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Mountain

Föhrenstein

Located in Gößweinstein, Markt, Landkreis Forchheim Coordinates: 49°44′00″ N 11°21′00″ E

Map showing the location of Föhrenstein Föhrenstein
Location in Germany
Elevation
516 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kleingesee
1 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NUE Nuremberg Airport33 km
KLV Karlovy Vary Airport124 km

About Föhrenstein

Föhrenstein is a mountain. Location: Gößweinstein, Markt, Landkreis Forchheim. Elevation: 516 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Leimersberg and Reibertsberg.

Climate of Föhrenstein

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 75 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
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).

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Climate of Föhrenstein
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°3°7°12°17°20°22°22°17°12°5°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°2°6°9°11°11°7°4°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)806472616793906869747594

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Föhrenstein

The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (NUE), 33 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erlangen, 29 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Nuremberg Airport (NUE) Nuremberg 33 kmsouthwest
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 124 kmnortheast
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 141 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Erlangen Population: 102.7K 29 kmsouthwest
  • Nuremberg Population: 515.5K 37 kmsouthwest
  • Fürth Population: 132K 39 kmsouthwest
  • Regensburg Population: 151.4K 97 kmsoutheast
  • Würzburg Population: 133.7K 101 kmwest

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

Day trips from Föhrenstein

Within 100 km: 1,233 historic and cultural sites, 3,813 natural sites, 768 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km469 places

  • Spitzelberg Mountain 21 kmS
  • Stollenberg Mountain 21 kmS
  • Kreuzweiher Lake 23 kmSW
  • Craimoosweiher Lake 20 kmNE

25–60 km2,008 places

  • Waldstadion Weismain Landmark 40 kmN
  • Deckersberg Mountain 29 kmS
  • Welles Weiher Lake 33 kmSW
  • Unterer Herrnsee Lake 31 kmW

60–100 km3,337 places

  • Český Les Mountain 83 kmE
  • Uzbach River 88 kmW
  • Badsee Lake 70 kmW
  • Wüster Teich Lake 96 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

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