Mountain

Plägelberg

Located in Alfeld, Nürnberger Land Coordinates: 49°26′40″ N 11°33′24″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 569 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Alfeld; 1.3 km S
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: NUE Nuremberg Airport35 km; MUC Munich Airport122 km

About Plägelberg

Plägelberg is a mountain. Location: Alfeld, Nürnberger Land. Elevation: 569 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Sauberg and Hofstetter Berg.

Climate of Plägelberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 77 mm

Hottest month: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: January (night -4°)
Wettest month: June (99 mm)
Driest month: April (64 mm)

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7° -1°

12° 2°

18° 7°

20° 10°

22° 12°

22° 11°

17° 8°

11° 4°

5° 0°

2° -3°

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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 Plägelberg
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	1°	2°	7°	12°	18°	20°	22°	22°	17°	11°	5°	2°
Average low (°C)	-4°	-4°	-1°	2°	7°	10°	12°	11°	8°	4°	0°	-3°
Precipitation (mm)	81	66	70	64	77	99	94	80	69	71	77	92

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Plägelberg

The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (NUE), 35 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Nuremberg, 35 km to the west.

Airports

Nuremberg Airport (NUE) Nuremberg 35 kmwest
Munich Airport (MUC) Munich 122 kmsouth
Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 129 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Nuremberg Population: 515.5K 35 kmwest
Fürth Population: 132K 41 kmwest
Erlangen Population: 102.7K 43 kmnorthwest
Regensburg Population: 151.4K 62 kmsoutheast
Ingolstadt Population: 120.7K 76 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Plägelberg

Within 100 km: 1,032 historic and cultural sites, 3,063 natural sites, 666 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km359 places

Spitzelberg Mountain 15 kmNW
Stollenberg Mountain 15 kmNW
Deckersberg Mountain 9 kmNW
Dillberg Mountain 18 kmSW

25–60 km1,446 places

Welles Weiher Lake 48 kmW
Unterer Markweiher Lake 47 kmSE
Unterer Herrnsee Lake 57 kmNW
Thundorfer Weiher Lake 47 kmE

60–100 km2,956 places

Waldstadion Weismain Landmark 75 kmN
Český Les Mountain 73 kmE
Badsee Lake 98 kmNW
Wolfsee Lake 85 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Alfeld Village, Alfeld
1.3 km S
Pollanden Village, Alfeld
1.5 km SW
Gotzenberg Village, Happurg
1.9 km NW
Kauerheim Village, Alfeld
2.7 km S
Heldmannsberg Village, Pommelsbrunn
2.3 km N
Seiboldstetten Village, Alfeld
3.3 km W

Plägelberg

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sauberg Mountain, Birgland
1.4 km E
Hofstetter Berg Mountain, Pommelsbrunn
1.7 km NE
Zant 1 Mountain, Pommelsbrunn
1.4 km N
Bärenstein Mountain, Birgland
2.1 km E
Laubberg Mountain, Happurg
2.6 km N
Flüsserberg Mountain, Birgland
2.7 km E
Dillberg Mountain, Birgland
2.9 km SE
Schönberg Mountain, Pommelsbrunn
3 km N

Plägelberg

Sources & licences

Wikidata, CC0-1.0 Wikidata (CC0)
GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 11, 2026 · 2 independent sources