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Franconian Heights · Bavaria · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Unterer First

507 mSnow likely Jan–Feb
Elevation507 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation1.9 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul24°average high
49.30° N, 10.32° EElevation 507 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit507 m
  • Mid-mountain250 m
  • Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Unterer First in brief

Unterer First rises to 507 m in the Franconian Heights, Bavaria, Germany.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 24°, while nights fall below freezing in 3 months of the year.

The nearest town is Buch am Wald, 3.3 km to the N at 462 m.

Facts

Elevation
507 m · 1,663 ft
Range
Franconian Heights
Region
Bavaria
Country
Germany
Coordinates
49.3018, 10.3220
Nearest airport
Nuremberg Airport (NUE) · 59 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 Unterer First 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°3°-3°Jan5°-2°Feb9°0°Mar14°3°Apr19°7°May22°11°Jun24°12°Jul24°12°Aug19°8°Sep13°5°Oct7°1°Nov4°-1°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Unterer First by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high3°5°9°14°19°22°24°24°19°13°7°4°
Average low-3°-2°0°3°7°11°12°12°8°5°1°-1°
Precipitation64 mm58 mm68 mm52 mm81 mm81 mm83 mm69 mm65 mm74 mm66 mm77 mm
Cloud cover53%49%48%42%41%38%35%35%41%47%56%58%
Daylight8h 3810h 0911h 5013h 4215h 1916h 1315h 5114h 2712h 3910h 519h 098h 13
Month score313432617374757978482925

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level550 m650 m1,200 m1,850 m2,500 m3,000 m3,300 m3,300 m2,600 m1,900 m1,150 m650 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Unterer First in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Birkenberg547 m53 m15 km SW24°
Pfeifbuck546 m–14 km SW24°
Grüber Ranken546 m–13 km SW24°
Wölfleinsberg545 m–9.4 km SW24°
Gailnauer Berg543 m–11 km SW24°
Hüttlinger Berg540 m–24 km SE24°
Kesselberg, Schnelldorf538 m–17 km SW24°
Sauhochranken537 m–4.3 km SW24°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Buch am Wald
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Buch am Wald

Bavaria · 3.3 km N
13°Oct high
11wet days
42score
Buch am Wald
Schillingsfürst
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Schillingsfürst

Bavaria · 4.6 km W
13°Oct high
11wet days
40score
Schillingsfürst
Dombühl
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Dombühl

Bavaria · 6.0 km SW
13°Oct high
11wet days
41score
Dombühl
Leutershausen
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Leutershausen

Bavaria · 6.5 km E
14°Oct high
11wet days
44score
Leutershausen
Around here

Buch am Wald and around

Buch am Wald
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Buch am Wald

Bavaria · Germany
Jun · Aug–Sepbest months
24°July high
462 maltitude
Buch am Wald

Nature

Altmühl
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11 km N

Altmühl

River · 381 m
Altmühl
Wörnitz
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7.8 km SW

Wörnitz

River
Wörnitz
Hagenbach, Bavaria
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5.3 km SE

Hagenbach, Bavaria

River
Hagenbach, Bavaria

Mountains

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33 km SE

Schlössleinsbuck

562 m
Schlössleinsbuck
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18 km SW

Birkenberg

547 m · Franconian Heights
Birkenberg
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17 km SW

Pfeifbuck

546 m · Franconian Heights
Pfeifbuck

Heritage

St. Wendel
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0.1 km NW

St. Wendel

architectural heritage monument in Bavaria
St. Wendel
Zu unserer lieben Frau, Buch am Wald
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1.7 km SW

Zu unserer lieben Frau, Buch am Wald

architectural heritage monument in Bavaria
Zu unserer lieben Frau, Buch am Wald
St. James's Church
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13 km NW

St. James's Church

architectural heritage monument in Bavaria · 1471
St. James's Church

Museums

Medieval Crime and Justice Museum
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12 km NW

Medieval Crime and Justice Museum

History museum · 1920
Medieval Crime and Justice Museum
Brunnenhausmuseum Schillingsfürst
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6.3 km SW

Brunnenhausmuseum Schillingsfürst

Technology museum · 1972
Brunnenhausmuseum Schillingsfürst
Rothenburgmuseum
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13 km NW

Rothenburgmuseum

City museum · 1936
Rothenburgmuseum