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WeilsbergTaunus · Hesse · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate
Schellen-Berg
554 mSnow likely Jan
Elevation554 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation1.8 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul23°average high
50.27° N, 8.45° EElevation 554 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit554 m
- Mid-mountain280 m
- Valley0 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Schellen-Berg in brief
Schellen-Berg rises to 554 m in the Taunus, Hesse, Germany.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 23°, while nights fall below freezing in 3 months of the year.
The nearest town is Schmitten im Taunus, 0.6 km to the SW at 465 m.
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 Schellen-Berg by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 3° | 4° | 8° | 13° | 17° | 20° | 23° | 22° | 18° | 12° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low | -2° | -2° | 0° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 2° | -1° |
| Precipitation | 78 mm | 69 mm | 77 mm | 61 mm | 87 mm | 88 mm | 91 mm | 77 mm | 80 mm | 85 mm | 77 mm | 88 mm |
| Cloud cover | 64% | 56% | 53% | 45% | 44% | 42% | 38% | 37% | 46% | 53% | 64% | 68% |
| Daylight | 8h 31 | 10h 05 | 11h 49 | 13h 46 | 15h 26 | 16h 23 | 16h 00 | 14h 32 | 12h 40 | 10h 48 | 9h 03 | 8h 04 |
| Month score | 22 | 28 | 27 | 52 | 66 | 71 | 72 | 76 | 70 | 37 | 23 | 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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 650 m | 700 m | 1,200 m | 1,800 m | 2,400 m | 2,900 m | 3,200 m | 3,200 m | 2,600 m | 1,900 m | 1,200 m | 750 m |
| Summit | ❄ 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 | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Schellen-Berg in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of GermanyPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Großer Feldberg | 879 m | 670 m | 4.3 km S | 20° |
| Kleiner Feldberg | 825 m | 35 m | 5.6 km S | 20° |
| Altkönig | 798 m | 136 m | 6.9 km S | 21° |
| Weilsberg | 701 m | 36 m | 4.8 km S | 21° |
| Kolbenberg | 690 m | 18 m | 4.5 km SE | 21° |
| Glaskopf | 687 m | 57 m | 6.5 km SW | 22° |
| Sängelberg | 665 m | 33 m | 1.8 km SW | 23° |
| Pferdskopf (Taunus) | 663 m | 93 m | 2.5 km NW | 22° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Around here
Schmitten im Taunus and around
Schmitten im Taunus
Hesse · Germany
Jun · Aug–Sepbest months
23°July high
465 maltitude
Mountains
Heritage
Laurentiuskirche (Arnoldshain)
cultural heritage monument in Hesse
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Saint George Church, Schmitten im Taunus
Kulturdenkmal
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Burg Hattstein
Kulturdenkmal
Museums
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Vortaunusmuseum
1987
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Central Garage
Automobile museum