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Häuschen
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AsbergSiebengebirge · North Rhine-Westphalia · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate
Schellkopf
284 m
Elevation284 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation0.5 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul24°average high
50.66° N, 7.27° EElevation 284 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit284 m
- Mid-mountain140 m
- Valley0 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Schellkopf in brief
Schellkopf rises to 284 m in the Siebengebirge, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 24°, while nights fall below freezing in 2 months of the year.
The nearest town is Bad Honnef, 3.3 km to the SW at 73 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 284 m · 933 ft
- Range
- Siebengebirge
- Region
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Country
- Germany
- Coordinates
- 50.6598, 7.2671
- Nearest airport
- Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) · 25 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 Schellkopf 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 | 5° | 6° | 10° | 15° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 23° | 19° | 14° | 9° | 6° |
| Average low | 0° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 12° | 9° | 7° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation | 74 mm | 64 mm | 80 mm | 63 mm | 84 mm | 96 mm | 89 mm | 86 mm | 85 mm | 76 mm | 79 mm | 81 mm |
| Cloud cover | 56% | 52% | 49% | 44% | 44% | 41% | 38% | 37% | 44% | 49% | 56% | 60% |
| Daylight | 8h 27 | 10h 03 | 11h 49 | 13h 47 | 15h 29 | 16h 27 | 16h 03 | 14h 34 | 12h 41 | 10h 47 | 9h 00 | 8h 00 |
| Month score | 27 | 31 | 29 | 60 | 71 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 51 | 25 | 23 |
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 | 750 m | 1,200 m | 1,750 m | 2,300 m | 2,800 m | 3,100 m | 3,050 m | 2,500 m | 1,900 m | 1,200 m | 750 m |
| Summit | 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 | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Schellkopf in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of GermanyPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Häuschen | 507 m | – | 22 km SW | 22° |
| Großer Ölberg | 461 m | 200 m | 2.8 km NW | 23° |
| Löwenburg | 455 m | 120 m | 1.3 km NW | 23° |
| Lohrberg | 433 m | – | 1.8 km NW | 23° |
| Asberg | 430 m | 170 m | 4.2 km SE | 23° |
| Trenkeberg | 430 m | – | 1.5 km NW | 23° |
| Meerberg | 429 m | – | 6.2 km S | 23° |
| Hummelsberg | 407 m | – | 9.6 km SE | 24° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Around here
Bad Honnef and around
Nature
Heritage
Schloss Hagerhof
architectural heritage monument in North Rhine-Westphalia · 1960
Rolandseck station
cultural heritage monument in Rhineland-Palatinate · 1858
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St. Johann Baptist, Bad Honnef
architectural heritage monument in North Rhine-Westphalia
Museums
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Stiftung Bundeskanzler-Adenauer-Haus
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