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Rheinland-Pfalz · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate

Windhahn

517 mSnow likely Jan–Feb
Elevation517 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation5.3 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul22°average high
50.80° N, 7.93° EElevation 517 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit517 m
  • Mid-mountain260 m
  • Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Windhahn in brief

Windhahn rises to 517 m, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 22°, while nights fall below freezing in 3 months of the year.

The nearest town is Brachbach, 2.1 km to the N at 224 m.

Facts

Elevation
517 m · 1,696 ft
Region
Rheinland-Pfalz
Country
Germany
Coordinates
50.7981, 7.9343
Nearest airport
Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) · 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 Windhahn 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°-2°Jan4°-2°Feb8°0°Mar13°3°Apr17°7°May20°10°Jun22°12°Jul22°11°Aug18°8°Sep12°5°Oct7°2°Nov4°-1°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Windhahn by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high3°4°8°13°17°20°22°22°18°12°7°4°
Average low-2°-2°0°3°7°10°12°11°8°5°2°-1°
Precipitation113 mm87 mm94 mm62 mm74 mm82 mm86 mm81 mm86 mm91 mm100 mm112 mm
Cloud cover60%54%52%44%43%42%39%38%46%51%62%64%
Daylight8h 2610h 0311h 4913h 4815h 3016h 2916h 0514h 3512h 4110h 478h 597h 59
Month score142423526872737467371713

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 level600 m650 m1,150 m1,750 m2,300 m2,800 m3,100 m3,050 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 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Windhahn in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Germany
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Fuchskaute657 m222 m19 km SE21°
Stegskopf654 m–12 km SE21°
Salzburger Kopf654 m–16 km SE21°
Höllberg643 m–23 km SE21°
Grauhain638 m–25 km NE21°
Stiegelburg638 m–24 km NE21°
Alte Burg, North Rhine-Westphalia633 m–22 km NE22°
Lahn-Kopf625 m–24 km NE21°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Brachbach
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Brachbach

Rheinland-Pfalz · 2.1 km N
14°Oct high
13wet days
37score
Brachbach
Herdorf
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Herdorf

Rheinland-Pfalz · 2.7 km SE
13°Oct high
13wet days
36score
Herdorf
Grünebach
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Grünebach

Rheinland-Pfalz · 2.9 km SW
13°Oct high
13wet days
36score
Grünebach
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Mudersbach

Rheinland-Pfalz · 3.1 km N
13°Oct high
13wet days
35score
Mudersbach
Around here

Brachbach and around

Brachbach
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Brachbach

Rheinland-Pfalz · Germany
Jul–Sepbest months
24°July high
224 maltitude
Brachbach

Nature

Wildenbach
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5.6 km SE

Wildenbach

River
Wildenbach
Weiß
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8.7 km NE

Weiß

River
Weiß
Eisernbach
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4.1 km NE

Eisernbach

River
Eisernbach

Mountains

Härdler
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38 km NE

Härdler

756 m · Rothaar Mountains
Härdler
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36 km NE

Hohe Hessel

744 m · Rothaar Mountains
Hohe Hessel
Himberg, North Rhine-Westphalia
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39 km NE

Himberg, North Rhine-Westphalia

689 m · Saalhausen Hills
Himberg, North Rhine-Westphalia

Heritage

St. Ignatius, Betzdorf
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5.5 km SW

St. Ignatius, Betzdorf

Kulturdenkmal
St. Ignatius, Betzdorf
Protestant Church Wilnsdorf
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12 km E

Protestant Church Wilnsdorf

architectural heritage monument in North Rhine-Westphalia
Protestant Church Wilnsdorf
St. Aloisius
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4.4 km S

St. Aloisius

Kulturdenkmal
St. Aloisius

Museums

Heimatmuseum Kirchen
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3.5 km W

Heimatmuseum Kirchen

Local museum
Heimatmuseum Kirchen
Aktives museum Südwestfalen
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8.9 km NE

Aktives museum Südwestfalen

1992
Aktives museum Südwestfalen
Museum für Gegenwartskunst Siegen
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8.9 km NE

Museum für Gegenwartskunst Siegen

2001
Museum für Gegenwartskunst Siegen