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Ester Mountains · Bavaria · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate
Wank
1,780 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Nov–Dec
Elevation1,780 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation2.7 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul17°average high
47.51° N, 11.14° EElevation 1,780 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit1,780 m
- Mid-mountain1,230 m
- Valley · Burgrain681 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Wank in brief
Wank rises to 1,780 m in the Ester Mountains, Bavaria, Germany.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 17°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from February to December.
The nearest town is Burgrain, 2.7 km to the W at 681 m.
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 Wank by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 0° | 1° | 4° | 9° | 13° | 16° | 17° | 17° | 13° | 10° | 4° | 0° |
| Average low | -10° | -9° | -6° | -2° | 3° | 6° | 8° | 8° | 4° | 1° | -3° | -8° |
| Precipitation | 80 mm | 74 mm | 110 mm | 96 mm | 146 mm | 189 mm | 214 mm | 207 mm | 135 mm | 98 mm | 100 mm | 98 mm |
| Cloud cover | 42% | 45% | 48% | 47% | 45% | 44% | 38% | 40% | 43% | 42% | 46% | 46% |
| Daylight | 8h 52 | 10h 16 | 11h 51 | 13h 36 | 15h 06 | 15h 57 | 15h 36 | 14h 18 | 12h 37 | 10h 55 | 9h 20 | 8h 28 |
| Month score | 31 | 31 | 20 | 25 | 35 | 50 | 60 | 58 | 36 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 1,000 m | 1,150 m | 1,700 m | 2,300 m | 3,000 m | 3,450 m | 3,700 m | 3,700 m | 3,100 m | 2,600 m | 1,800 m | 1,200 m |
| Summit | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow | ❄ snow |
ivTerrain
Wank in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of GermanyPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zugspitze | 2,962 m | 1,746 m | 15 km SW | 7° |
| Schneefernerkopf | 2,874 m | 176 m | 17 km SW | 7° |
| Zugspitzeck | 2,815 m | – | 16 km SW | 9° |
| Hochplattig | 2,768 m | – | 21 km SW | 9° |
| Birkkarspitze | 2,749 m | 1,564 m | 25 km SE | 9° |
| Wetterspitzen | 2,746 m | – | 18 km SW | 7° |
| Mittlere Ödkarspitze | 2,745 m | 1,530 m | 24 km SE | 8° |
| Hochwanner | 2,744 m | 670 m | 14 km SW | 9° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
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Oberau
Bavaria · 5.5 km N
15°Oct high
12wet days
52score
Around here
Burgrain and around
Nature
Mountains
Heritage
St. Anton, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
architectural heritage monument in Bavaria · 1705
Museums
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016














