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Velký BukElbe Sandstone Mountains · Saxony · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate
Winterstein
389 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation389 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation1.6 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul24°average high
50.91° N, 14.28° EElevation 389 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit389 m
- Mid-mountain190 m
- Valley0 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Winterstein in brief
Winterstein rises to 389 m in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, Saxony, Germany.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 24°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.
The nearest town is Hřensko, 4.8 km to the SW at 130 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 Winterstein 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 | 2° | 4° | 8° | 14° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 24° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 3° |
| Average low | -3° | -3° | 0° | 3° | 7° | 11° | 13° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -2° |
| Precipitation | 56 mm | 47 mm | 56 mm | 44 mm | 68 mm | 70 mm | 93 mm | 89 mm | 56 mm | 52 mm | 62 mm | 65 mm |
| Cloud cover | 54% | 52% | 49% | 40% | 40% | 39% | 37% | 35% | 41% | 46% | 57% | 58% |
| Daylight | 8h 25 | 10h 02 | 11h 49 | 13h 48 | 15h 31 | 16h 30 | 16h 06 | 14h 36 | 12h 41 | 10h 47 | 8h 58 | 7h 58 |
| Month score | 33 | 36 | 35 | 64 | 77 | 77 | 72 | 73 | 80 | 52 | 30 | 28 |
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 | 250 m | 450 m | 1,000 m | 1,750 m | 2,350 m | 2,900 m | 3,200 m | 3,150 m | 2,500 m | 1,750 m | 1,000 m | 500 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
Winterstein in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of GermanyPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pěnkavči vrch | 792 m | 140 m | 24 km E | 21° |
| Jedlová, Jiřetín pod Jedlovou | 776 m | 220 m | 21 km E | 21° |
| Klič | 760 m | 208 m | 25 km SE | 22° |
| Studenec | 737 m | 201 m | 15 km SE | 22° |
| Velký Buk | 736 m | 184 m | 24 km SE | 22° |
| Děčínský Sněžník | 724 m | 152 m | 18 km SW | 21° |
| Malý Buk | 713 m | 140 m | 23 km SE | 22° |
| Weberberg | 711 m | – | 24 km E | 22° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
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Sebnitz
Saxony · 7.2 km N
13°Oct high
11wet days
40score
Around here
Sebnitz and around
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Sebnitz
Saxony · Germany
May · Aug–Sepbest months
24°July high
319 maltitude
Nature
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Saxon Switzerland National Park
National park
Mountains
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Pěnkavči vrch
792 m · Lusatian Mountains
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Lausche
792 m · Zittau Mountains
Heritage
Protestant Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Sebnitz
heritage monument in Saxony · 1446
Church of the Visitation of Our Lady, Lobendava
cultural monument of the Czech Republic · 1800
Museums
Residential house in open development with rear extension, portal and door leaf as well as garden with garden house, terrace and staircase (garden monument) Hertigswalder Straße 12
1731
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