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Harz · Saxony-Anhalt · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate
Peterstein
498 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation498 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation3.0 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul22°average high
51.79° N, 10.78° EElevation 498 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit498 m
- Mid-mountain250 m
- Valley0 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Peterstein in brief
Peterstein rises to 498 m in the Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 22°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.
The nearest town is Elbingerode, 3.0 km to the SE at 463 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 498 m · 1,634 ft
- Range
- Harz
- Region
- Saxony-Anhalt
- Country
- Germany
- Coordinates
- 51.7926, 10.7819
- Nearest airport
- Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) · 91 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 Peterstein 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° | 12° | 16° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 17° | 12° | 7° | 3° |
| Average low | -3° | -3° | -1° | 2° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 1° | -2° |
| Precipitation | 84 mm | 61 mm | 81 mm | 55 mm | 70 mm | 77 mm | 74 mm | 74 mm | 69 mm | 64 mm | 78 mm | 87 mm |
| Cloud cover | 59% | 55% | 52% | 44% | 42% | 41% | 38% | 38% | 44% | 50% | 59% | 63% |
| Daylight | 8h 18 | 9h 58 | 11h 48 | 13h 52 | 15h 38 | 16h 40 | 16h 14 | 14h 41 | 12h 42 | 10h 44 | 8h 52 | 7h 49 |
| Month score | 23 | 31 | 27 | 50 | 67 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 70 | 43 | 24 | 20 |
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 | 450 m | 500 m | 950 m | 1,600 m | 2,200 m | 2,700 m | 3,050 m | 3,000 m | 2,400 m | 1,750 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
Peterstein in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of GermanyPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brocken | 1,141 m | 856 m | 11 km W | 16° |
| Heinrichshöhe | 1,045 m | 12 m | 11 km W | 17° |
| Königsberg (Brocken) | 1,034 m | 39 m | 13 km W | 17° |
| Kleiner Brocken, Lower Saxony | 1,018 m | – | 12 km W | 17° |
| Wurmberg | 971 m | 182 m | 12 km W | 18° |
| Renneckenberg | 933 m | – | 9.1 km W | 18° |
| Bruchberg | 928 m | 145 m | 19 km W | 18° |
| Achtermannshöhe | 925 m | 104 m | 15 km W | 18° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
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Rübeland
Saxony-Anhalt · 6.0 km SE
12°Oct high
11wet days
37score
Around here
Elbingerode and around
Nature
Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Heinrichshöhe
1,045 m · Harz
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Königsberg (Brocken)
1,034 m · Harz
Heritage
Museums
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
