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Schneifel · Rheinland-Pfalz · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Schwarzer Mann

698 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation698 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation29 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul21°average high
50.25° N, 6.36° EElevation 698 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit698 m
  • Mid-mountain350 m
  • Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Schwarzer Mann in brief

Schwarzer Mann rises to 698 m in the Schneifel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 21°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.

The nearest town is Sellerich, 2.4 km to the S at 475 m.

Facts

Elevation
698 m · 2,289 ft
Range
Schneifel
Region
Rheinland-Pfalz
Country
Germany
Coordinates
50.2547, 6.3592
Nearest airport
Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX) · 71 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 Schwarzer Mann 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°2°-2°Jan3°-2°Feb7°0°Mar11°3°Apr15°6°May19°9°Jun21°11°Jul20°11°Aug16°8°Sep11°5°Oct6°1°Nov3°-1°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Schwarzer Mann by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high2°3°7°11°15°19°21°20°16°11°6°3°
Average low-2°-2°0°3°6°9°11°11°8°5°1°-1°
Precipitation126 mm97 mm106 mm77 mm86 mm88 mm93 mm85 mm95 mm104 mm105 mm128 mm
Cloud cover70%60%57%49%48%45%41%41%49%59%70%73%
Daylight8h 3110h 0511h 4913h 4615h 2616h 2316h 0014h 3212h 4010h 489h 038h 04
Month score8191836557070725724127

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 level700 m750 m1,200 m1,750 m2,350 m2,800 m3,150 m3,100 m2,550 m1,950 m1,250 m850 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow
ivTerrain

Schwarzer Mann in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Weißer Stein693 m–17 km N20°
Apert631 m–16 km SE21°
Dietzenley618 m–23 km E22°
Giesberg607 m–23 km NW21°
Hardtkopf (Eifel)602 m–10 km SE21°
Heidenköpfe595 m–22 km NE21°
Schartenknopf572 m–8.1 km N21°
Dickert562 m–22 km NW21°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Sellerich
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Sellerich

Rheinland-Pfalz · 2.4 km S
12°Oct high
13wet days
27score
Sellerich
Buchet
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Buchet

Rheinland-Pfalz · 3.9 km SW
12°Oct high
13wet days
26score
Buchet
Oberlascheid
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Oberlascheid

Rheinland-Pfalz · 4.2 km W
12°Oct high
13wet days
27score
Oberlascheid
Gondenbrett
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Gondenbrett

Rheinland-Pfalz · 4.7 km SE
12°Oct high
13wet days
28score
Gondenbrett
Around here

Sellerich and around

Sellerich
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Sellerich

Rheinland-Pfalz · Germany
Jun–Jul · Sepbest months
22°July high
475 maltitude
Sellerich

Nature

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7.4 km NW

Ihrenbach

River · 466 m
Ihrenbach
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10 km NW

Grossweberbach

River
Grossweberbach
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
10 km NW

Medenderbach

River · 438 m
Medenderbach

Mountains

Ernstberg
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29 km E

Ernstberg

700 m · Volcanic Eifel
Ernstberg
Signal de Botrange
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36 km NW

Signal de Botrange

694 m · High Fens
Signal de Botrange
Weißer Stein
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19 km N

Weißer Stein

693 m · Rur Eifel
Weißer Stein

Heritage

Prüm Abbey
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5.2 km SE

Prüm Abbey

Kulturdenkmal · 721
Prüm Abbey
Basilica of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, Prüm
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5.1 km SE

Basilica of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, Prüm

Kulturdenkmal
Basilica of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, Prüm
Mariä-Himmelfahrt-Kirche
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5.7 km W

Mariä-Himmelfahrt-Kirche

Kulturdenkmal
Mariä-Himmelfahrt-Kirche

Museums

Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
3.9 km SE

Ausstellungen im Haus der Kultur

Ausstellungen im Haus der Kultur
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13 km N

Arskrippana

Arskrippana
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13 km N

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