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Village

Plankenstein

Located in Plankenfels, Landkreis Bayreuth Coordinates: 49°53′39″ N 11°20′59″ E

Map showing the location of Plankenstein Plankenstein
Location in Germany
Elevation
442 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NUE Nuremberg Airport48 km
KLV Karlovy Vary Airport117 km

About Plankenstein

Plankenstein is a village. Location: Plankenfels, Landkreis Bayreuth. Elevation: 442 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Ruine Plankenstein and Lochau.

Climate of Plankenstein

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 70 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
July (88 mm)
Driest month
April (55 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 Plankenstein
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°8°12°18°20°22°22°18°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°2°7°10°11°11°8°4°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)755966556287886365707088

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Plankenstein

The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (NUE), 48 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erlangen, 42 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Nuremberg Airport (NUE) Nuremberg 48 kmsouthwest
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 117 kmeast
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 124 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Erlangen Population: 102.7K 42 kmsouthwest
  • Nuremberg Population: 515.5K 53 kmsouth
  • Fürth Population: 132K 53 kmsouthwest
  • Würzburg Population: 133.7K 101 kmwest
  • Regensburg Population: 151.4K 112 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Plankenstein

Within 100 km: 1,119 historic and cultural sites, 4,086 natural sites, 827 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km489 places

  • Waldstadion Weismain Landmark 23 kmN
  • Craimoosweiher Lake 19 kmSE
  • Lohe Mountain 15 kmW
  • Ziegenberg Mountain 9 kmN

25–60 km2,228 places

  • Spitzelberg Mountain 38 kmS
  • Stollenberg Mountain 39 kmS
  • Deckersberg Mountain 46 kmS
  • Welles Weiher Lake 44 kmSW

60–100 km3,315 places

  • Český Les Mountain 87 kmE
  • Uzbach River 93 kmSW
  • Badsee Lake 67 kmW
  • Zipfelteich Lake 84 kmN

Straight-line distances.

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