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Village

Forchheim

Located in Landkreis Forchheim, Upper Franconia Coordinates: 49°43′11″ N 11°03′29″ E

Map showing the location of Forchheim Forchheim
Location in Germany
Population
33,017
33K
Elevation
261 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
22
listed under Forchheim
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
NUE Nuremberg Airport25 km
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport140 km

About Forchheim

Forchheim is a village. Location: Landkreis Forchheim, Upper Franconia. Population: 33,017. Elevation: 261 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Örtelberg and Jägersburg.

Climate of Forchheim

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 59 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
June (81 mm)
Driest month
February (48 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 Forchheim
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°9°14°19°22°24°24°19°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°3°8°11°13°12°9°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)594856506281815860635970

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Forchheim

The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (NUE), 25 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erlangen, 15 km to the south.

Airports

  • Nuremberg Airport (NUE) Nuremberg 25 kmsouth
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 140 kmnorth
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 144 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Erlangen Population: 102.7K 15 kmsouth
  • Fürth Population: 132K 28 kmsouth
  • Nuremberg Population: 515.5K 30 kmsouth
  • Würzburg Population: 133.7K 80 kmwest
  • Regensburg Population: 151.4K 109 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Forchheim

Within 100 km: 1,329 historic and cultural sites, 3,976 natural sites, 787 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km584 places

  • Welles Weiher Lake 15 kmSW
  • Unterer Herrnsee Lake 11 kmW
  • Stephansweiher Lake 20 kmSW
  • Oberer Herrnsee Lake 11 kmW

25–60 km2,023 places

  • Waldstadion Weismain Landmark 43 kmN
  • Spitzelberg Mountain 33 kmSE
  • Stollenberg Mountain 32 kmSE
  • Deckersberg Mountain 39 kmSE

60–100 km3,485 places

  • Umpfer River 98 kmW
  • Uzbach River 67 kmW
  • Unterer Markweiher Lake 94 kmSE
  • Thundorfer Weiher Lake 91 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Forchheim

22 places
  1. 1 Forchheim 30.4K

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

Cities & villages6

Mountains & nature4

Lakes, rivers & coasts2

Heritage & sights9

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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