Climate The mountain range has lower temperatures and higher rainfall than its surrounding countryside. The highlands of the Black Forest are characterized by regular rainfall throughout the year. However, temperatures do not fall evenly with increasing elevation, nor does the rainfall increase uniformly. Rather, the precipitation rises quickly even in the lower regions and is disproportionately heavy on the rainier western side of the mountains.thumb|Winter on the Schauinsland. In the background are the Vosges. The wettest areas are the highlands around the Hornisgrinde in the north and around the Belchen and Feldberg in the south, where annual rainfall reaches 1,800–2,100 mm. Moisture-laden Atlantic westerlies dump about as much rain in the Northern Black Forest, despite its lower elevation, than in the higher area of the Southern Black Forest.LUBW, Deutscher Wetterdienst: Klimaatlas Baden-Württemberg, Jahresniederschläge 1971–2000: Kartenbeschreibung , Karte, retrieved 3 September 2013 There, the Vosges act as a rain shield in the face of the prevailing winds. On the exposed east side of the Central Black Forest, it is much drier; the annual rainfall there is about 750 L/m2.
Climate The mountain range has lower temperatures and higher rainfall than its surrounding countryside The highlands of the Black Forest are characterized by regular rainfall throughout the year However temperatures do not fall evenly with increasing elevation nor does the rainfall increase uniformly Rather the precipitation rises quickly even in the lower regions and is disproportionately heavy on the rainier western side of the mountainsthumb|Winter on the Schauinsland In the background are the Vosges The wettest areas are the highlands around the Hornisgrinde in the north and around the Belchen and Feldberg in the south where annual rainfall reaches 1800–2100 mm Moisture-laden Atlantic westerlies dump about as much rain in the Northern Black Forest despite its lower elevation than in the higher area of the Southern Black ForestLUBW Deutscher Wetterdienst Klimaatlas Baden-Württemberg Jahresniederschläge 1971–2000 Kartenbeschreibung  Karte retrieved 3 September 2013 There the Vosges act as a rain shield in the face of the prevailing winds On the exposed east side of the Central Black Forest it is much drier; the annual rainfall there is about 750 L/m2