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Geiersberg (Spessart)
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Geiersberg (Spessart)
Hermannskoppe
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Hermannskoppe
Spessart · Bavaria · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Rottenberg

408 mSnow likely Jan
Elevation408 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation4.3 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul24°average high
50.04° N, 9.24° EElevation 408 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit408 m
  • Mid-mountain200 m
  • Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Rottenberg in brief

Rottenberg rises to 408 m in the Spessart, Bavaria, 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 Sailauf, 2.5 km to the SE at 182 m.

Facts

Elevation
408 m · 1,339 ft
Range
Spessart
Region
Bavaria
Country
Germany
Coordinates
50.0446, 9.2439
Nearest airport
Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) · 49 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 Rottenberg by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-10°-5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°4°-2°Jan5°-2°Feb10°1°Mar15°3°Apr19°7°May22°11°Jun24°12°Jul24°12°Aug19°9°Sep14°6°Oct8°2°Nov4°-1°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Rottenberg by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high4°5°10°15°19°22°24°24°19°14°8°4°
Average low-2°-2°1°3°7°11°12°12°9°6°2°-1°
Precipitation80 mm71 mm80 mm61 mm84 mm78 mm89 mm81 mm74 mm83 mm83 mm93 mm
Cloud cover54%49%47%41%40%38%35%34%41%47%56%58%
Daylight8h 3210h 0611h 4913h 4515h 2416h 2115h 5814h 3112h 4010h 499h 048h 06
Month score263129617375737675462421

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level550 m700 m1,200 m1,800 m2,400 m2,900 m3,200 m3,200 m2,550 m1,850 m1,150 m700 m
Summit❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Rottenberg in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Geiersberg (Spessart)586 m206 m21 km SE22°
Lärchhöhe573 m1 m20 km SE23°
Hohe Warte (Spessart)572 m92 m21 km SE23°
Hermannskoppe567 m–21 km E23°
Querberg567 m–23 km SE23°
Klosterkuppel553 m–22 km SE23°
Geyers-Kopf549 m37 m19 km SE23°
Weickertshöhe546 m–17 km E23°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Sailauf
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Sailauf

Bavaria · 2.5 km SE
14°Oct high
12wet days
46score
Sailauf
Blankenbach
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Blankenbach

Bavaria · 2.6 km N
14°Oct high
12wet days
46score
Blankenbach
Sommerkahl
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Sommerkahl

Bavaria · 2.9 km N
14°Oct high
12wet days
45score
Sommerkahl
Schimborn
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Schimborn

Bavaria · 4.1 km W
14°Oct high
12wet days
46score
Schimborn
Around here

Sailauf and around

Sailauf
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Sailauf

Bavaria · Germany
Jun · Aug–Sepbest months
25°July high
182 maltitude
Sailauf

Nature

Afferbach
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4.2 km W

Afferbach

River
Afferbach
Krombach
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4.8 km NW

Krombach

River
Krombach
Geiselbach
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11 km NW

Geiselbach

River
Geiselbach

Mountains

Geiersberg (Spessart)
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18 km SE

Geiersberg (Spessart)

586 m · Spessart
Geiersberg (Spessart)
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18 km SE

Lärchhöhe

573 m · Spessart
Lärchhöhe
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19 km SE

Hohe Warte (Spessart)

572 m · Spessart
Hohe Warte (Spessart)

Heritage

Gräfenberg Castle
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2.2 km NW

Gräfenberg Castle

archaeological heritage monument in Bavaria · 1300
Gräfenberg Castle
St. Vitus (Sailauf)
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0.4 km W

St. Vitus (Sailauf)

architectural heritage monument in Bavaria
St. Vitus (Sailauf)
Pfarrhaus, Sailauf
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0.4 km SW

Pfarrhaus, Sailauf

architectural heritage monument in Bavaria
Pfarrhaus, Sailauf

Museums

Staatsgalerie Aschaffenburg
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10 km SW

Staatsgalerie Aschaffenburg

Art museum · 1793
Staatsgalerie Aschaffenburg
Naturwissenschaftlichen Museum Aschaffenburg
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9.8 km SW

Naturwissenschaftlichen Museum Aschaffenburg

Naturwissenschaftlichen Museum Aschaffenburg
Stiftsmuseum der Stadt Aschaffenburg
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9.8 km SW

Stiftsmuseum der Stadt Aschaffenburg

1854
Stiftsmuseum der Stadt Aschaffenburg