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Hohes GrasHesse · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate
Riesenstein
317 mSnow likely Jan
Elevation317 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation0.8 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul24°average high
51.20° N, 9.21° EElevation 317 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit317 m
- Mid-mountain160 m
- Valley0 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Riesenstein in brief
Riesenstein rises to 317 m, Hesse, Germany.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 24°, while nights fall below freezing in 3 months of the year.
The nearest town is Naumburg, 6.5 km to the NW at 286 m.
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 Riesenstein 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 | 3° | 5° | 9° | 14° | 18° | 21° | 24° | 23° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low | -2° | -2° | 1° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 2° | -1° |
| Precipitation | 58 mm | 44 mm | 54 mm | 45 mm | 70 mm | 73 mm | 69 mm | 61 mm | 64 mm | 54 mm | 63 mm | 62 mm |
| Cloud cover | 56% | 51% | 48% | 42% | 41% | 40% | 36% | 35% | 43% | 49% | 58% | 60% |
| Daylight | 8h 23 | 10h 01 | 11h 49 | 13h 49 | 15h 33 | 16h 33 | 16h 09 | 14h 37 | 12h 42 | 10h 46 | 8h 56 | 7h 55 |
| Month score | 31 | 37 | 36 | 62 | 76 | 76 | 79 | 81 | 77 | 50 | 29 | 28 |
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 | 400 m | 550 m | 1,100 m | 1,650 m | 2,250 m | 2,700 m | 3,100 m | 3,050 m | 2,400 m | 1,700 m | 1,000 m | 550 m |
| Summit | ❄ 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 | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Riesenstein in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of GermanyPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wüstegarten | 675 m | 315 m | 22 km SW | 22° |
| Hohes Lohr | 657 m | 210 m | 23 km SW | 22° |
| Große Aschkoppe | 640 m | 150 m | 19 km SW | 22° |
| Hunsrück | 636 m | – | 21 km S | 22° |
| Traddelkopf | 626 m | – | 18 km SW | 22° |
| Hohes Gras | 615 m | 290 m | 16 km NE | 21° |
| Auen-Berg | 611 m | – | 17 km SW | 22° |
| Rohrberg (Habichtswald) | 601 m | 220 m | 18 km N | 22° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Around here
Naumburg and around
Nature
Mountains
Heritage
Kellerwald-Edersee National Park
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site · 2004
Museums
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Museum Hochzeitshaus Fritzlar
City museum