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Landkreis Bayreuth

Located in Upper Franconia, Bavaria Coordinates: 49°52′52″ N 11°33′57″ E

Map showing the location of Landkreis Bayreuth Landkreis Bayreuth
Location in Germany
Population
103,215
103.2K
Elevation
507 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
40
listed under Landkreis Bayreuth
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NUE Nuremberg Airport55 km
KLV Karlovy Vary Airport103 km

About Landkreis Bayreuth

Landkreis Bayreuth is a municipality. Location: Upper Franconia, Bavaria. Population: 103,215. Elevation: 507 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Sahrmühlebach and Eichenreuther Berg.

Climate of Landkreis Bayreuth

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 66 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
July (87 mm)
Driest month
April (53 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 Landkreis Bayreuth
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°3°7°12°18°20°22°22°17°12°5°2°
Average low (°C)-5°-4°-1°1°6°9°11°10°7°3°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)705562536183876462656682

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Landkreis Bayreuth

The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (NUE), 55 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erlangen, 52 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Nuremberg Airport (NUE) Nuremberg 55 kmsouthwest
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 103 kmeast
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 129 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Erlangen Population: 102.7K 52 kmsouthwest
  • Nuremberg Population: 515.5K 59 kmsouthwest
  • Fürth Population: 132K 61 kmsouthwest
  • Regensburg Population: 151.4K 104 kmsouth
  • Würzburg Population: 133.7K 117 kmwest

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

Day trips from Landkreis Bayreuth

Within 100 km: 943 historic and cultural sites, 3,842 natural sites, 787 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km273 places

  • Schlatter Weiher Lake 25 kmSE
  • Kleiner Rußweiher Lake 22 kmSE
  • Großer Rußweiher Lake 20 kmSE
  • Craimoosweiher Lake 7 kmS

25–60 km2,256 places

  • Waldstadion Weismain Landmark 32 kmNW
  • Spitzelberg Mountain 37 kmS
  • Stollenberg Mountain 39 kmS
  • Deckersberg Mountain 45 kmS

60–100 km3,043 places

  • Pláň Mountain 93 kmNE
  • Český Les Mountain 71 kmE
  • Badsee Lake 83 kmW
  • Zipfelteich Lake 81 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Landkreis Bayreuth and similar cities

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

Measure Landkreis Bayreuth Moers Erlangen Gera
Population 103.2K 103.5K 102.7K 104.7K
Elevation 507 m 29 m 290 m 203 m
Summer day (hottest month) 22° 24° 24° 24°
Winter night (coldest month) -5° 1° -3° -2°
Annual rainfall 810 mm 770 mm 745 mm 602 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Sep May–Sep Jun–Sep
Distance — 390 km 52 km 117 km

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

Places in Landkreis Bayreuth

40 places
  1. 1 Pegnitz 13.7K
  2. 2 Bindlach 7.2K
  3. 3 Weidenberg, Markt 5.9K
  4. 4 Speichersdorf 5.8K
  5. 5 Pottenstein 5.2K
  6. 6 Eckersdorf 5.1K
  7. 7 Creußen 4.9K
  8. 8 Hollfeld 4.8K
  9. 9 Bad Berneck i.Fichtelgebirge 4.4K
  10. 10 Gefrees 4.2K
  11. 11 Mistelgau 3.8K
  12. 12 Heinersreuth 3.7K
  13. 13 Goldkronach 3.5K
  14. 14 Waischenfeld 3K
  15. 15 Betzenstein 2.5K
  16. 16 Hummeltal 2.5K
  17. 17 Ahorntal 2.2K
  18. 18 Warmensteinach 2.2K
  19. 19 Bischofsgrün 1.9K
  20. 20 Fichtelberg 1.8K
  21. 21 Mistelbach 1.5K
  22. 22 Plech, Markt 1.4K
  23. 23 Glashütten 1.3K
  24. 24 Seybothenreuth 1.3K
  25. 25 Mehlmeisel 1.3K
  26. 26 Aufseß 1.3K
  27. 27 Gesees 1.3K
  28. 28 Kirchenpingarten 1.2K
  29. 29 Emtmannsberg 998
  30. 30 Schnabelwaid, Markt 966
  31. 31 Haag 946
  32. 32 Prebitz 938
  33. 33 Plankenfels 840

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

Mountains & nature4

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Heritage & sights2

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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