Overview

Snowkite

The Wasserkuppe (926 m) is the highest point in Hesse and the Rhön mountains. It is one of the best snowkite spots in Germany, with a vast wind-exposed high-altitude plateau that can offer up to 100 days of snow per year.Snowkiting takes place on the grounds of the former airfield, which is unusable in winter due to snow cover. The plateau is vast, open, and obstacle-free, allowing safe sessions and even high jumps under the right thermal conditions.A seasonal Snowkite Card (December to end of March) is required to ride on the site. Kite and paragliding schools in the Rhön offer snowkite lessons in winter from as little as 10 cm of snow. An essential spot for snowkiting in central Germany.

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Spot forecast for Wasserkuppe

Sunrise 07:51 · Sunset 18:18

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wasserkuppe: when to go?

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Season · peak

74h

in January · 9.5 rideable days

The season runs from November to January, peaking in January: 6 rideable days a month and 74 hours of usable wind, at 2 °C. The low point is February, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 70%13-20 knots · 29%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 70% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 1 °C. The wettest month is July, with 118 mm. Snow depth peaks in January, at 6 cm.

Monthly averages: Wasserkuppe

Monthly averages — Wasserkuppe — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	9.5	74 h	1 °C	116 mm
February	0.0	0 h	2 °C	77 mm
March	1.0	8 h	7 °C	45 mm
April	2.5	20 h	10 °C	72 mm
May	0.0	0 h	14 °C	77 mm
June	0.0	0 h	17 °C	79 mm
July	0.0	0 h	18 °C	118 mm
August	0.0	0 h	19 °C	73 mm
September	0.0	0 h	14 °C	95 mm
October	0.0	0 h	9 °C	79 mm
November	6.0	49 h	4 °C	61 mm
December	3.0	19 h	1 °C	56 mm

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Technical details of Wasserkuppe spot

The spot works with winds from SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW.

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Spot type: Freeride (Ski touring access)
Altitude: 926 m

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