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Schellenberg, Kipfenberg
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Schloßberg, Heideck
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Euerwanger Bühl
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Hohlbügel
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Reuther Platte
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Franconian Jura · Bavaria · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Schellenberg, Kipfenberg

495 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation495 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation3.8 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul25°average high
49.00° N, 11.37° EElevation 495 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit495 m
  • Mid-mountain250 m
  • Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Schellenberg, Kipfenberg in brief

Schellenberg, Kipfenberg rises to 495 m in the Franconian Jura, Bavaria, Germany.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 25°, while nights fall below freezing in 3 months of the year.

The nearest town is Kipfenberg, 5.2 km to the SE at 380 m.

Facts

Elevation
495 m · 1,622 ft
Range
Franconian Jura
Region
Bavaria
Country
Germany
Coordinates
48.9958, 11.3694
Nearest airport
Nuremberg Airport (NUE) · 60 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 Schellenberg, Kipfenberg 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°2°-3°Jan4°-3°Feb9°0°Mar15°4°Apr19°8°May23°12°Jun25°13°Jul24°13°Aug19°9°Sep13°5°Oct7°1°Nov3°-2°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Schellenberg, Kipfenberg by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high2°4°9°15°19°23°25°24°19°13°7°3°
Average low-3°-3°0°4°8°12°13°13°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation56 mm49 mm58 mm45 mm75 mm80 mm93 mm80 mm62 mm63 mm61 mm67 mm
Cloud cover48%45%46%40%39%37%33%33%38%44%51%52%
Daylight8h 4110h 1011h 5013h 4115h 1616h 1015h 4914h 2512h 3910h 529h 118h 16
Month score353835687675737780533230

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level450 m650 m1,250 m1,950 m2,600 m3,150 m3,450 m3,350 m2,700 m1,950 m1,150 m600 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow
ivTerrain

Schellenberg, Kipfenberg in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Schloßberg, Heideck607 m–23 km NW24°
Euerwanger Bühl595 m–3.8 km NW24°
Hohlbügel587 m–19 km W24°
Steinplatte577 m–24 km W24°
Reuther Platte531 m–12 km NW24°
Arzberg (Altmühl valley)510 m–9.6 km NE25°
Wolfsberg, Bavaria498 m–18 km E25°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Kipfenberg
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Kipfenberg

Bavaria · 5.2 km SE
14°Oct high
10wet days
47score
Kipfenberg
Greding
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Greding

Bavaria · 5.8 km N
14°Oct high
11wet days
46score
Greding
Gelbelsee
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Gelbelsee

Bavaria · 7.4 km SE
13°Oct high
10wet days
43score
Gelbelsee
Gungolding
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Gungolding

Bavaria · 8.1 km S
14°Oct high
10wet days
46score
Gungolding
Around here

Kipfenberg and around

Kipfenberg
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Kipfenberg

Bavaria · Germany
Jul–Sepbest months
25°July high
380 maltitude
Kipfenberg

Nature

Anlauter
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5.7 km N

Anlauter

River · 374 m
Anlauter
Sulz
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10 km NE

Sulz

River
Sulz
Schwarzach (Altmühl)
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5.2 km N

Schwarzach (Altmühl)

River
Schwarzach (Altmühl)

Mountains

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29 km W

Laubbichel

636 m · Franconian Jura
Laubbichel
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28 km W

Steinberg, Weißenburg in Bayern

625 m · Franconian Jura
Steinberg, Weißenburg in Bayern
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32 km W

Auf der Ebene

625 m · Franconian Jura
Auf der Ebene

Heritage

Burg Kipfenberg
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0.4 km S

Burg Kipfenberg

architectural heritage monument in Bavaria
Burg Kipfenberg
St. Georg, Kipfenberg
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0.5 km SW

St. Georg, Kipfenberg

architectural heritage monument in Bavaria
St. Georg, Kipfenberg
Grüntopf
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0.9 km NE

Grüntopf

natural monument in Germany
Grüntopf

Museums

Römer und Bajuwaren Museum Kipfenberg
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0.4 km S

Römer und Bajuwaren Museum Kipfenberg

History museum · 1999
Römer und Bajuwaren Museum Kipfenberg
Fastnachtsmuseum Fasenickl
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0.4 km SW

Fastnachtsmuseum Fasenickl

Fastnachtsmuseum Fasenickl
Technikmuseum Kratzmühle
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7.0 km NE

Technikmuseum Kratzmühle

Technology museum · 1995
Technikmuseum Kratzmühle