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Kreisfreie Stadt Erlangen

Located in Middle Franconia, Bavaria Coordinates: 49°34′44″ N 10°59′22″ E

Map showing the location of Kreisfreie Stadt Erlangen Kreisfreie Stadt Erlangen
Location in Germany
Population
115,928
115.9K
Elevation
291 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
1
listed under Kreisfreie Stadt Erlangen
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
NUE Nuremberg Airport11 km
MUC Munich Airport148 km

About Kreisfreie Stadt Erlangen

Kreisfreie Stadt Erlangen is a municipality. Location: Middle Franconia, Bavaria. Population: 115,928. Elevation: 291 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include Bachgraben and Aurach.

Climate of Kreisfreie Stadt Erlangen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 56 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
June (80 mm)
Driest month
February (46 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 Kreisfreie Stadt Erlangen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°9°14°19°22°24°24°19°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°2°7°10°12°12°8°4°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)554654506480795958615665

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

How to get to Kreisfreie Stadt Erlangen

The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (NUE), 11 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erlangen, 2 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Nuremberg Airport (NUE) Nuremberg 11 kmsoutheast
  • Munich Airport (MUC) Munich 148 kmsoutheast
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 155 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Erlangen Population: 102.7K 2 kmnortheast
  • Fürth Population: 132K 11 kmsouth
  • Nuremberg Population: 515.5K 15 kmsoutheast
  • Würzburg Population: 133.7K 79 kmwest
  • Ingolstadt Population: 120.7K 96 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Kreisfreie Stadt Erlangen

Within 100 km: 1,394 historic and cultural sites, 3,612 natural sites, 765 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km446 places

  • Welles Weiher Lake 4 kmNW
  • Unterer Herrnsee Lake 20 kmN
  • Stephansweiher Lake 4 kmSW
  • Rosenweiher Lake 11 kmSW

25–60 km1,918 places

  • Waldstadion Weismain Landmark 60 kmN
  • Spitzelberg Mountain 33 kmE
  • Stollenberg Mountain 31 kmE
  • Deckersberg Mountain 35 kmE

60–100 km3,407 places

  • Umpfer River 91 kmW
  • Zusam River 99 kmS
  • Unterer Markweiher Lake 91 kmE
  • Thundorfer Weiher Lake 90 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Kreisfreie Stadt Erlangen and similar cities

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

Measure Kreisfreie Stadt Erlangen Remscheid Bremerhaven Offenbach
Population 115.9K 117.1K 118.6K 119.2K
Elevation 291 m 351 m 2 m 113 m
Summer day (hottest month) 24° 21° 21° 25°
Winter night (coldest month) -3° -2° 0° -1°
Annual rainfall 727 mm 1,153 mm 726 mm 674 mm
Best months May–Sep Jun–Aug Jun–Aug May–Sep
Distance — 323 km 473 km 170 km

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

Places in Kreisfreie Stadt Erlangen

1 place
  1. 1 Erlangen 115.9K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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