- Population
- 5,501
- 5.5K
- Elevation
- 362 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- NUE Nuremberg Airport39 km
- KLV Karlovy Vary Airport118 km
About Pottenstein
Pottenstein is a town. Location: Pottenstein, Landkreis Bayreuth. Population: 5,501. Elevation: 362 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Pottenstein Concentration Camp and Breitenstein.
Climate of Pottenstein
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 75 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- December (94 mm)
- Driest month
- April (61 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 4° | 8° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 18° | 13° | 6° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | 0° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 8° | 5° | 1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 80 | 64 | 72 | 61 | 67 | 93 | 90 | 68 | 69 | 74 | 75 | 94 |
How to get to Pottenstein
The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (NUE), 39 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erlangen, 35 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Nuremberg Airport (NUE) Nuremberg 39 kmsouthwest
- Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 118 kmnortheast
- Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 138 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Erlangen Population: 102.7K 35 kmsouthwest
- Nuremberg Population: 515.5K 43 kmsouthwest
- Fürth Population: 132K 45 kmsouthwest
- Regensburg Population: 151.4K 98 kmsoutheast
- Würzburg Population: 133.7K 105 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Pottenstein
Within 100 km: 1,205 historic and cultural sites, 3,826 natural sites, 779 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km429 places
- Spitzelberg Mountain 24 kmS
- Craimoosweiher Lake 15 kmNE
- Lohe Mountain 20 kmNW
- Ziegenberg Mountain 22 kmN
25–60 km2,085 places
- Waldstadion Weismain Landmark 37 kmN
- Stollenberg Mountain 25 kmS
- Deckersberg Mountain 32 kmS
- Welles Weiher Lake 38 kmSW
60–100 km3,296 places
- Český Les Mountain 80 kmE
- Uzbach River 93 kmW
- Badsee Lake 73 kmW
- Zipfelteich Lake 96 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Pottenstein Concentration Camp Historic site, Pottenstein0.4 km E
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Breitenstein Mountain, Pottenstein1.5 km NW
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Prüll Natural site, Bavaria1.6 km E
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Alter Forst Natural site, Bavaria1.8 km W
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Eschenberg Mountain, Pottenstein4 km NE
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Fränkische Schweiz Museum Museum, Pottenstein3.7 km NW
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Püttlacher Berg Mountain, Pottenstein6.2 km NE
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Hohenmirsberger Platte Mountain, Pottenstein5.6 km NE
Sources & licences
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