Main-Kinzig-Kreis
Located in Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt, Hesse Coordinates: 50°15′00″ N 9°18′17″ E
- Population
- 420,914
- 420.9K
- Elevation
- 202 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 31
- listed under Main-Kinzig-Kreis
- Airports
- FRA Frankfurt Main Airport59 km
- MHG Mannheim-City Airport103 km
About Main-Kinzig-Kreis
Main-Kinzig-Kreis is a municipality. Location: Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt, Hesse. Population: 420,914. Elevation: 202 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Orber Tal and Ruppelsgrund.
Climate of Main-Kinzig-Kreis
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 82 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- December (97 mm)
- Driest month
- April (59 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 19° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 1° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 9° | 6° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 80 | 69 | 72 | 59 | 65 | 76 | 91 | 66 | 75 | 82 | 82 | 97 |
How to get to Main-Kinzig-Kreis
The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), 59 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Offenbach, 42 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 59 kmsouthwest
- Mannheim-City Airport (MHG) Mannheim 103 kmsouthwest
- Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 130 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Offenbach Population: 119.2K 42 kmsouthwest
- Frankfurt am Main Population: 650K 47 kmwest
- Darmstadt Population: 167K 63 kmsouthwest
- Würzburg Population: 133.7K 69 kmsoutheast
- Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 78 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Main-Kinzig-Kreis
Within 100 km: 950 historic and cultural sites, 4,666 natural sites, 768 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km430 places
- Großer Weiher Lake 22 kmNW
- Großer Weiher Lake 7 kmNW
- Kinzigtalsperre Lake 10 kmNE
- Steigkoppe Mountain 23 kmS
25–60 km1,774 places
- Felda River 52 kmN
- Unterer Metzenweiher Lake 49 kmNE
- Oberer Metzenweiher Lake 50 kmNE
- Metzenweiher Lake 50 kmNE
60–100 km4,180 places
- Umpfer River 84 kmS
- Ohe River 74 kmNW
- Modau River 77 kmSW
- Lumda River 61 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Main-Kinzig-Kreis and similar cities
Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.
| Measure | Main-Kinzig-Kreis | Bochum | Wuppertal | Duisburg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 420.9K | 385.7K | 360.8K | 504.4K |
| Elevation | 202 m | 102 m | 150 m | 38 m |
| Summer day (hottest month) | 23° | 23° | 23° | 24° |
| Winter night (coldest month) | -2° | 0° | 0° | 1° |
| Annual rainfall | 914 mm | 1,007 mm | 1,087 mm | 819 mm |
| Best months | Jun–Aug | Jun–Aug | Jun–Aug | May–Sep |
| Distance | — | 201 km | 189 km | 222 km |
Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.
Places in Main-Kinzig-Kreis
31 places- 1 Hanau 98K
- 2 Maintal 39K
- 3 Gelnhausen, Barbarossastadt 23.3K
- 4 Bruchköbel 20.5K
- 5 Nidderau 20.1K
- 6 Erlensee 15.9K
- 7 Schlüchtern 15.7K
- 8 Gründau 14.6K
- 9 Langenselbold 14.4K
- 10 Freigericht 14.2K
- 11 Bad Soden-Salmünster 13.7K
- 12 Wächtersbach 12.7K
- 13 Schöneck 11.8K
- 14 Rodenbach 11.1K
- 15 Steinau an der Straße 10.2K
- 16 Bad Orb 9.9K
- 17 Linsengericht 9.7K
- 18 Sinntal 8.7K
- 19 Biebergemünd 8.2K
- 20 Hasselroth 7.4K
- 21 Großkrotzenburg 7.3K
- 22 Birstein 6.1K
- 23 Neuberg 5.3K
- 24 Brachttal 4.8K
- 25 Hammersbach 4.8K
- 26 Niederdorfelden 4.2K
- 27 Ronneburg 3.5K
- 28 Jossgrund 3.4K
- 29 Flörsbachtal 2.3K
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Mountains & nature2
- Gutsbezirk Spessart · Natural site
- Naturpark Hessischer Spessart · Natural site
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Orber Tal Natural site, Hesse3.2 km E
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Ruppelsgrund Natural site, Hesse3.3 km NW
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Hirschbach River, Hesse2.4 km SW
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Große Kuppe Mountain, Hesse4.5 km E
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Hasel River, Hesse3.7 km SE
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Bieber River, Hesse4 km SW
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Orbtal Natural site, Hesse5.8 km SE -
Kleine Kuppe Mountain, Hesse5.6 km E
Sources & licences
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