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Knüllgebirge · Hesse · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Waldknüll

624 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation624 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation0.6 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul22°average high
50.92° N, 9.43° EElevation 624 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit624 m
  • Mid-mountain440 m
  • Valley · Neukirchen263 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Waldknüll in brief

Waldknüll rises to 624 m in the Knüllgebirge, 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 Schwarzenborn, 1.4 km to the SE at 484 m.

Facts

Elevation
624 m · 2,049 ft
Range
Knüllgebirge
Region
Hesse
Country
Germany
Coordinates
50.9172, 9.4306
Nearest airport
Kassel Airport (KSF) · 56 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 Waldknüll 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°Jan3°-3°Feb7°-1°Mar12°2°Apr16°6°May19°9°Jun22°11°Jul21°11°Aug17°8°Sep12°5°Oct6°1°Nov3°-1°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Waldknüll by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high2°3°7°12°16°19°22°21°17°12°6°3°
Average low-3°-3°-1°2°6°9°11°11°8°5°1°-1°
Precipitation70 mm54 mm67 mm58 mm86 mm86 mm86 mm75 mm74 mm68 mm74 mm75 mm
Cloud cover66%59%55%47%45%44%40%39%48%56%67%71%
Daylight8h 2510h 0211h 4913h 4815h 3116h 3016h 0614h 3612h 4110h 478h 587h 58
Month score243129476171727666372220

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 level600 m700 m1,150 m1,750 m2,300 m2,800 m3,150 m3,100 m2,500 m1,850 m1,200 m750 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow
ivTerrain

Waldknüll in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Eisenberg (Knüll)636 m271 m6.9 km SE22°
Knüllköpfchen634 m–0.6 km W22°
Wilsberg598 m–1.9 km SW22°
Rimberg (Knüll)592 m180 m13 km S22°
Alheimer549 m140 m25 km NE23°
Stellerskuppe481 m–14 km E23°
Mengshäuser Kuppe473 m160 m21 km SE23°
Hundskopf471 m130 m25 km W23°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Schwarzenborn
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Schwarzenborn

Hesse · 1.4 km SE
12°Oct high
12wet days
31score
Schwarzenborn
Oberaula
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Oberaula

Hesse · 7.9 km S
13°Oct high
12wet days
38score
Oberaula
Neukirchen
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Neukirchen

Hesse · 8.0 km SW
13°Oct high
12wet days
40score
Neukirchen
Frielendorf
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Frielendorf

Hesse · 9.6 km NW
13°Oct high
12wet days
40score
Frielendorf
Around here

Schwarzenborn and around

Schwarzenborn
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Schwarzenborn

Hesse · Germany
Jun · Aug–Sepbest months
22°July high
484 maltitude
Schwarzenborn

Nature

Rinnebach, Hesse
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2.9 km NW

Rinnebach, Hesse

River
Rinnebach, Hesse
Aula
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5.5 km S

Aula

River
Aula
Ibrastausee
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12 km SE

Ibrastausee

Lake
Ibrastausee

Mountains

Wüstegarten
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28 km NW

Wüstegarten

675 m · Kellerwald
Wüstegarten
Hohes Lohr
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32 km NW

Hohes Lohr

657 m · Kellerwald
Hohes Lohr
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34 km NW

Große Aschkoppe

640 m · Kellerwald
Große Aschkoppe

Heritage

Kirche Grebenhagen
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2.4 km E

Kirche Grebenhagen

cultural heritage monument in Hesse
Kirche Grebenhagen
Stadtkirche St. Marien, Homberg
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14 km N

Stadtkirche St. Marien, Homberg

Kulturdenkmal
Stadtkirche St. Marien, Homberg
Wallfahrtskirche Trutzhain
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12 km W

Wallfahrtskirche Trutzhain

Kulturdenkmal
Wallfahrtskirche Trutzhain

Museums

Museum der Schwalm
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15 km W

Museum der Schwalm

1927
Museum der Schwalm
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14 km N

Local heritage museum Homberg (Efze)

Local heritage museum Homberg (Efze)
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7.3 km N

Landtechnisches Museum Knüllwald

Technology museum
Landtechnisches Museum Knüllwald