Wasserkuppen Rhön · Thuringia · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Schafstein

832 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec

Elevation832 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation2.6 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul20°average high

50.50° N, 9.97° EElevation 832 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Schafstein in brief

Schafstein rises to 832 m in the Wasserkuppen Rhön, Thuringia, Germany.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 20°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.

The nearest town is Birx, 6.4 km to the NE at 757 m.

iiForecast

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

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

Climate normals for Schafstein by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	1°	2°	6°	11°	15°	18°	20°	20°	15°	10°	5°	2°
Average low	-4°	-4°	-1°	2°	6°	9°	11°	11°	8°	4°	0°	-3°
Precipitation	93 mm	74 mm	89 mm	67 mm	91 mm	87 mm	101 mm	84 mm	83 mm	86 mm	92 mm	103 mm
Cloud cover	64%	57%	55%	46%	45%	43%	40%	39%	48%	54%	66%	68%
Daylight	8h 29	10h 04	11h 49	13h 47	15h 28	16h 26	16h 02	14h 33	12h 41	10h 48	9h 01	8h 02
Month score	18	26	23	37	52	71	68	73	56	25	18	14

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	600 m	700 m	1,150 m	1,850 m	2,450 m	2,950 m	3,250 m	3,250 m	2,600 m	1,900 m	1,200 m	750 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

vNeighbours

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Wasserkuppe	950 m	584 m	2.6 km W	19°
Dammersfeldkuppe	928 m	213 m	14 km SW	20°
Kreuzberg (Rhön)	928 m	273 m	15 km S	20°
Heidelstein	926 m	110 m	5.3 km SE	20°
Eierhauckberg	910 m	125 m	12 km SW	20°
Abtsrodaer Kuppe	905 m	–	2.6 km W	20°
Stirnberg	902 m	–	4.7 km E	20°
Hohe Hölle	894 m	139 m	8.2 km S	20°