Fortuna Camping am Neckar

Binau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Tonight: low 6 °C, heavy dew.

Nights by month

Night lows from 2016 to 2025: a typical night, and the cold one that comes 1 night in 10.

The mildest nights are in August, typically 15°C. The coldest are in January, when 1 night in 10 drops to -6°C. Frost is common in January, February, March, April, November and December.

Typical nightCold night (1 in 10)
  1. Jan-1°C -6°CBag comfortable to -5°C · frost 58% · rain or snow 48% of days
  2. Feb0°C -4°CBag comfortable to -3°C · frost 50% · rain or snow 45% of days
  3. Mar2°C -3°CBag comfortable to -2°C · frost 30% · rain or snow 43% of days
  4. Apr5°C 0°CBag comfortable to 1°C · frost 11% · rain or snow 39% of days
  5. May9°C 5°CBag comfortable to 6°C · frost 0% · rain or snow 40% of days
  6. Jun14°C 11°CBag comfortable to 12°C · frost 0% · rain or snow 39% of days
  7. Jul15°C 12°CBag comfortable to 13°C · frost 0% · rain or snow 38% of days
  8. Aug15°C 12°CBag comfortable to 13°C · frost 0% · rain or snow 36% of days
  9. Sep (this month)12°C 7°CBag comfortable to 8°C · frost 0% · rain or snow 34% of days
  10. Oct8°C 4°CBag comfortable to 5°C · frost 0% · rain or snow 40% of days
  11. Nov3°C -1°CBag comfortable to 0°C · frost 25% · rain or snow 45% of days
  12. Dec0°C -4°CBag comfortable to -3°C · frost 53% · rain or snow 47% of days

| = 0°C

History: ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis via Open-Meteo, corrected to the site's elevation. Bag rating: the comfort rating that keeps you warm in a tent on 9 of 10 nights that month.

Tonight

Worth a lookFriday, September 25, 22:00 to 07:00

Cold from below: pad

Your setup looks borderline for this night

You may feel chilly from around 03:00.

The cold comes from underneath: your pad does not insulate enough from the ground.

Best change

Add insulation underneath until you have about R1.5 in total (estimate).

  • A closed-cell foam mat under your pad adds about R2.
  • Folded blankets or spare clothes help if you have nothing else.

This is based on typical values for the gear types you picked, so treat it as an estimate.

  • Low outside6°C
  • Moistureheavy dew, bring everything inside
  • Windcalm

Your night

  1. 22:00 to 03:00ComfortableAir around you 14 to 6°C, some dew from 02:00.
  2. 03:00 to 04:00Chilly. Add a layerAir around you 5°C, some dew.
  3. 04:00 to 06:00ComfortableAir around you 5°C, heavy dew from 05:00.
  4. 06:00 until morningChilly. Add a layerAir around you 4°C, heavy dew.
Every hour
  • 22:0014°Ccomfortable
  • 23:0012°Ccomfortable
  • 00:0010°Ccomfortable
  • 01:008°Ccomfortable
  • 02:006°Ccomfortable, some dew
  • 03:005°Cchilly, some dew
  • 04:005°Ccomfortable, some dew
  • 05:005°Ccomfortable, heavy dew
  • 06:004°Cchilly, heavy dew
  • 07:004°Cchilly, heavy dew

This spot sits about 39 m below the land around it. On clear, calm nights cold air pools here, so expect it colder and wetter than the forecast.

Times are local time at your spot (GMT+2).

What works tonight

The gear this night calls for, for someone who sleeps like you.

  • You have this

    Sleeping bag

    Comfort 4°C or colder

    The comfort rating on the label, not the limit, which is about 5 °C lower.

  • You have this

    Underneath you

    R1.5 or more

    The R-value says how well a pad keeps the cold ground out.

Before you sleep

  • Put on a warm layer and a hat before about 03:00, or go to bed already wearing them.
  • Eat a proper meal with some fat before bed. Your body keeps burning it through the night.
  • Pee right before you get in your bag. Getting out at 03:00 in the cold is worse.
  • Sleep in dry clothes, not the ones you wore all day. Damp fabric pulls heat out of you.
  • Your spot sits lower than the ground around it. On a clear, calm night cold air drains into spots like this, so expect it colder and wetter than the forecast. If you can, move a little higher up, away from the creek or valley floor.
  • Bring shoes, clothes and electronics inside. Anything left out will be wet by morning.
  • Open the tent vents and keep the door zip open a bit at the top. Some condensation inside is normal on a night like this, so bring a small towel to wipe it off.
How we estimated this

At the coldest hour (07:00):

Outside at your spot
6°C
Warmth your shelter holds
+1 °C
Clear-sky cooling
−1 °C
Low spot
−2 °C
Air around you
4°C
Your bag's comfort rating
4°C
Cold ground through what you lie on
+2 °C
Your comfort limit
6°C

2 °C short, so you will likely be cold.

Assumptions

  • Bag categories use typical ratings as sold: summer about 50 °F (10 °C), 3-season about 30 °F (-1 °C), winter about 15 °F (-9 °C). The number in a bag's name is usually its lower limit, so its comfort rating is about 9 °F (5 °C) warmer.
  • What you lie on: foam mat about R2, thin air pad about R1.5, insulated pad about R3.5, winter pad R5 and up, van bed about R4, air mattress about R0.5. Colder ground needs a higher R-value.
  • Shelters hold a few degrees early in the night and less towards morning. Wind and clear, calm skies take warmth away.
  • Weather: Open-Meteo forecast for your spot, on a grid of a few kilometers, corrected to its height.
  • These are rules of thumb, not measurements. People and gear vary.

A forecast, not a promise. Mountains, valleys and water make their own weather, so trust what you see and feel on site. Terms and liability

Checked for a double-wall tent, a 3-season bag and a thin air pad. Check your own gear here.

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