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Mönchsberg

Located in Lichtenfels, Landkreis Lichtenfels Coordinates: 50°11′00″ N 11°03′48″ E

Map showing the location of Mönchsberg Mönchsberg
Location in Germany
Elevation
327 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Buch am Forst
3.7 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NUE Nuremberg Airport76 km
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport89 km

About Mönchsberg

Mönchsberg is a mountain. Location: Lichtenfels, Landkreis Lichtenfels. Elevation: 327 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (76 km). Nearby sights include Krötenrangen and Eichenbühl.

Climate of Mönchsberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 61 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (78 mm)
Driest month
February (47 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 Mönchsberg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°8°13°19°21°23°23°18°13°6°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°3°7°11°12°12°8°4°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)584754506276786458576172

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Mönchsberg

The nearest airport is Nuremberg Airport (NUE), 76 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erlangen, 66 km to the south.

Airports

  • Nuremberg Airport (NUE) Nuremberg 76 kmsouth
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 89 kmnorth
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 132 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Erlangen Population: 102.7K 66 kmsouth
  • Fürth Population: 132K 79 kmsouth
  • Nuremberg Population: 515.5K 81 kmsouth
  • Erfurt Population: 218.8K 88 kmnorth
  • Würzburg Population: 133.7K 91 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Mönchsberg

Within 100 km: 1,112 historic and cultural sites, 4,696 natural sites, 883 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km700 places

  • Waldstadion Weismain Landmark 17 kmSE
  • Reginasee Lake 15 kmNE
  • Keilstöckteich Lake 15 kmNE
  • Breitensee Lake 13 kmNE

25–60 km2,195 places

  • Badsee Lake 55 kmSW
  • Unterer Herrnsee Lake 49 kmS
  • Talsperre Schwickershausen Lake 57 kmNW
  • Schwappacher See Lake 51 kmSW

60–100 km3,796 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 94 kmN
  • Spitzelberg Mountain 75 kmS
  • Stollenberg Mountain 75 kmS
  • Deckersberg Mountain 83 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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