Soisberg Kuppen Rhön · Thuringia · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Rößberg

639 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec

Elevation639 mabove sea level

Prominence143 mindependent height

Isolation4.0 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul22°average high

50.64° N, 9.91° EElevation 639 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit639 m
Mid-mountain490 m
Valley · Schleid335 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Rößberg in brief

Rößberg rises to 639 m in the Soisberg Kuppen Rhön, Thuringia, Germany. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 143 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 22°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.

The nearest town is Schleid, 7.8 km to the NE at 335 m.

Facts

Elevation: 639 m · 2,096 ft
Prominence: 143 m
Range: Soisberg Kuppen Rhön
Region: Thuringia
Country: Germany
Coordinates: 50.6392, 9.9119
Nearest airport: Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) · 83 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 Rößberg by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Rößberg by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	2°	3°	7°	12°	16°	20°	22°	22°	17°	12°	6°	3°
Average low	-3°	-3°	0°	2°	6°	9°	12°	11°	8°	5°	1°	-2°
Precipitation	82 mm	67 mm	83 mm	64 mm	89 mm	83 mm	95 mm	81 mm	78 mm	78 mm	85 mm	91 mm
Cloud cover	62%	56%	53%	45%	44%	43%	40%	38%	47%	54%	65%	67%
Daylight	8h 28	10h 03	11h 49	13h 47	15h 29	16h 27	16h 03	14h 34	12h 41	10h 47	9h 00	8h 01
Month score	22	29	26	47	61	72	70	74	65	35	20	18

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

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	550 m	650 m	1,150 m	1,800 m	2,400 m	2,900 m	3,200 m	3,150 m	2,550 m	1,900 m	1,150 m	700 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

Rößberg in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Wasserkuppe	950 m	584 m	16 km S	19°
Heidelstein	926 m	110 m	21 km S	20°
Abtsrodaer Kuppe	905 m	–	15 km S	20°
Stirnberg	902 m	–	19 km SE	20°
Hohe Hölle	894 m	139 m	24 km S	20°
Steinkopf (Wüstensachsen)	888 m	–	19 km SE	20°
Himmeldunkberg	888 m	–	24 km S	20°
Pferdskopf	875 m	20 m	16 km S	21°