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Odenwaldkreis

Located in Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt, Hesse Coordinates: 49°41′17″ N 8°59′34″ E

Map showing the location of Odenwaldkreis Odenwaldkreis
Location in Germany
Population
93,846
93.8K
Elevation
233 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
12
listed under Odenwaldkreis
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
MHG Mannheim-City Airport42 km
FRA Frankfurt Main Airport49 km

About Odenwaldkreis

Odenwaldkreis is a municipality. Location: Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt, Hesse. Population: 93,846. Elevation: 233 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Mannheim-City Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Mümlingtal and Kahlberg.

Climate of Odenwaldkreis

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 83 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (101 mm)
Driest month
April (61 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 Odenwaldkreis
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°9°13°18°21°23°23°19°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°8°11°13°13°9°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)8571806177808864738383101

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Odenwaldkreis

The nearest airport is Mannheim-City Airport (MHG), 42 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) (49 km). The nearest large city is Darmstadt, 32 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Mannheim-City Airport (MHG) Mannheim 42 kmsouthwest
  • Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 49 kmnorthwest
  • Stuttgart Airport (STR) Stuttgart 112 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Darmstadt Population: 167K 32 kmnorthwest
  • Heidelberg Population: 143.3K 38 kmsouthwest
  • Mannheim Population: 308K 44 kmsouthwest
  • Ludwigshafen am Rhein Population: 163.2K 46 kmsouthwest
  • Offenbach Population: 119.2K 49 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Odenwaldkreis

Within 100 km: 1,310 historic and cultural sites, 3,836 natural sites, 833 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km385 places

  • Marbachstausee Lake 9 kmS
  • Klosterweiher Lake 24 kmE
  • Zellerkopf Mountain 1 kmNW
  • Winkelberg Mountain 13 kmE

25–60 km1,492 places

  • Umpfer River 55 kmE
  • Elsenz River 36 kmSW
  • Modau River 41 kmW
  • Friesenheimer Insel Island 44 kmSW

60–100 km4,102 places

  • Hessental Concentration Camp Historic site 86 kmSE
  • Uzbach River 87 kmE
  • Rüdesheimer Aue Island 83 kmNW
  • Petersaue Island 65 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Odenwaldkreis and similar cities

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

Measure Odenwaldkreis Tübingen Schwerin Giessen
Population 93.8K 92.3K 96.6K 89.2K
Elevation 233 m 333 m 48 m 162 m
Summer day (hottest month) 23° 24° 23° 24°
Winter night (coldest month) -2° -2° -2° -1°
Annual rainfall 946 mm 754 mm 628 mm 681 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Sep Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 130 km 469 km 103 km

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

Places in Odenwaldkreis

12 places
  1. 1 Michelstadt 15.4K
  2. 2 Erbach, Kreisstadt 13.9K
  3. 3 Höchst i. Odw. 9.7K
  4. 4 Bad König 9.5K
  5. 5 Oberzent 9.4K
  6. 6 Reichelsheim (Odenwald) 8.3K
  7. 7 Breuberg 7.2K
  8. 8 Lützelbach 6.8K
  9. 9 Brensbach 4.9K
  10. 10 Brombachtal 3.4K
  11. 11 Fränkisch-Crumbach 2.9K
  12. 12 Mossautal 2.4K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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