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Khomas Region · NamibiaSummit weather, forecast and climate
Billstein
1,857 m
Elevation1,857 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation13 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul19°average high
22.98° S, 17.00° EElevation 1,857 mUTC+2 · Central Africa Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit1,857 m
- Mid-mountain1,260 m
- Valley657 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Billstein in brief
Billstein rises to 1,857 m, Khomas Region, Namibia.
At the summit, December is the mildest month with average highs of 29°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.
The nearest town in the atlas is Groot Aub, 20 km to the E at 1,617 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 1,857 m · 6,093 ft
- Region
- Khomas Region
- Country
- Namibia
- Coordinates
- -22.9842, 17.0025
- Nearest airport
- Eros Airport (ERS) · 43 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 Billstein 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 | 28° | 27° | 26° | 24° | 21° | 19° | 19° | 21° | 25° | 27° | 28° | 29° |
| Average low | 15° | 15° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 4° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 13° | 15° |
| Precipitation | 76 mm | 87 mm | 62 mm | 31 mm | 4 mm | 0 mm | 0 mm | 0 mm | 2 mm | 10 mm | 22 mm | 23 mm |
| Cloud cover | 27% | 28% | 20% | 12% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 9% | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Daylight | 13h 23 | 12h 51 | 12h 15 | 11h 34 | 11h 01 | 10h 44 | 10h 51 | 11h 19 | 11h 57 | 12h 36 | 13h 13 | 13h 32 |
| Month score | 67 | 69 | 80 | 91 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 88 | 81 | 77 |
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 | 5,200 m | 5,100 m | 4,900 m | 4,550 m | 4,150 m | 3,650 m | 3,600 m | 3,950 m | 4,500 m | 4,850 m | 5,050 m | 5,200 m |
| Summit | 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 | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Billstein in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of NamibiaPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bismarckfelsen | 2,417 m | – | 13 km N | 16° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Around here
Groot Aub and around
Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Bismarckfelsen
2,417 m
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
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