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Zantberg
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Zantberg
Hochberg, Bavaria
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Houbirg
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Bavaria · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Poppberg

653 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation653 mabove sea level
Prominence200 mindependent height
Isolation32 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul23°average high
49.41° N, 11.59° EElevation 653 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit653 m
  • Mid-mountain330 m
  • Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Poppberg in brief

Poppberg rises to 653 m, Bavaria, Germany. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 200 m.

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 in the atlas is Alfeld, 3.4 km to the NW at 481 m.

Facts

Elevation
653 m · 2,142 ft
Prominence
200 m
Region
Bavaria
Country
Germany
Coordinates
49.4136, 11.5850
Nearest airport
Nuremberg Airport (NUE) · 38 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 Poppberg 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°2°-3°Jan4°-3°Feb8°-1°Mar13°3°Apr18°7°May21°10°Jun23°12°Jul23°12°Aug18°8°Sep13°4°Oct6°1°Nov2°-2°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Poppberg by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high2°4°8°13°18°21°23°23°18°13°6°2°
Average low-3°-3°-1°3°7°10°12°12°8°4°1°-2°
Precipitation82 mm68 mm76 mm57 mm84 mm89 mm100 mm82 mm74 mm76 mm78 mm92 mm
Cloud cover56%51%50%43%42%40%36%36%42%48%59%60%
Daylight8h 3710h 0811h 5013h 4315h 1916h 1415h 5214h 2812h 3910h 519h 098h 12
Month score253129547171707574432420

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 m700 m1,200 m1,850 m2,550 m3,050 m3,350 m3,300 m2,650 m1,950 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

Poppberg in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Ossinger651 m110 m21 km N23°
Zantberg647 m–18 km N23°
Haunberg638 m102 m6.1 km S23°
Hochberg, Bavaria619 m104 m8.4 km NW23°
Houbirg616 m100 m11 km NW23°
Arzberg612 m–13 km NW23°
Dillberg595 m–17 km SW24°
Dillberg (Berg)595 m–18 km SW23°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Alfeld
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Alfeld

Bavaria · 3.4 km NW
13°Oct high
11wet days
41score
Alfeld
Lauterhofen
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Lauterhofen

Bavaria · 5.2 km S
13°Oct high
11wet days
42score
Lauterhofen
Illschwang
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Illschwang

Bavaria · 8.2 km NE
13°Oct high
11wet days
41score
Illschwang
Kastl
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Kastl

Bavaria · 8.6 km SE
13°Oct high
11wet days
43score
Kastl
Around here

Alfeld and around

Alfeld
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Alfeld

Bavaria · Germany
Jun · Aug–Sepbest months
24°July high
481 maltitude
Alfeld

Nature

Breitenbrunner Bach
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10 km NE

Breitenbrunner Bach

River
Breitenbrunner Bach
Happurger See
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7.4 km NW

Happurger See

Lake
Happurger See
Alfelder Windloch
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2.2 km S

Alfelder Windloch

Cave · 565 m
Alfelder Windloch

Mountains

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34 km E

Rotbühl

673 m
Rotbühl
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36 km E

Buchberg (Naabgebirge)

667 m
Buchberg (Naabgebirge)
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33 km E

Johannisberg, Bavaria

652 m
Johannisberg, Bavaria

Heritage

Schlosskirche in Happurg
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3.0 km N

Schlosskirche in Happurg

architectural heritage monument in Bavaria · 1669
Schlosskirche in Happurg
castle in Thalheim near Happurg
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3.0 km N

castle in Thalheim near Happurg

architectural heritage monument in Bavaria · 1709
castle in Thalheim near Happurg
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2.2 km S

Alfelder Windloch

natural monument
Alfelder Windloch

Museums

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11 km NW

Dauphin-Sammlung

Automobile museum
Dauphin-Sammlung
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4.4 km NE

Johann-Flierl-Museum

Johann-Flierl-Museum
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12 km NW

Kunstmuseum Hersbruck mit Skulpturengarten

Art museum
Kunstmuseum Hersbruck mit Skulpturengarten