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Spessart · Hesse · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate
Markberg
516 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation516 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation3.8 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul23°average high
50.23° N, 9.43° EElevation 516 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit516 m
- Mid-mountain340 m
- Valley · Bad Orb171 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Markberg in brief
Markberg rises to 516 m in the Spessart, Hesse, Germany.
At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 23°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.
The nearest town is Bad Orb, 6.2 km to the W at 171 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 Markberg 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 | 3° | 4° | 8° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 18° | 12° | 7° | 3° |
| Average low | -2° | -2° | 0° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 8° | 5° | 1° | -1° |
| Precipitation | 98 mm | 80 mm | 87 mm | 63 mm | 82 mm | 77 mm | 92 mm | 78 mm | 78 mm | 90 mm | 92 mm | 108 mm |
| Cloud cover | 60% | 53% | 51% | 43% | 42% | 40% | 37% | 36% | 44% | 51% | 62% | 65% |
| Daylight | 8h 31 | 10h 05 | 11h 49 | 13h 46 | 15h 26 | 16h 23 | 15h 59 | 14h 32 | 12h 40 | 10h 48 | 9h 03 | 8h 04 |
| Month score | 19 | 26 | 25 | 53 | 70 | 75 | 72 | 76 | 71 | 37 | 19 | 14 |
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 | 550 m | 650 m | 1,150 m | 1,750 m | 2,400 m | 2,850 m | 3,150 m | 3,150 m | 2,500 m | 1,850 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
Markberg in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of GermanyPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dreistelzberg | 660 m | 210 m | 24 km E | 22° |
| Haag | 585 m | 117 m | 23 km NE | 22° |
| Stoppelsberg (Sinntal) | 571 m | 59 m | 21 km NE | 23° |
| Stiftes | 568 m | 15 m | 22 km NE | 23° |
| Hermannskoppe | 567 m | – | 15 km SE | 23° |
| Großer Nickus | 558 m | 21 m | 23 km NE | 23° |
| Heiligenküppel | 546 m | – | 14 km S | 23° |
| Eichenberg, Bavaria | 544 m | 40 m | 17 km S | 23° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
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Steinau an der Straße
Hesse · 9.9 km N
14°Oct high
12wet days
43score
Around here
Bad Orb and around
Nature
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Bieber, Bavaria
River · 136 m
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Hasel (Orb)
River
Mountains
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Kleiner Auersberg
808 m · Rhön Mountains
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Taufstein
773 m · Vogelsberg
Heritage
Museums
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