Eastern Upper Lusatia · Saxony · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Rotstein

455 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec

Elevation455 mabove sea level

Prominence130 mindependent height

Isolation13 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul24°average high

51.10° N, 14.77° EElevation 455 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit455 m
Mid-mountain230 m
Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Rotstein in brief

Rotstein rises to 455 m in the Eastern Upper Lusatia, Saxony, 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 24°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.

The nearest town is Sohland am Rotstein, 1.8 km to the NE at 244 m.

Facts

Elevation: 455 m · 1,492 ft
Prominence: 130 m
Range: Eastern Upper Lusatia
Region: Saxony
Country: Germany
Coordinates: 51.1050, 14.7650
Nearest airport: Dresden Airport (DRS) · 70 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 Rotstein by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Rotstein by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	2°	4°	8°	14°	18°	21°	24°	23°	18°	13°	7°	3°
Average low	-3°	-3°	-1°	3°	7°	10°	12°	12°	8°	5°	2°	-1°
Precipitation	52 mm	43 mm	52 mm	42 mm	65 mm	66 mm	92 mm	84 mm	56 mm	46 mm	56 mm	59 mm
Cloud cover	54%	54%	50%	40%	40%	40%	38%	35%	42%	46%	56%	57%
Daylight	8h 24	10h 01	11h 49	13h 49	15h 32	16h 32	16h 08	14h 37	12h 42	10h 46	8h 57	7h 56
Month score	34	36	35	62	78	78	71	75	80	54	32	31

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	350 m	550 m	1,000 m	1,700 m	2,350 m	2,850 m	3,200 m	3,150 m	2,500 m	1,850 m	1,100 m	600 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

Rotstein in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Kottmar	582 m	200 m	13 km SW	23°
Czorneboh	557 m	200 m	17 km W	23°
Špičák, Varnsdorf	544 m	172 m	21 km SW	23°
Hochstein (Lawalde)	541 m	–	13 km W	23°
Dymník	517 m	–	25 km SW	23°
Vlčice	513 m	–	25 km SW	23°
Hromadnik	511 m	–	18 km W	23°
Oberoderwitzer Spitzberg	510 m	125 m	17 km S	23°