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Lichtenfels

Located in Landkreis Lichtenfels, Upper Franconia Coordinates: 50°08′46″ N 11°03′48″ E

Map showing the location of Lichtenfels Lichtenfels
Location in Germany
Population
20,488
20.5K
Elevation
269 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
65
listed under Lichtenfels
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NUE Nuremberg Airport72 km
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport93 km

About Lichtenfels

Lichtenfels is a village. Location: Landkreis Lichtenfels, Upper Franconia. Population: 20,488. Elevation: 269 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Mühlbach and Vierzehnheiligen.

Climate of Lichtenfels

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 64 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
June (81 mm)
Driest month
April (51 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 Lichtenfels
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°9°13°19°21°23°23°19°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°3°8°11°13°12°9°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)645259516181806262636478

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Lichtenfels

The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (NUE), 72 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erlangen, 62 km to the south.

Airports

  • Nuremberg Airport (NUE) Nuremberg 72 kmsouth
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 93 kmnorth
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 132 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Erlangen Population: 102.7K 62 kmsouth
  • Fürth Population: 132K 75 kmsouth
  • Nuremberg Population: 515.5K 77 kmsouth
  • Würzburg Population: 133.7K 89 kmsouthwest
  • Erfurt Population: 218.8K 92 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Lichtenfels

Within 100 km: 1,121 historic and cultural sites, 4,679 natural sites, 872 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km705 places

  • Waldstadion Weismain Landmark 15 kmSE
  • Reginasee Lake 18 kmNE
  • Keilstöckteich Lake 18 kmNE
  • Breitensee Lake 16 kmNE

25–60 km2,210 places

  • Badsee Lake 53 kmSW
  • Unterer Herrnsee Lake 45 kmS
  • Sennfelder See Lake 60 kmW
  • Talsperre Schwickershausen Lake 59 kmNW

60–100 km3,757 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 98 kmN
  • Spitzelberg Mountain 71 kmSE
  • Stollenberg Mountain 71 kmS
  • Deckersberg Mountain 79 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Lichtenfels

65 places
  1. 1 Lichtenfels 21.3K
  2. 2 Buch am Forst 572

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

Cities & villages23

Mountains & nature25

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Heritage & sights9

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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