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Bavaria · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Massenberg

516 mSnow likely Jan · Dec
Elevation516 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation6.2 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul24°average high
49.19° N, 10.92° EElevation 516 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit516 m
  • Mid-mountain260 m
  • Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Massenberg in brief

Massenberg rises to 516 m, Bavaria, Germany.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 24°, while nights fall below freezing in 3 months of the year.

The nearest town is Spalt, 1.8 km to the S at 368 m.

Facts

Elevation
516 m · 1,693 ft
Region
Bavaria
Country
Germany
Coordinates
49.1915, 10.9206
Nearest airport
Nuremberg Airport (NUE) · 36 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 Massenberg 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°-3°Jan5°-3°Feb9°0°Mar15°3°Apr19°7°May22°11°Jun24°13°Jul24°12°Aug19°8°Sep13°5°Oct7°1°Nov4°-1°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Massenberg by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high3°5°9°15°19°22°24°24°19°13°7°4°
Average low-3°-3°0°3°7°11°13°12°8°5°1°-1°
Precipitation55 mm49 mm58 mm47 mm81 mm79 mm91 mm74 mm62 mm64 mm60 mm67 mm
Cloud cover49%46%46%41%40%37%34%33%39%45%52%54%
Daylight8h 3910h 0911h 5013h 4215h 1816h 1215h 5014h 2612h 3910h 519h 108h 14
Month score353835657475737879523230

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 · Dec
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level500 m700 m1,200 m1,900 m2,550 m3,050 m3,350 m3,300 m2,650 m1,900 m1,150 m650 m
Summit❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow
ivTerrain

Massenberg in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Dürrenberg656 m203 m23 km SW23°
Spielberg, Bavaria645 m–22 km SW23°
Laubbichel636 m–20 km S24°
Hörlesbuck635 m–24 km SW23°
Rechenberg630 m–24 km SW23°
Gelber Berg628 m–20 km SW23°
Gemeindeberg627 m–23 km S23°
Auf der Ebene625 m–21 km S24°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Spalt
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Spalt

Bavaria · 1.8 km S
14°Oct high
11wet days
46score
Spalt
Absberg
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Absberg

Bavaria · 6.0 km SW
13°Oct high
11wet days
44score
Absberg
Abenberg
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Abenberg

Bavaria · 6.5 km NE
14°Oct high
11wet days
45score
Abenberg
Georgensgmünd
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Georgensgmünd

Bavaria · 7.0 km E
14°Oct high
11wet days
47score
Georgensgmünd
Around here

Spalt and around

Spalt
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Spalt

Bavaria · Germany
Jun · Aug–Sepbest months
25°July high
368 maltitude
Spalt

Nature

Franconian Rezat
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7.2 km E

Franconian Rezat

River · 343 m
Franconian Rezat
Großer Brombachsee
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5.0 km S

Großer Brombachsee

Lake · 407 m
Großer Brombachsee
Brombach
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8.2 km SE

Brombach

River · 365 m
Brombach

Mountains

Dürrenberg
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21 km SW

Dürrenberg

656 m · Franconian Jura
Dürrenberg
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24 km SW

Efferaberg

645 m · Hahnenkamm
Efferaberg
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21 km SW

Spielberg, Bavaria

645 m · Hahnenkamm
Spielberg, Bavaria

Heritage

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0.1 km E

Kollegiatstift St. Nikolaus, Spalt

architectural heritage monument in Bavaria · 1295
Kollegiatstift St. Nikolaus, Spalt
St. Emmeram (Spalt)
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0.1 km SE

St. Emmeram (Spalt)

architectural heritage monument in Bavaria · 1037
St. Emmeram (Spalt)
Rathaus Spalt
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0.1 km E

Rathaus Spalt

architectural heritage monument in Bavaria
Rathaus Spalt

Museums

Feuerwehrmuseum Spalt
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under 100 m NE

Feuerwehrmuseum Spalt

Firefighting museum
Feuerwehrmuseum Spalt
Museum HopfenBierGut
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0.2 km E

Museum HopfenBierGut

2015
Museum HopfenBierGut
Handwerkerstuben
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0.2 km S

Handwerkerstuben

Craft museum · 1997
Handwerkerstuben