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Basel-Landschaft · SwitzerlandSummit weather, forecast and climate

Schellenberg

1,063 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation1,063 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation1.8 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul22°average high
47.38° N, 7.79° EElevation 1,063 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit1,063 m
  • Mid-mountain820 m
  • Valley · Eptingen567 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Schellenberg in brief

Schellenberg rises to 1,063 m, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 22°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.

The nearest town in the atlas is Eptingen, 2.5 km to the NE at 567 m.

Facts

Elevation
1,063 m · 3,488 ft
Region
Basel-Landschaft
Country
Switzerland
Coordinates
47.3752, 7.7918
Nearest airport
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) · 32 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 Schellenberg 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°-3°Jan5°-3°Feb9°0°Mar12°2°Apr16°7°May20°10°Jun22°12°Jul22°12°Aug17°8°Sep13°5°Oct7°1°Nov4°-2°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Schellenberg by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high3°5°9°12°16°20°22°22°17°13°7°4°
Average low-3°-3°0°2°7°10°12°12°8°5°1°-2°
Precipitation92 mm83 mm97 mm94 mm132 mm123 mm131 mm130 mm115 mm112 mm96 mm118 mm
Cloud cover48%46%46%45%45%40%34%35%41%48%52%52%
Daylight8h 5310h 1711h 5113h 3615h 0515h 5515h 3514h 1712h 3710h 569h 218h 29
Month score252925385263656560342216

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 · Dec
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level1,100 m1,200 m1,700 m2,200 m2,800 m3,350 m3,650 m3,650 m3,000 m2,400 m1,650 m1,200 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snowabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C❄ snow
ivTerrain

Schellenberg in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Switzerland
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Röti1,395 m210 m24 km SW19°
Balmfluechöpfli1,290 m–23 km SW19°
Hächler1,282 m–25 km SW19°
Chamben1,251 m–20 km SW20°
Hornegg1,225 m–20 km SW20°
Vogelberg (Passwang)1,204 m301 m8.3 km W20°
Upper Winde1,204 m150 m16 km W20°
Rüttelhorn1,193 m130 m17 km SW20°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Eptingen
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Eptingen

Basel-Landschaft · 2.5 km NE
14°Oct high
13wet days
39score
Eptingen
Bennwil
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Bennwil

Basel-Landschaft · 3.0 km N
14°Oct high
13wet days
43score
Bennwil
Waldenburg
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Waldenburg

Basel-Landschaft · 3.3 km W
14°Oct high
13wet days
42score
Waldenburg
Langenbruck
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Langenbruck

Basel-Landschaft · 3.4 km SW
13°Oct high
13wet days
37score
Langenbruck
Around here

Eptingen and around

Eptingen
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Eptingen

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland
Jul–Sepbest months
24°July high
567 maltitude
Eptingen

Nature

Wigger
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9.4 km SE

Wigger

River · 391 m
Wigger
Dünnern
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7.4 km SE

Dünnern

River · 390 m
Dünnern
Flüebach
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7.5 km S

Flüebach

River
Flüebach

Mountains

Hasenmatt
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32 km SW

Hasenmatt

1,445 m · Jura Mountains
Hasenmatt
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33 km SW

Stallflue

1,409 m
Stallflue
Grenchenberg
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37 km SW

Grenchenberg

1,405 m · Jura Mountains
Grenchenberg

Heritage

Burgruine Alt-Wildeptingen
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0.6 km N

Burgruine Alt-Wildeptingen

class B Swiss cultural property of regional significance
Burgruine Alt-Wildeptingen
Witwald Castle
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0.8 km N

Witwald Castle

class B Swiss cultural property of regional significance
Witwald Castle
Riedfluh, medieval grotto castle ruins
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1.1 km NW

Riedfluh, medieval grotto castle ruins

class B Swiss cultural property of regional significance
Riedfluh, medieval grotto castle ruins

Museums

Walter-Eglin-Museum Känerkinden
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3.2 km N

Walter-Eglin-Museum Känerkinden

Art museum
Walter-Eglin-Museum Känerkinden
Village museum Bennwil
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3.7 km NW

Village museum Bennwil

Local museum
Village museum Bennwil
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0.2 km NW

August Suter Museum

Art museum
August Suter Museum