Franconian Forest · Thuringia · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Wetzstein (Thuringia)

793 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec

Elevation793 mabove sea level

Prominence153 mindependent height

Isolation20 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul21°average high

50.45° N, 11.46° EElevation 793 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time

From the valley to the top

Summit793 m
Mid-mountain400 m
Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Wetzstein (Thuringia) in brief

Wetzstein (Thuringia) rises to 793 m in the Franconian Forest, Thuringia, Germany. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 153 m.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 21°, while nights fall below freezing in 5 months of the year.

The nearest town in the atlas is Lehesten, 2.7 km to the N at 649 m.

Facts

Elevation: 793 m · 2,601 ft
Prominence: 153 m
Range: Franconian Forest
Region: Thuringia
Country: Germany
Coordinates: 50.4500, 11.4556
Nearest airport: Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) · 68 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 Wetzstein (Thuringia) by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

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

Climate normals for Wetzstein (Thuringia) by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	1°	2°	6°	11°	15°	19°	21°	21°	16°	11°	5°	1°
Average low	-4°	-4°	-2°	1°	5°	9°	11°	10°	7°	4°	0°	-3°
Precipitation	92 mm	75 mm	85 mm	70 mm	90 mm	95 mm	117 mm	96 mm	86 mm	82 mm	95 mm	105 mm
Cloud cover	64%	59%	56%	47%	45%	44%	41%	39%	47%	54%	66%	68%
Daylight	8h 29	10h 04	11h 49	13h 46	15h 27	16h 25	16h 02	14h 33	12h 41	10h 48	9h 02	8h 02
Month score	19	25	24	37	55	68	63	70	58	29	17	13

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	500 m	600 m	1,100 m	1,750 m	2,400 m	2,900 m	3,200 m	3,200 m	2,550 m	1,900 m	1,150 m	650 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

Wetzstein (Thuringia) in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Fellberg	842 m	–	23 km W	20°
Pappenheimer Berg	835 m	–	20 km W	20°
Mittelberg (Thuringian Highland)	804 m	–	20 km W	20°
Rauhhügel	802 m	141 m	20 km NW	20°
Döbraberg	795 m	188 m	23 km SE	21°
Apelsberg	780 m	–	22 km W	21°
Töpfersbühl	763 m	–	19 km NW	21°
Rückersbiel	756 m	–	22 km W	21°