Volcanic Eifel · Rheinland-Pfalz · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Prümscheid

Volcano675 mSnow likely Jan–Feb

Elevation675 mabove sea level

Prominence130 mindependent height

Isolation6.7 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul21°average high

50.17° N, 6.70° EElevation 675 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit675 m
Mid-mountain340 m
Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Prümscheid in brief

Prümscheid rises to 675 m in the Volcanic Eifel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 130 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 21°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.

The nearest town is Salm, 1.8 km to the SW at 555 m.

Facts

Elevation: 675 m · 2,214 ft
Prominence: 130 m
Range: Volcanic Eifel
Region: Rheinland-Pfalz
Country: Germany
Coordinates: 50.1673, 6.7018
Nearest airport: Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) · 47 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 Prümscheid by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Prümscheid by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	3°	4°	7°	12°	16°	19°	21°	21°	17°	12°	6°	3°
Average low	-2°	-2°	0°	2°	6°	9°	11°	11°	8°	5°	1°	-1°
Precipitation	108 mm	84 mm	90 mm	71 mm	83 mm	85 mm	83 mm	82 mm	87 mm	94 mm	91 mm	113 mm
Cloud cover	64%	55%	52%	44%	44%	41%	37%	37%	44%	54%	64%	67%
Daylight	8h 31	10h 05	11h 49	13h 45	15h 25	16h 22	15h 59	14h 32	12h 40	10h 49	9h 03	8h 05
Month score	14	24	24	41	59	72	74	75	63	31	19	12

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

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	700 m	800 m	1,250 m	1,750 m	2,350 m	2,800 m	3,150 m	3,100 m	2,550 m	1,950 m	1,250 m	850 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	above 0 °C

ivTerrain

Prümscheid in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Ernstberg	700 m	–	8.5 km NE	21°
Scharteberg	691 m	100 m	6.7 km NE	21°
Hochkelberg	675 m	120 m	21 km NE	21°
Nerother Kopf	652 m	–	5.2 km NE	22°
Apert	631 m	–	11 km W	21°
Dietzenley	618 m	–	4.3 km NW	22°
Hardtkopf (Eifel)	602 m	–	20 km W	21°
Arens-Berg	561 m	–	14 km N	22°