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Ore Mountains · Saxony · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate
Ottenstein
474 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation474 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation0.9 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul23°average high
50.54° N, 12.79° EElevation 474 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit474 m
- Mid-mountain240 m
- Valley0 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Ottenstein in brief
Ottenstein rises to 474 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 is Schwarzenberg, 0.3 km to the SW at 467 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 Ottenstein 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° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 18° | 12° | 6° | 3° |
| Average low | -4° | -3° | -1° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 8° | 5° | 0° | -3° |
| Precipitation | 58 mm | 52 mm | 63 mm | 53 mm | 68 mm | 77 mm | 92 mm | 90 mm | 65 mm | 54 mm | 66 mm | 67 mm |
| Cloud cover | 51% | 49% | 47% | 41% | 40% | 40% | 37% | 36% | 42% | 45% | 55% | 54% |
| Daylight | 8h 28 | 10h 04 | 11h 49 | 13h 47 | 15h 28 | 16h 26 | 16h 02 | 14h 34 | 12h 41 | 10h 48 | 9h 01 | 8h 01 |
| Month score | 33 | 36 | 34 | 56 | 75 | 75 | 72 | 73 | 77 | 50 | 29 | 30 |
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 | 300 m | 450 m | 1,000 m | 1,700 m | 2,350 m | 2,900 m | 3,200 m | 3,150 m | 2,500 m | 1,750 m | 1,000 m | 450 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
Ottenstein in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of GermanyPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klínovec | 1,244 m | 748 m | 20 km SE | 17° |
| Fichtelberg | 1,215 m | 135 m | 17 km SE | 17° |
| Kleiner Fichtelberg | 1,206 m | – | 17 km SE | 17° |
| Božídarský Špičák | 1,116 m | 108 m | 17 km SE | 18° |
| Macecha | 1,114 m | – | 21 km SE | 18° |
| Meluzína | 1,094 m | – | 23 km SE | 18° |
| Blatenský vrch | 1,043 m | – | 16 km S | 19° |
| Křížová hora | 1,030 m | – | 24 km SE | 18° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Around here
Schwarzenberg and around
Nature
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Große Bockau
River
Mountains
Heritage
Museums
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