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Ammergau Alps · Bavaria · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Schellschlicht

2,052 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Nov–Dec
Elevation2,052 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation0.9 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul14°average high
47.51° N, 10.92° EElevation 2,052 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit2,052 m
  • Mid-mountain1,400 m
  • Valley · Grainau749 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Schellschlicht in brief

Schellschlicht rises to 2,052 m in the Ammergau Alps, Bavaria, Germany.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 14°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from March to November.

The nearest town is Grainau, 8.9 km to the SE at 749 m.

Facts

Elevation
2,052 m · 6,733 ft
Range
Ammergau Alps
Region
Bavaria
Country
Germany
Coordinates
47.5097, 10.9167
Nearest airport
Innsbruck Airport (INN) · 43 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 Schellschlicht by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-15°-10°-5°0°5°10°15°20°-1°-11°Jan-1°-9°Feb2°-6°Mar6°-3°Apr10°1°May13°5°Jun14°7°Jul14°7°Aug10°3°Sep8°1°Oct3°-4°Nov0°-9°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Schellschlicht by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high-1°-1°2°6°10°13°14°14°10°8°3°0°
Average low-11°-9°-6°-3°1°5°7°7°3°1°-4°-9°
Precipitation100 mm92 mm134 mm115 mm179 mm233 mm257 mm252 mm161 mm120 mm119 mm117 mm
Cloud cover45%48%51%50%48%47%41%42%46%45%50%49%
Daylight8h 5210h 1611h 5113h 3615h 0615h 5715h 3614h 1812h 3710h 559h 208h 28
Month score242516181831424220191718

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 · Nov–Dec
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level1,150 m1,300 m1,700 m2,250 m2,900 m3,400 m3,650 m3,650 m3,100 m2,700 m1,950 m1,350 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow❄ snow
ivTerrain

Schellschlicht in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Zugspitze2,962 m1,746 m11 km SE7°
Schneefernerkopf2,874 m176 m12 km S7°
Zugspitzeck2,815 m–11 km S9°
Hochplattig2,768 m–18 km S9°
Wetterspitzen2,746 m–13 km S7°
Hochwanner2,744 m670 m16 km SE9°
Höllentalspitzen2,743 m115 m13 km SE8°
Hochwand2,719 m–18 km SE10°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Grainau
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Grainau

Bavaria · 8.9 km SE
14°Oct high
12wet days
48score
Grainau
Hammersbach
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Hammersbach

Bavaria · 11 km SE
15°Oct high
12wet days
49score
Hammersbach
Lermoos
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Lermoos

Tyrol · 12 km S
13°Oct high
12wet days
42score
Lermoos
Ehrwald
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Ehrwald

Tyrol · 12 km S
14°Oct high
12wet days
45score
Ehrwald
Around here

Grainau and around

Grainau
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Grainau

Bavaria · Germany
Jun–Augbest months
24°July high
749 maltitude
Grainau

Nature

Eibsee, Bavaria
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4.3 km SW

Eibsee, Bavaria

Lake · 973 m
Eibsee, Bavaria
Riessersee
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4.2 km E

Riessersee

Lake · 785 m
Riessersee
King's House on Schachen
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9.2 km SE

King's House on Schachen

Mountain hut
King's House on Schachen

Mountains

Zwieselbacher Rosskogel
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35 km S

Zwieselbacher Rosskogel

3,081 m · Stubai Alps
Zwieselbacher Rosskogel
Sulzkogel, Tyrol
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33 km S

Sulzkogel, Tyrol

3,016 m · Stubai Alps
Sulzkogel, Tyrol
Hochreichkopf
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34 km S

Hochreichkopf

3,010 m · Stubai Alps
Hochreichkopf

Heritage

Marienkapelle, Hammersbach
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2.0 km SE

Marienkapelle, Hammersbach

architectural heritage monument in Bavaria · 1901
Marienkapelle, Hammersbach
St. Josef (Untergrainau)
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under 100 m NW

St. Josef (Untergrainau)

architectural heritage monument in Bavaria
St. Josef (Untergrainau)
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0.6 km S

St. Johannes der Täufer (Grainau)

architectural heritage monument in Bavaria
St. Johannes der Täufer (Grainau)

Museums

Richard-Strauss-Institut
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6.6 km E

Richard-Strauss-Institut

1999
Richard-Strauss-Institut
Museum Werdenfels
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6.8 km E

Museum Werdenfels

Cultural history museum · 1895
Museum Werdenfels
Ganghofermuseum
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15 km SE

Ganghofermuseum

1999
Ganghofermuseum