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Kellerwald · Hesse · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Talgang

566 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation566 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation3.0 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul22°average high
51.11° N, 8.96° EElevation 566 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit566 m
  • Mid-mountain400 m
  • Valley · Edertal226 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Talgang in brief

Talgang rises to 566 m in the Kellerwald, Hesse, Germany.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 22°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.

The nearest town is Frankenau, 2.3 km to the SW at 434 m.

Facts

Elevation
566 m · 1,857 ft
Range
Kellerwald
Region
Hesse
Country
Germany
Coordinates
51.1086, 8.9554
Nearest airport
Kassel Airport (KSF) · 46 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 Talgang 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°2°-3°Jan4°-3°Feb8°-1°Mar12°2°Apr16°6°May19°9°Jun22°11°Jul22°11°Aug17°7°Sep12°4°Oct6°1°Nov3°-1°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Talgang by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high2°4°8°12°16°19°22°22°17°12°6°3°
Average low-3°-3°-1°2°6°9°11°11°7°4°1°-1°
Precipitation80 mm59 mm68 mm52 mm80 mm80 mm76 mm72 mm75 mm69 mm76 mm83 mm
Cloud cover67%59%55%47%45%44%40%39%48%56%68%71%
Daylight8h 2410h 0111h 4913h 4915h 3216h 3216h 0814h 3712h 4110h 468h 577h 56
Month score213029486372757667382118

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 level550 m650 m1,100 m1,650 m2,250 m2,750 m3,050 m3,050 m2,450 m1,800 m1,100 m700 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow
ivTerrain

Talgang in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Bollerberg758 m110 m25 km W20°
Wüstegarten675 m315 m14 km SE22°
Hohes Lohr657 m210 m10 km SE22°
Große Aschkoppe640 m150 m6.8 km SE22°
Hunsrück636 m–14 km SE22°
Traddelkopf626 m–3.0 km NE22°
Auen-Berg611 m–9.8 km SE22°
Jeust585 m180 m14 km SE22°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Frankenau
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Frankenau

Hesse · 2.3 km SW
12°Oct high
12wet days
31score
Frankenau
Reinhardshausen
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Reinhardshausen

Hesse · 8.4 km E
13°Oct high
12wet days
36score
Reinhardshausen
Haina
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Haina

Hesse · 9.1 km S
13°Oct high
12wet days
35score
Haina
Edertal
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Edertal

Hesse · 11 km NE
13°Oct high
12wet days
37score
Edertal
Around here

Frankenau and around

Frankenau
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Frankenau

Hesse · Germany
Jun · Aug–Sepbest months
23°July high
434 maltitude
Frankenau

Nature

Kellerwald-Edersee National Park
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9.4 km NE

Kellerwald-Edersee National Park

National park
Kellerwald-Edersee National Park
Edersee, Hesse
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11 km NE

Edersee, Hesse

Lake · 247 m
Edersee, Hesse
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9.3 km SW

Holzbach (Schweinfe)

River
Holzbach (Schweinfe)

Mountains

Langenberg (Rothaar)
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33 km NW

Langenberg (Rothaar)

844 m · Rothaar Mountains
Langenberg (Rothaar)
Hegekopf
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31 km NW

Hegekopf

843 m · Rothaar Mountains
Hegekopf
Kahler Asten
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33 km W

Kahler Asten

842 m · Rothaar Mountains
Kahler Asten

Heritage

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9.4 km NE

Kellerwald-Edersee National Park

part of UNESCO World Heritage Site · 2004
Kellerwald-Edersee National Park
Kloster Haina
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7.6 km SE

Kloster Haina

cultural heritage monument in Hesse · 1144
Kloster Haina
Fachwerkkirche Mohnhausen
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7.7 km S

Fachwerkkirche Mohnhausen

cultural heritage monument in Hesse · 1911
Fachwerkkirche Mohnhausen

Museums

Schloss Friedrichstein
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14 km E

Schloss Friedrichstein

Schloss Friedrichstein
Lebendiges Museum Odershausen
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12 km E

Lebendiges Museum Odershausen

Lebendiges Museum Odershausen
Museum im Kloster Frankenberg
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11 km W

Museum im Kloster Frankenberg

Museum im Kloster Frankenberg