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Municipality

Frankfurt am Main

Located in Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt, Hesse Coordinates: 50°07′51″ N 8°39′49″ E

Map showing the location of Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt am Main
Location in Germany
Population
756,021
756K
Elevation
120 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
1
listed under Frankfurt am Main
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
FRA Frankfurt Main Airport14 km
MHG Mannheim-City Airport74 km

About Frankfurt am Main

Frankfurt am Main is a municipality. Location: Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt, Hesse. Population: 756,021. Elevation: 120 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (14 km). Nearby sights include Urselbach and Königsbach.

Climate of Frankfurt am Main

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 52 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
July (65 mm)
Driest month
February (40 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 Frankfurt am Main
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°10°14°20°23°25°25°20°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°2°5°9°12°14°14°10°6°3°0°
Precipitation (mm)444046435861655050545257

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

How to get to Frankfurt am Main

The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), 14 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Frankfurt am Main, 2 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 14 kmsouthwest
  • Mannheim-City Airport (MHG) Mannheim 74 kmsouth
  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 103 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Frankfurt am Main Population: 650K 2 kmsoutheast
  • Offenbach Population: 119.2K 8 kmsoutheast
  • Darmstadt Population: 167K 29 kmsouth
  • Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 30 kmwest
  • Mainz Population: 222.9K 32 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Frankfurt am Main

Within 100 km: 964 historic and cultural sites, 4,322 natural sites, 786 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km342 places

  • Ernst-Ludwigs-Teich Lake 20 kmS
  • Egelswoog Lake 18 kmS
  • Zeilsberg Mountain 13 kmW
  • Wellenberg Mountain 20 kmN

25–60 km1,701 places

  • Modau River 38 kmS
  • Lumda River 57 kmN
  • Aar River 54 kmNW
  • Rüdesheimer Aue Island 55 kmW

60–100 km4,029 places

  • Elsenz River 82 kmS
  • Ohe River 73 kmN
  • Felda River 69 kmNE
  • Urbach River 91 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Frankfurt am Main and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt am Main Düsseldorf Stuttgart
Population 756K 650K 618.7K 612.7K
Elevation 120 m 113 m 42 m 252 m
Summer day (hottest month) 25° 25° 24° 24°
Winter night (coldest month) -1° -1° 1° -2°
Annual rainfall 620 mm 674 mm 788 mm 744 mm
Best months May–Sep May–Sep Jun–Sep May–Sep
Distance — 2 km 180 km 155 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Frankfurt am Main

1 place
  1. 1 Frankfurt 756K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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