Rhön Mountains · Hesse · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Stiftes

568 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec

Elevation568 mabove sea level

Prominence15 mindependent height

Isolation1.1 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul23°average high

50.32° N, 9.70° EElevation 568 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit568 m
Mid-mountain410 m
Valley · Zeitlofs248 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Stiftes in brief

Stiftes rises to 568 m in the Rhön Mountains, Hesse, Germany. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 15 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 23°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.

The nearest town is Schwarzenfels, 2.7 km to the SW at 418 m.

Facts

Elevation: 568 m · 1,863 ft
Prominence: 15 m
Range: Rhön Mountains
Region: Hesse
Country: Germany
Coordinates: 50.3155, 9.7034
Nearest airport: Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) · 88 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 Stiftes by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Stiftes by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	2°	4°	8°	13°	17°	21°	23°	22°	18°	12°	6°	3°
Average low	-3°	-3°	0°	3°	7°	10°	12°	12°	8°	5°	1°	-2°
Precipitation	91 mm	71 mm	80 mm	58 mm	78 mm	74 mm	86 mm	74 mm	73 mm	82 mm	83 mm	99 mm
Cloud cover	60%	53%	51%	43%	42%	40%	37%	36%	44%	51%	63%	65%
Daylight	8h 30	10h 05	11h 49	13h 46	15h 26	16h 24	16h 00	14h 32	12h 40	10h 48	9h 02	8h 04
Month score	20	29	27	52	69	75	73	77	72	38	21	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

Snow likely Jan–Feb · Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	550 m	650 m	1,150 m	1,800 m	2,400 m	2,900 m	3,200 m	3,200 m	2,550 m	1,850 m	1,150 m	650 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ 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	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Stiftes in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Dammersfeldkuppe	928 m	213 m	14 km NE	20°
Kreuzberg (Rhön)	928 m	273 m	21 km E	20°
Eierhauckberg	910 m	125 m	17 km NE	20°
Hohe Hölle	894 m	139 m	22 km NE	20°
Himmeldunkberg	888 m	–	22 km NE	20°
Mittelberg (Rhön)	880 m	–	18 km NE	20°
Pferdskopf	875 m	20 m	25 km NE	21°
Beilstein (Rhön)	865 m	–	16 km NE	20°