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Rachau

Located in Sankt Margarethen bei Knittelfeld, Murtal District Coordinates: 47°13′00″ N 14°54′00″ E

Map showing the location of Rachau Rachau
Location in Austria
Population
299
299
Elevation
796 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Vienna · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
GRZ Graz Airport48 km
KLU Klagenfurt Airport77 km

About Rachau

Rachau is a village. Location: Sankt Margarethen bei Knittelfeld, Murtal District. Population: 299. Elevation: 796 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Graz Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Gleinbach and Steinplan.

Climate of Rachau

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -2° · Rain 71 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
July (144 mm)
Driest month
January (44 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Rachau
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°8°12°17°20°22°22°18°13°6°2°
Average low (°C)-7°-6°-2°1°6°9°11°11°7°3°-2°-5°
Precipitation (mm)4448697395132144127101787160

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Rachau

The nearest airport is Graz Airport (GRZ), 48 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Graz, 44 km to the east.

Airports

  • Graz Airport (GRZ) Feldkirchen bei Graz 48 kmsoutheast
  • Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) Klagenfurt am Wörthersee 77 kmsouthwest
  • Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX) Maribor 102 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Graz Population: 303.3K 44 kmeast
  • Klagenfurt Population: 100.3K 80 kmsouthwest
  • Linz Population: 204.8K 130 kmnorth
  • Ljubljana Population: 272.2K 133 kmsouth
  • Salzburg Population: 157.2K 154 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Rachau

Within 100 km: 307 historic and cultural sites, 2,582 natural sites, 811 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km132 places

  • Ingeringsee Lake 23 kmNW
  • Sundlsee Lake 24 kmNW
  • Goldlacke Lake 18 kmNW
  • Haubmannkogel Mountain 25 kmW

25–60 km1,242 places

  • Klamm Natural site 55 kmNW
  • Wildsee Lake 32 kmSW
  • Treffnersee Lake 44 kmNW
  • Glohbuckensee Lake 50 kmNW

60–100 km2,326 places

  • Ribnica Lake Lake 84 kmS
  • Pohorje Mountain 87 kmSE
  • Mrzla Gora Mountain 98 kmS
  • Grintavec Mountain 100 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Gleinbach River, Styria
    1.3 km W
  • Steinplan Mountain, Sankt Margarethen bei Knittelfeld
    5.6 km S
  • Kobenzer Bach River, Styria
    3.1 km NW
  • Schabernack Mountain, Sankt Margarethen bei Knittelfeld
    6.3 km NE
  • Wildeggkogel Mountain, Sankt Margarethen bei Knittelfeld
    7.8 km E
  • Hohe Sinn Mountain, Sankt Margarethen bei Knittelfeld
    6.6 km E

Sources & licences

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