Ore Mountains · Saxony · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Scheffelsberg

980 mGermany / Czechia borderSnow likely Jan–Mar · Dec

Elevation980 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation2.4 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul19°average high

50.40° N, 12.70° EElevation 980 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time

From the valley to the top

Summit980 m
Mid-mountain490 m
Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Scheffelsberg in brief

Scheffelsberg rises to 980 m in the Ore Mountains, Saxony, Germany.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 19°, while nights fall below freezing in 5 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from February to December.

The summit lies on the border between Germany and Czechia, so it appears in the mountain lists of both countries.

The nearest town is Jugel, 1.5 km to the NE at 832 m.

Facts

Elevation: 980 m · 3,216 ft
Range: Ore Mountains
Region: Saxony
Country: Germany
Coordinates: 50.4020, 12.6951
Nearest airport: Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) · 27 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 Scheffelsberg by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Scheffelsberg by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	0°	0°	4°	9°	14°	17°	19°	19°	14°	9°	4°	0°
Average low	-5°	-5°	-3°	1°	5°	8°	10°	10°	6°	3°	-1°	-4°
Precipitation	92 mm	81 mm	96 mm	77 mm	98 mm	113 mm	134 mm	129 mm	97 mm	85 mm	98 mm	104 mm
Cloud cover	65%	61%	58%	48%	47%	46%	43%	41%	49%	56%	69%	69%
Daylight	8h 29	10h 04	11h 49	13h 46	15h 27	16h 24	16h 01	14h 33	12h 41	10h 48	9h 02	8h 03
Month score	18	23	20	29	43	56	62	62	45	24	15	13

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–Mar · Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	550 m	600 m	1,000 m	1,700 m	2,350 m	2,850 m	3,200 m	3,150 m	2,550 m	1,900 m	1,200 m	700 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ 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	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Scheffelsberg in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Klínovec	1,244 m	748 m	19 km E	17°
Fichtelberg	1,215 m	135 m	19 km E	17°
Kleiner Fichtelberg	1,206 m	–	18 km E	17°
Božídarský Špičák	1,116 m	108 m	14 km E	18°
Macecha	1,114 m	–	21 km E	18°
Meluzína	1,094 m	–	22 km E	18°
Blatenský vrch	1,043 m	–	6.1 km E	19°
Křížová hora	1,030 m	–	23 km E	18°