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Hanau

Located in Hanau, Main-Kinzig-Kreis Coordinates: 50°08′03″ N 8°54′51″ E

Map showing the location of Hanau Hanau
Location in Germany
Population
88,648
88.6K
Elevation
107 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
FRA Frankfurt Main Airport28 km
MHG Mannheim-City Airport79 km

About Hanau

Hanau is a town. Location: Hanau, Main-Kinzig-Kreis. Population: 88,648. Elevation: 107 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Marienkirche Hanau and Fallbach.

Climate of Hanau

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 60 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
July (75 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 Hanau
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°10°15°20°23°25°25°20°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°2°4°9°12°14°14°10°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)504752486167755656586068

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

How to get to Hanau

The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), 28 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Offenbach, 11 km to the west.

Airports

  • Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 28 kmsouthwest
  • Mannheim-City Airport (MHG) Mannheim 79 kmsouth
  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 120 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Offenbach Population: 119.2K 11 kmwest
  • Frankfurt am Main Population: 650K 17 kmwest
  • Darmstadt Population: 167K 35 kmsouthwest
  • Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 48 kmwest
  • Mainz Population: 222.9K 48 kmwest

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

Day trips from Hanau

Within 100 km: 1,063 historic and cultural sites, 4,338 natural sites, 747 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km332 places

  • Ernst-Ludwigs-Teich Lake 25 kmSW
  • Egelswoog Lake 24 kmSW
  • Stempelhöhe Mountain 16 kmSE
  • Steinberg Mountain 17 kmN

25–60 km1,728 places

  • Modau River 48 kmSW
  • Lumda River 59 kmN
  • Petersaue Island 49 kmW
  • Königsklinger Aue Island 58 kmW

60–100 km4,088 places

  • Umpfer River 88 kmSE
  • Elsenz River 83 kmS
  • Ohe River 75 kmN
  • Felda River 63 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Hanau and similar cities

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

Measure Hanau Giessen Tübingen Schwerin
Population 88.6K 89.2K 92.3K 96.6K
Elevation 107 m 162 m 333 m 48 m
Summer day (hottest month) 25° 24° 24° 23°
Winter night (coldest month) -1° -1° -2° -2°
Annual rainfall 698 mm 681 mm 754 mm 628 mm
Best months May–Sep Jun–Aug Jun–Sep Jun–Aug
Distance — 53 km 180 km 425 km

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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