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Birnstengel

Located in Bischofsgrün, Landkreis Bayreuth Coordinates: 50°03′28″ N 11°48′25″ E

Map showing the location of Birnstengel Birnstengel
Location in Germany
Population
251
251
Elevation
657 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KLV Karlovy Vary Airport81 km
NUE Nuremberg Airport81 km

About Birnstengel

Birnstengel is a village. Location: Bischofsgrün, Landkreis Bayreuth. Population: 251. Elevation: 657 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary Airport (81 km). Nearby sights include Hohe Heide and Schneeberg.

Climate of Birnstengel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 85 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
December (109 mm)
Driest month
April (64 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 Birnstengel
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°1°5°10°16°19°21°20°16°10°4°1°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-2°1°5°8°10°10°7°3°-1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)93718064699210082748185109

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Birnstengel

The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV), 81 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erlangen, 77 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 81 kmeast
  • Nuremberg Airport (NUE) Nuremberg 81 kmsouthwest
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 119 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Erlangen Population: 102.7K 77 kmsouthwest
  • Nuremberg Population: 515.5K 85 kmsouthwest
  • Fürth Population: 132K 88 kmsouthwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 94 kmnorth
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 98 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Birnstengel

Within 100 km: 773 historic and cultural sites, 3,803 natural sites, 739 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km311 places

  • Förmitzspeicher Lake 17 kmNE
  • Weißenstädter See Lake 7 kmNE
  • Wetzstein Mountain 3 kmNW
  • Torkel Mountain 22 kmNW

25–60 km1,745 places

  • Waldstadion Weismain Landmark 40 kmW
  • Wüster Teich Lake 48 kmNE
  • Süßenloher Weiher Lake 44 kmSE
  • Schwanensee Lake 44 kmN

60–100 km3,259 places

  • Spitzelberg Mountain 61 kmSW
  • Stollenberg Mountain 63 kmSW
  • Deckersberg Mountain 68 kmS
  • Stoličná Mountain 97 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Hohe Heide Mountain, Landkreis Bayreuth
    1.4 km N
  • Schneeberg Mountain, Bavaria
    3.5 km E
  • Egerquelle Natural site, Landkreis Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge
    2.3 km NE
  • Wetzstein Mountain, Bavaria
    2.7 km NW
  • Ochsenkopf Mountain, Landkreis Bayreuth
    3 km S
  • Asenturm Landmark, Landkreis Bayreuth
    3 km S

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources