Municipality

Hochtaunuskreis

Located in Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt, Hesse Coordinates: 50°17′07″ N 8°31′01″ E

Location in Germany

Population: 241,664; 241.7K
Elevation: 385 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 13; listed under Hochtaunuskreis
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: FRA Frankfurt Main Airport29 km; MHG Mannheim-City Airport90 km

About Hochtaunuskreis

Hochtaunuskreis is a municipality. Location: Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt, Hesse. Population: 241,664. Elevation: 385 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Stahlnheiner Grund and Anspacher Wald.

Photos of Hochtaunuskreis

Weilsberg dontworry · CC BY-SA 3.0
Schellenberg Karsten11 · Public domain
Langhals Bonvol · CC BY 3.0
Kolbenberg Jörg Braukmann · CC BY-SA 4.0
Kleiner Feldberg MdE · CC BY-SA 3.0 de

Climate of Hochtaunuskreis

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 64 mm

Hottest month: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night -2°)
Wettest month: December (74 mm)
Driest month: February (50 mm)

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8° 1°

12° 3°

17° 8°

20° 11°

22° 13°

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17° 9°

12° 5°

6° 1°

3° -1°

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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 Hochtaunuskreis
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	2°	4°	8°	12°	17°	20°	22°	22°	17°	12°	6°	3°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	1°	3°	8°	11°	13°	12°	9°	5°	1°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	60	50	58	51	65	71	73	55	60	64	64	74

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hochtaunuskreis

The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), 29 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Frankfurt am Main, 22 km to the southeast.

Airports

Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 29 kmsouth
Mannheim-City Airport (MHG) Mannheim 90 kmsouth
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 97 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Frankfurt am Main Population: 650K 22 kmsoutheast
Offenbach Population: 119.2K 27 kmsoutheast
Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 30 kmsouthwest
Mainz Population: 222.9K 38 kmsouthwest
Darmstadt Population: 167K 47 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Hochtaunuskreis

Within 100 km: 892 historic and cultural sites, 4,568 natural sites, 786 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km441 places

Hattsteinweiher Lake 7 kmN
Zeilsberg Mountain 21 kmS
Wolfsküppel Mountain 8 kmW
Wellenberg Mountain 9 kmE

25–60 km1,733 places

Ohe River 57 kmN
Modau River 53 kmS
Lumda River 42 kmN
Felda River 60 kmNE

60–100 km4,072 places

Weibe River 80 kmNW
Liese River 94 kmN
Urbach River 74 kmW
Friesenheimer Insel Island 86 kmS

Straight-line distances.