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WetterspitzenAmmergau Alps · Bavaria · GermanySummit weather, forecast and climate
Zahn
1,483 mSnow likely Jan–Mar · Dec
Elevation1,483 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation0.7 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul19°average high
47.58° N, 11.03° EElevation 1,483 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit1,483 m
- Mid-mountain1,160 m
- Valley · Oberammergau840 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Zahn in brief
Zahn rises to 1,483 m in the Ammergau Alps, Bavaria, Germany.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 19°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year.
The nearest town is Oberammergau, 3.5 km to the NE at 840 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 Zahn 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 | 1° | 2° | 6° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 19° | 19° | 15° | 11° | 5° | 1° |
| Average low | -8° | -8° | -5° | -1° | 3° | 7° | 9° | 8° | 5° | 2° | -2° | -6° |
| Precipitation | 74 mm | 69 mm | 102 mm | 92 mm | 143 mm | 181 mm | 201 mm | 195 mm | 128 mm | 95 mm | 94 mm | 91 mm |
| Cloud cover | 40% | 43% | 44% | 44% | 42% | 41% | 34% | 36% | 40% | 41% | 44% | 43% |
| Daylight | 8h 51 | 10h 16 | 11h 51 | 13h 36 | 15h 07 | 15h 57 | 15h 37 | 14h 18 | 12h 37 | 10h 55 | 9h 20 | 8h 28 |
| Month score | 33 | 34 | 24 | 31 | 45 | 60 | 65 | 65 | 46 | 31 | 26 | 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 | 900 m | 1,000 m | 1,600 m | 2,200 m | 2,900 m | 3,350 m | 3,600 m | 3,600 m | 3,000 m | 2,450 m | 1,700 m | 1,100 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 | above 0 °C | ❄ snow |
ivTerrain
Zahn in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of GermanyPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zugspitze | 2,962 m | 1,746 m | 18 km S | 7° |
| Schneefernerkopf | 2,874 m | 176 m | 20 km S | 7° |
| Zugspitzeck | 2,815 m | – | 19 km S | 9° |
| Wetterspitzen | 2,746 m | – | 21 km S | 7° |
| Hochwanner | 2,744 m | 670 m | 21 km S | 9° |
| Höllentalspitzen | 2,743 m | 115 m | 18 km S | 8° |
| Hochblassen | 2,703 m | – | 18 km S | 9° |
| Wetterwandeck | 2,698 m | 30 m | 21 km S | 10° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Around here
Oberammergau and around
Nature
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Ach, Bavaria
River · 582 m
Mountains
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Zugspitze
2,962 m · Wetterstein
Heritage
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
St. Peter und Paul, Oberammergau
architectural heritage monument in Bavaria
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