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Dreistelzberg
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Dreistelzberg
Haag
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Haag
Stoppelsberg (Sinntal)
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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.

Facts

Elevation
516 m · 1,693 ft
Range
Spessart
Region
Hesse
Country
Germany
Coordinates
50.2265, 9.4344
Nearest airport
Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) · 66 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 Markberg by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-10°-5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°3°-2°Jan4°-2°Feb8°0°Mar13°3°Apr18°7°May21°10°Jun23°12°Jul23°12°Aug18°8°Sep12°5°Oct7°1°Nov3°-1°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Markberg by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high3°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°
Precipitation98 mm80 mm87 mm63 mm82 mm77 mm92 mm78 mm78 mm90 mm92 mm108 mm
Cloud cover60%53%51%43%42%40%37%36%44%51%62%65%
Daylight8h 3110h 0511h 4913h 4615h 2616h 2315h 5914h 3212h 4010h 489h 038h 04
Month score192625537075727671371914

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level550 m650 m1,150 m1,750 m2,400 m2,850 m3,150 m3,150 m2,500 m1,850 m1,150 m650 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow
ivTerrain

Markberg in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Dreistelzberg660 m210 m24 km E22°
Haag585 m117 m23 km NE22°
Stoppelsberg (Sinntal)571 m59 m21 km NE23°
Stiftes568 m15 m22 km NE23°
Hermannskoppe567 m–15 km SE23°
Großer Nickus558 m21 m23 km NE23°
Heiligenküppel546 m–14 km S23°
Eichenberg, Bavaria544 m40 m17 km S23°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Bad Orb
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Bad Orb

Hesse · 6.2 km W
14°Oct high
12wet days
45score
Bad Orb
Bad Soden-Salmünster
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Bad Soden-Salmünster

Hesse · 7.3 km NW
14°Oct high
12wet days
45score
Bad Soden-Salmünster
Steinau an der Straße
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Steinau an der Straße

Hesse · 9.9 km N
14°Oct high
12wet days
43score
Steinau an der Straße
Wächtersbach
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Wächtersbach

Hesse · 10 km W
14°Oct high
12wet days
46score
Wächtersbach
Around here

Bad Orb and around

Bad Orb
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Bad Orb

Hesse · Germany
May–Jun · Sepbest months
25°July high
171 maltitude
Bad Orb

Nature

Bieber, Bavaria
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9.6 km S

Bieber, Bavaria

River · 136 m
Bieber, Bavaria
Hasel (Orb)
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under 100 m E

Hasel (Orb)

River
Hasel (Orb)
Hellgraben
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11 km NE

Hellgraben

River
Hellgraben

Mountains

Kleiner Auersberg
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38 km NE

Kleiner Auersberg

808 m · Rhön Mountains
Kleiner Auersberg
Dalherda Kuppe
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40 km NE

Dalherda Kuppe

801 m · Rhön Mountains
Dalherda Kuppe
Taufstein
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33 km N

Taufstein

773 m · Vogelsberg
Taufstein

Heritage

St. Martin, Bad Orb
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0.2 km SW

St. Martin, Bad Orb

Kulturdenkmal
St. Martin, Bad Orb
Bad Orb
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0.1 km NE

Bad Orb

Kulturdenkmal
Bad Orb
Kirchgasse 4
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0.1 km S

Kirchgasse 4

Kulturdenkmal
Kirchgasse 4

Museums

Dampfkleinbahn Bad Orb
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4.0 km W

Dampfkleinbahn Bad Orb

Heritage railway
Dampfkleinbahn Bad Orb
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0.2 km SW

Museum Bad Orb

Museum Bad Orb
Gebrüder-Grimm-Haus
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12 km NE

Gebrüder-Grimm-Haus

Literary museum
Gebrüder-Grimm-Haus