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MarkgrafenwaldOdenwald · 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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 3° | 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° |
| Precipitation | 95 mm | 83 mm | 95 mm | 65 mm | 91 mm | 81 mm | 92 mm | 76 mm | 74 mm | 94 mm | 84 mm | 105 mm |
| Cloud cover | 56% | 50% | 49% | 43% | 42% | 39% | 36% | 35% | 42% | 49% | 58% | 61% |
| Daylight | 8h 37 | 10h 08 | 11h 50 | 13h 43 | 15h 20 | 16h 16 | 15h 53 | 14h 28 | 12h 39 | 10h 50 | 9h 08 | 8h 11 |
| Month score | 21 | 27 | 24 | 56 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 41 | 23 | 16 |
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 | 1,300 m | 1,900 m | 2,500 m | 3,000 m | 3,300 m | 3,300 m | 2,650 m | 2,000 m | 1,250 m | 800 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
Schildenberg in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of GermanyPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katzenbuckel | 626 m | 251 m | 7.7 km SW | 23° |
| Hardberg (Odenwald) | 593 m | 178 m | 21 km W | 23° |
| Stiefelhöhe | 587 m | 30 m | 21 km W | 23° |
| Markgrafenwald | 585 m | – | 5.8 km S | 23° |
| Hart | 581 m | 73 m | 2.7 km SE | 23° |
| Salzlackenkopf | 578 m | 13 m | 2.0 km S | 23° |
| Tromm | 577 m | 154 m | 23 km W | 23° |
| Stillfüssel | 568 m | 90 m | 19 km W | 23° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
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Beerfelden
Hesse · 10 km NW
13°Oct high
11wet days
41score
Around here
Mudau and around
Nature
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Eberstadt Stalactite Cave
Cave
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Gabelbach (Mud)
River
Mountains
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Neunkircher Höhe
605 m · Odenwald





















































