Lusatian Highlands · Saxony · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Quetsche

426 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec

Elevation426 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation2.4 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul23°average high

50.94° N, 14.60° EElevation 426 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Quetsche in brief

Quetsche rises to 426 m in the Lusatian Highlands, 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 Seifhennersdorf, 0.9 km to the S at 354 m.

iiForecast

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

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

Climate normals for Quetsche by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	2°	4°	7°	14°	18°	21°	23°	23°	18°	13°	7°	3°
Average low	-4°	-3°	-1°	2°	6°	10°	11°	11°	8°	5°	1°	-2°
Precipitation	59 mm	48 mm	56 mm	43 mm	66 mm	69 mm	93 mm	87 mm	58 mm	50 mm	62 mm	66 mm
Cloud cover	52%	52%	49%	40%	40%	39%	37%	35%	41%	45%	55%	56%
Daylight	8h 25	10h 02	11h 49	13h 48	15h 31	16h 30	16h 06	14h 36	12h 41	10h 47	8h 58	7h 58
Month score	33	36	35	61	77	77	72	74	79	52	31	29

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

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	300 m	450 m	900 m	1,650 m	2,250 m	2,800 m	3,100 m	3,050 m	2,400 m	1,750 m	1,050 m	500 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

vNeighbours

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Pěnkavči vrch	792 m	140 m	11 km S	21°
Lausche	792 m	368 m	11 km S	21°
Jedlová, Jiřetín pod Jedlovou	776 m	220 m	9.9 km S	21°
Klič	760 m	208 m	17 km S	22°
Hochwald	749 m	235 m	16 km SE	22°
Studenec	737 m	201 m	16 km SW	22°
Velký Buk	736 m	184 m	14 km S	22°
Malý Buk	713 m	140 m	16 km S	22°