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Odenwald · Baden-Wurttemberg · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Schildenberg

552 mSnow likely Jan
Elevation552 mabove sea level
Prominence43 mindependent height
Isolation1.9 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul23°average high
49.53° N, 9.10° EElevation 552 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit552 m
  • Mid-mountain350 m
  • Valley · Eberbach144 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Schildenberg in brief

Schildenberg rises to 552 m in the Odenwald, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 43 m.

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 Mudau, 7.7 km to the E at 452 m.

Facts

Elevation
552 m · 1,812 ft
Prominence
43 m
Range
Odenwald
Region
Baden-Wurttemberg
Country
Germany
Coordinates
49.5288, 9.0984
Nearest airport
Mannheim-City Airport (MHG) · 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 Schildenberg 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°3°-2°Jan5°-2°Feb9°1°Mar14°3°Apr18°7°May21°11°Jun23°13°Jul23°12°Aug19°9°Sep13°6°Oct7°2°Nov4°-1°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Schildenberg by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high3°5°9°14°18°21°23°23°19°13°7°4°
Average low-2°-2°1°3°7°11°13°12°9°6°2°-1°
Precipitation95 mm83 mm95 mm65 mm91 mm81 mm92 mm76 mm74 mm94 mm84 mm105 mm
Cloud cover56%50%49%43%42%39%36%35%42%49%58%61%
Daylight8h 3710h 0811h 5013h 4315h 2016h 1615h 5314h 2812h 3910h 509h 088h 11
Month score212724567074727775412316

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level650 m750 m1,300 m1,900 m2,500 m3,000 m3,300 m3,300 m2,650 m2,000 m1,250 m800 m
Summit❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Schildenberg in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Katzenbuckel626 m251 m7.7 km SW23°
Hardberg (Odenwald)593 m178 m21 km W23°
Stiefelhöhe587 m30 m21 km W23°
Markgrafenwald585 m–5.8 km S23°
Hart581 m73 m2.7 km SE23°
Salzlackenkopf578 m13 m2.0 km S23°
Tromm577 m154 m23 km W23°
Stillfüssel568 m90 m19 km W23°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Mudau
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Mudau

Baden-Wurttemberg · 7.7 km E
13°Oct high
11wet days
40score
Mudau
Beerfelden
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Beerfelden

Hesse · 10 km NW
13°Oct high
11wet days
41score
Beerfelden
Oberzent
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Oberzent

Hesse · 10 km NW
13°Oct high
11wet days
41score
Oberzent
Eberbach
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Eberbach

Baden-Wurttemberg · 10 km SW
15°Oct high
12wet days
48score
Eberbach
Around here

Mudau and around

Mudau
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Mudau

Baden-Wurttemberg · Germany
Jun · Aug–Sepbest months
24°July high
452 maltitude
Mudau

Nature

Eberstadt Stalactite Cave
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12 km SE

Eberstadt Stalactite Cave

Cave
Eberstadt Stalactite Cave
Gabelbach (Mud)
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9.5 km N

Gabelbach (Mud)

River
Gabelbach (Mud)
Eutersee
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10 km NW

Eutersee

Lake
Eutersee

Mountains

Katzenbuckel
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14 km SW

Katzenbuckel

626 m · Odenwald
Katzenbuckel
Neunkircher Höhe
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37 km NW

Neunkircher Höhe

605 m · Odenwald
Neunkircher Höhe
Hardberg (Odenwald)
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29 km W

Hardberg (Odenwald)

593 m · Odenwald
Hardberg (Odenwald)

Heritage

St. Pankratius, Mudau
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0.1 km SE

St. Pankratius, Mudau

Kulturdenkmal
St. Pankratius, Mudau
Altes Rathaus (Mudau)
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under 100 m SE

Altes Rathaus (Mudau)

Kulturdenkmal
Altes Rathaus (Mudau)
Amorbach Abbey
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12 km N

Amorbach Abbey

architectural heritage monument in Bavaria · 701
Amorbach Abbey

Museums

Odenwald open-air museum
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14 km NE

Odenwald open-air museum

Open-air museum · 1990
Odenwald open-air museum
Eiermann-Magnani-Haus
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12 km E

Eiermann-Magnani-Haus

Eiermann-Magnani-Haus
Dorfmuseum Wagenschwend
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8.1 km SW

Dorfmuseum Wagenschwend

Dorfmuseum Wagenschwend