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Billstein
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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
0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°28°15°Jan27°15°Feb26°14°Mar24°11°Apr21°8°May19°5°Jun19°4°Jul21°6°Aug25°9°Sep27°12°Oct28°13°Nov29°15°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Billstein by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high28°27°26°24°21°19°19°21°25°27°28°29°
Average low15°15°14°11°8°5°4°6°9°12°13°15°
Precipitation76 mm87 mm62 mm31 mm4 mm0 mm0 mm0 mm2 mm10 mm22 mm23 mm
Cloud cover27%28%20%12%7%5%4%5%9%13%16%17%
Daylight13h 2312h 5112h 1511h 3411h 0110h 4410h 5111h 1911h 5712h 3613h 1313h 32
Month score676980919910010010099888177

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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level5,200 m5,100 m4,900 m4,550 m4,150 m3,650 m3,600 m3,950 m4,500 m4,850 m5,050 m5,200 m
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Billstein in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Namibia
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Bismarckfelsen2,417 m–13 km N16°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Groot Aub
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Groot Aub

Khomas Region · 20 km E
29°Oct high
3wet days
76score
Groot Aub
Around here

Groot Aub and around

Groot Aub
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Groot Aub

Khomas Region · Namibia
Jun–Augbest months
20°July high
1,617 maltitude
Groot Aub

Mountains

Moltkeblick
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32 km N

Moltkeblick

2,479 m · Auas Mountains
Moltkeblick
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
19 km NW

Bismarckfelsen

2,417 m
Bismarckfelsen
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
36 km N

Oorlogstein

2,392 m · Auas Mountains
Oorlogstein