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Municipality

Freiburg im Breisgau

Located in Freiburg Region, Baden-Wurttemberg Coordinates: 48°00′29″ N 7°49′57″ E

Map showing the location of Freiburg im Breisgau Freiburg im Breisgau
Location in Germany
Population
237,460
237.5K
Elevation
253 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
1
listed under Freiburg im Breisgau
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
BSL EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg51 km
SXB Strasbourg Airport61 km

About Freiburg im Breisgau

Freiburg im Breisgau is a municipality. Location: Freiburg Region, Baden-Wurttemberg. Population: 237,460. Elevation: 253 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (51 km). Nearby sights include Dreisam and Schneeburg.

Climate of Freiburg im Breisgau

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 2° · Rain 83 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
June (100 mm)
Driest month
March (65 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 Freiburg im Breisgau
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°11°15°20°22°25°25°20°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°2°5°9°12°14°14°10°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)6867657098100947879818386

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

How to get to Freiburg im Breisgau

The nearest airport is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 51 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Freiburg im Breisgau, 2 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) Bâle / Mulhouse 51 kmsouthwest
  • Strasbourg Airport (SXB) Strasbourg 61 kmnorth
  • Zürich Airport (ZRH) Zurich 81 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Freiburg im Breisgau Population: 237.5K 2 kmsoutheast
  • Mulhouse Population: 111.4K 47 kmsouthwest
  • Basel Population: 177.6K 54 kmsouth
  • Strasbourg Population: 274.8K 64 kmnorth
  • Winterthur Population: 111.8K 87 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Freiburg im Breisgau

Within 100 km: 582 historic and cultural sites, 2,091 natural sites, 587 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km284 places

  • Feld See Lake 21 kmSE
  • Tunisee Lake 7 kmN
  • Vögelestein Mountain 16 kmNE
  • Toter Mann Mountain 17 kmSE

25–60 km1,029 places

  • Rheinhafen Kleinhüningen Lake 50 kmS
  • Neuer Teich Lake 50 kmS
  • Oelisee Lake 59 kmS
  • Heubergweiher Lake 54 kmS

60–100 km1,947 places

  • Fahr Abbey Attraction 81 kmSE
  • Strandbad Steckborn Beach 94 kmSE
  • Arbeiterstrandbad Tennwil Beach 83 kmS
  • Saffa Insel Island 90 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Freiburg im Breisgau and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Freiburg im Breisgau Freiburg im Breisgau Halle Krefeld
Population 237.5K 237.5K 237.9K 238K
Elevation 253 m 278 m 114 m 43 m
Summer day (hottest month) 25° 24° 24° 23°
Winter night (coldest month) -1° 0° -2° 1°
Annual rainfall 969 mm 1,480 mm 516 mm 770 mm
Best months May–Sep Jun–Sep Jun–Sep Jun–Aug
Distance — 2 km 488 km 382 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Freiburg im Breisgau

1 place
  1. 1 Freiburg im Breisgau 237.5K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

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