Ore Mountains · Saxony · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Riesenberg

923 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Dec

Elevation923 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation1.8 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul19°average high

50.46° N, 12.67° EElevation 923 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time

From the valley to the top

Summit923 m
Mid-mountain770 m
Valley · Sosa609 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Riesenberg in brief

Riesenberg rises to 923 m in the Ore Mountains, Saxony, Germany.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 19°, while nights fall below freezing in 5 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from February to December.

The nearest town is Johanngeorgenstadt, 4.3 km to the SE at 831 m.

Facts

Elevation: 923 m · 3,028 ft
Range: Ore Mountains
Region: Saxony
Country: Germany
Coordinates: 50.4614, 12.6717
Nearest airport: Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) · 34 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 Riesenberg by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Riesenberg by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	0°	1°	4°	10°	14°	17°	19°	19°	15°	10°	4°	1°
Average low	-5°	-5°	-3°	1°	5°	8°	10°	10°	7°	3°	-1°	-4°
Precipitation	78 mm	70 mm	82 mm	69 mm	88 mm	100 mm	119 mm	114 mm	85 mm	74 mm	86 mm	90 mm
Cloud cover	62%	58%	55%	47%	45%	45%	42%	40%	47%	53%	65%	65%
Daylight	8h 29	10h 04	11h 49	13h 46	15h 27	16h 25	16h 02	14h 33	12h 41	10h 48	9h 02	8h 02
Month score	23	27	25	32	49	63	62	64	52	28	20	19

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–Mar · Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	500 m	600 m	1,050 m	1,750 m	2,400 m	2,900 m	3,200 m	3,150 m	2,550 m	1,900 m	1,200 m	650 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ 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	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Riesenberg in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Klínovec	1,244 m	748 m	22 km E	17°
Fichtelberg	1,215 m	135 m	20 km E	17°
Kleiner Fichtelberg	1,206 m	–	20 km E	17°
Božídarský Špičák	1,116 m	108 m	17 km SE	18°
Macecha	1,114 m	–	24 km E	18°
Blatenský vrch	1,043 m	–	10 km SE	19°
Plešivec (mountain)	1,029 m	–	17 km SE	19°
Eisenberg (Ore Mountains)	1,028 m	–	21 km E	19°