Anterior Rhön · Thuringia · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Umpfen

701 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec

Elevation701 mabove sea level

Prominence89 mindependent height

Isolation7.6 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul21°average high

50.65° N, 10.16° EElevation 701 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Summit701 m
Mid-mountain540 m
Valley · Wiesenthal379 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Umpfen in brief

Umpfen rises to 701 m in the Anterior Rhön, Thuringia, Germany. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 89 m.

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 Kaltennordheim, 2.3 km to the S at 440 m.

Facts

Elevation: 701 m · 2,300 ft
Prominence: 89 m
Range: Anterior Rhön
Region: Thuringia
Country: Germany
Coordinates: 50.6469, 10.1589
Nearest airport: Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) · 67 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 Umpfen by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Umpfen by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	2°	3°	7°	12°	16°	19°	21°	21°	16°	11°	6°	2°
Average low	-3°	-3°	-1°	2°	6°	9°	11°	11°	8°	4°	1°	-2°
Precipitation	72 mm	59 mm	72 mm	55 mm	74 mm	72 mm	77 mm	68 mm	67 mm	65 mm	75 mm	82 mm
Cloud cover	63%	57%	54%	45%	44%	42%	40%	38%	47%	54%	66%	68%
Daylight	8h 27	10h 03	11h 49	13h 47	15h 29	16h 27	16h 03	14h 34	12h 41	10h 47	9h 00	8h 00
Month score	24	31	28	46	63	75	75	78	66	36	22	20

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	600 m	650 m	1,150 m	1,800 m	2,400 m	2,850 m	3,200 m	3,150 m	2,550 m	1,900 m	1,200 m	700 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

Umpfen in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Wasserkuppe	950 m	584 m	23 km SW	19°
Heidelstein	926 m	110 m	24 km SW	20°
Abtsrodaer Kuppe	905 m	–	22 km SW	20°
Stirnberg	902 m	–	19 km SW	20°
Steinkopf (Wüstensachsen)	888 m	–	21 km SW	20°
Pferdskopf	875 m	20 m	24 km SW	21°
Milseburg	835 m	175 m	22 km SW	21°
Schafstein	832 m	–	21 km SW	20°