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Main-Taunus-Kreis

Located in Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt, Hesse Coordinates: 50°06′35″ N 8°26′03″ E

Map showing the location of Main-Taunus-Kreis Main-Taunus-Kreis
Location in Germany
Population
238,775
238.8K
Elevation
245 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
12
listed under Main-Taunus-Kreis
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
FRA Frankfurt Main Airport13 km
MHG Mannheim-City Airport71 km

About Main-Taunus-Kreis

Main-Taunus-Kreis is a municipality. Location: Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt, Hesse. Population: 238,775. Elevation: 245 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (13 km). Nearby sights include Hofheimer Wald and Zeilsberg.

Climate of Main-Taunus-Kreis

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 53 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
July (67 mm)
Driest month
February (42 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
Climate of Main-Taunus-Kreis
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°9°13°19°21°24°24°19°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°2°4°8°11°13°13°9°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)474248456063674952565359

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Main-Taunus-Kreis

The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), 13 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Wiesbaden, 14 km to the west.

Airports

  • Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 13 kmsoutheast
  • Mannheim-City Airport (MHG) Mannheim 71 kmsouth
  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 86 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 14 kmwest
  • Frankfurt am Main Population: 650K 18 kmeast
  • Mainz Population: 222.9K 18 kmsouthwest
  • Offenbach Population: 119.2K 24 kmeast
  • Darmstadt Population: 167K 31 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Main-Taunus-Kreis

Within 100 km: 956 historic and cultural sites, 4,305 natural sites, 818 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km394 places

  • Petersaue Island 16 kmSW
  • Königsklinger Aue Island 24 kmSW
  • Kisselwörth Island 23 kmS
  • Langenaue Island 19 kmS

25–60 km1,635 places

  • Modau River 33 kmS
  • Aar River 42 kmNW
  • Rüdesheimer Aue Island 39 kmSW
  • Mariannenaue Island 27 kmSW

60–100 km4,050 places

  • Elsenz River 84 kmS
  • Weibe River 94 kmNW
  • Ohe River 78 kmN
  • Lumda River 62 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Main-Taunus-Kreis and similar cities

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

Measure Main-Taunus-Kreis Krefeld Halle Freiburg im Breisgau
Population 238.8K 238K 237.9K 237.5K
Elevation 245 m 43 m 114 m 278 m
Summer day (hottest month) 24° 23° 24° 24°
Winter night (coldest month) -2° 1° -2° 0°
Annual rainfall 641 mm 770 mm 516 mm 1,480 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Sep Jun–Sep
Distance — 190 km 293 km 239 km

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

Places in Main-Taunus-Kreis

12 places
  1. 1 Hofheim am Taunus, Kreisstadt 39.3K
  2. 2 Hattersheim am Main 28.5K
  3. 3 Kelkheim (Taunus) 28.2K
  4. 4 Bad Soden am Taunus 23.1K
  5. 5 Eschborn 22.4K
  6. 6 Flörsheim am Main 21.3K
  7. 7 Hochheim am Main 18.4K
  8. 8 Schwalbach am Taunus 15.4K
  9. 9 Eppstein 13.1K
  10. 10 Kriftel 11.4K
  11. 11 Liederbach am Taunus 8.9K
  12. 12 Sulzbach (Taunus) 8.8K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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