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Rhein-Neckar-Kreis

Located in Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Wurttemberg Coordinates: 49°22′12″ N 8°44′06″ E

Map showing the location of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
Location in Germany
Population
558,561
558.6K
Elevation
390 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
54
listed under Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
MHG Mannheim-City Airport20 km
FRA Frankfurt Main Airport74 km

About Rhein-Neckar-Kreis

Rhein-Neckar-Kreis is a municipality. Location: Karlsruhe Region, Baden-Wurttemberg. Population: 558,561. Elevation: 390 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Mannheim-City Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Hochfirst and Großer Wald.

Climate of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (94 mm)
Driest month
April (63 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°12°18°20°22°22°18°12°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°8°11°13°13°9°6°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)787177638687896375838794

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rhein-Neckar-Kreis

The nearest airport is Mannheim-City Airport (MHG), 20 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) (74 km). The nearest large city is Heidelberg, 5 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Mannheim-City Airport (MHG) Mannheim 20 kmnorthwest
  • Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 74 kmnorth
  • Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) Rheinmünster 81 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Heidelberg Population: 143.3K 5 kmnorthwest
  • Mannheim Population: 308K 24 kmnorthwest
  • Ludwigshafen am Rhein Population: 163.2K 24 kmnorthwest
  • Heilbronn Population: 120.7K 44 kmsoutheast
  • Karlsruhe Population: 283.8K 47 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Rhein-Neckar-Kreis

Within 100 km: 1,128 historic and cultural sites, 3,892 natural sites, 921 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km477 places

  • Elsenz River 5 kmNE
  • Insel Flotzgrün Island 23 kmSW
  • Neckarinsel Island 6 kmNW
  • Otterstadter Altrhein Lake 19 kmW

25–60 km1,611 places

  • Modau River 53 kmN
  • Friesenheimer Insel Island 26 kmNW
  • Große Woog Lake 55 kmN
  • Altrhein Kleiner Bodensee Lake 44 kmSW

60–100 km3,853 places

  • Hessental Concentration Camp Historic site 81 kmE
  • Umpfer River 75 kmE
  • Rench River 95 kmSW
  • Lauter River 90 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Rhein-Neckar-Kreis and similar cities

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

Measure Rhein-Neckar-Kreis Dresden Bremen Dortmund
Population 558.6K 564.9K 546.5K 588.5K
Elevation 390 m 116 m 17 m 96 m
Summer day (hottest month) 22° 25° 22° 24°
Winter night (coldest month) -2° -2° -1° -1°
Annual rainfall 953 mm 653 mm 679 mm 857 mm
Best months Jun–Aug May–Sep Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 403 km 412 km 255 km

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

Places in Rhein-Neckar-Kreis

54 places
  1. 1 Weinheim 45.9K
  2. 2 Sinsheim 37K
  3. 3 Wiesloch 27.7K
  4. 4 Leimen 26.9K
  5. 5 Schwetzingen 21.8K
  6. 6 Hockenheim 21.6K
  7. 7 Walldorf 16.2K
  8. 8 Eppelheim 15.7K
  9. 9 Sandhausen 15.3K
  10. 10 Schriesheim 15.2K
  11. 11 Eberbach 14.7K
  12. 12 Edingen-Neckarhausen 14.6K
  13. 13 Brühl 14.3K
  14. 14 St. Leon-Rot 14K
  15. 15 Neckargemünd 13.3K
  16. 16 Ketsch 13.1K
  17. 17 Ladenburg 12.9K
  18. 18 Dossenheim 12.7K
  19. 19 Heddesheim 12.3K
  20. 20 Oftersheim 12.3K
  21. 21 Hemsbach 11.9K
  22. 22 Nußloch 11.4K
  23. 23 Plankstadt 10.6K
  24. 24 Hirschberg an der Bergstraße 9.6K
  25. 25 Ilvesheim 9.2K
  26. 26 Dielheim 9.1K
  27. 27 Mühlhausen 8.8K
  28. 28 Rauenberg 8.7K
  29. 29 Reilingen 8.4K
  30. 30 Neulußheim 7.2K
  31. 31 Laudenbach 6.6K
  32. 32 Altlußheim 6.3K
  33. 33 Bammental 6.3K
  34. 34 Waibstadt 5.8K
  35. 35 Angelbachtal 5.3K
  36. 36 Meckesheim 5.3K
  37. 37 Schönau 4.4K
  38. 38 Neckarbischofsheim 4.2K
  39. 39 Mauer 4.1K
  40. 40 Helmstadt-Bargen 3.9K
  41. 41 Malsch 3.5K
  42. 42 Wilhelmsfeld 3.3K
  43. 43 Wiesenbach 3.2K
  44. 44 Schönbrunn 2.9K
  45. 45 Eschelbronn 2.7K
  46. 46 Heiligkreuzsteinach 2.6K
  47. 47 Gaiberg 2.5K
  48. 48 Epfenbach 2.4K
  49. 49 Lobbach 2.4K
  50. 50 Zuzenhausen 2.3K
  51. 51 Reichartshausen 2.2K
  52. 52 Neidenstein 1.8K
  53. 53 Spechbach 1.8K
  54. 54 Heddesbach 472

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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