsgrimma, 3.3 km to the NE at 328 m.
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 Luchberg 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° | 7° | 13° | 17° | 20° | 23° | 22° | 18° | 12° | 6° | 3° |
| Average low | -4° | -4° | -1° | 2° | 6° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 8° | 4° | 0° | -3° |
| Precipitation | 63 mm | 55 mm | 66 mm | 56 mm | 80 mm | 80 mm | 103 mm | 109 mm | 65 mm | 56 mm | 72 mm | 72 mm |
| Cloud cover | 55% | 54% | 51% | 43% | 43% | 42% | 39% | 37% | 44% | 48% | 58% | 58% |
| Daylight | 8h 26 | 10h 02 | 11h 49 | 13h 48 | 15h 31 | 16h 29 | 16h 05 | 14h 35 | 12h 41 | 10h 47 | 8h 59 | 7h 58 |
| Month score | 30 | 33 | 31 | 52 | 68 | 73 | 68 | 67 | 74 | 45 | 27 | 27 |
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 | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,750 m | 2,350 m | 2,900 m | 3,200 m | 3,150 m | 2,550 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
Luchberg in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of GermanyPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pramenáč | 910 m | 106 m | 19 km S | 20° |
| Kahleberg | 905 m | – | 13 km S | 19° |
| Bouřňák | 869 m | – | 20 km S | 20° |
| Geisingberg | 824 m | – | 11 km S | 20° |
| Komáří hůrka | 808 m | – | 20 km SE | 21° |
| Steinkuppe | 806 m | – | 19 km SW | 20° |
| Drachenkopf bei Nassau | 805 m | – | 17 km SW | 20° |
| Kohlhaukuppe | 786 m | – | 14 km S | 21° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Around here
Reinhardtsgrimma and around
Nature
Mountains
Heritage
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Church of Reinhardtsgrimma
heritage monument in Saxony · 1801
Museums
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
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