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Main-Kinzig-Kreis

Located in Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt, Hesse Coordinates: 50°15′00″ N 9°18′17″ E

Map showing the location of Main-Kinzig-Kreis Main-Kinzig-Kreis
Location in Germany
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
When to go
June–August
See the climate
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 sightseeing

Best 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).

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Climate of Main-Kinzig-Kreis
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)806972596576916675828297

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

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. 1 Hanau 98K
  2. 2 Maintal 39K
  3. 3 Gelnhausen, Barbarossastadt 23.3K
  4. 4 Bruchköbel 20.5K
  5. 5 Nidderau 20.1K
  6. 6 Erlensee 15.9K
  7. 7 Schlüchtern 15.7K
  8. 8 Gründau 14.6K
  9. 9 Langenselbold 14.4K
  10. 10 Freigericht 14.2K
  11. 11 Bad Soden-Salmünster 13.7K
  12. 12 Wächtersbach 12.7K
  13. 13 Schöneck 11.8K
  14. 14 Rodenbach 11.1K
  15. 15 Steinau an der Straße 10.2K
  16. 16 Bad Orb 9.9K
  17. 17 Linsengericht 9.7K
  18. 18 Sinntal 8.7K
  19. 19 Biebergemünd 8.2K
  20. 20 Hasselroth 7.4K
  21. 21 Großkrotzenburg 7.3K
  22. 22 Birstein 6.1K
  23. 23 Neuberg 5.3K
  24. 24 Brachttal 4.8K
  25. 25 Hammersbach 4.8K
  26. 26 Niederdorfelden 4.2K
  27. 27 Ronneburg 3.5K
  28. 28 Jossgrund 3.4K
  29. 29 Flörsbachtal 2.3K

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

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