Wetteraukreis
Located in Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt, Hesse Coordinates: 50°21′46″ N 8°54′48″ E
- Population
- 311,593
- 311.6K
- Elevation
- 137 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 25
- listed under Wetteraukreis
- Airports
- FRA Frankfurt Main Airport45 km
- MHG Mannheim-City Airport103 km
About Wetteraukreis
Wetteraukreis is a municipality. Location: Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt, Hesse. Population: 311,593. Elevation: 137 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Laisbach and Horloff.
Photos of Wetteraukreis
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Steinkopf Jörg Braukmann · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
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Kleinkastell Lochberg Haselburg-müller · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Kleinkastell Stammheim Haselburg-müller · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Climate of Wetteraukreis
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 59 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- July (72 mm)
- Driest month
- February (45 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 5° | 10° | 14° | 19° | 21° | 24° | 24° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -2° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 9° | 6° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 53 | 45 | 51 | 48 | 60 | 71 | 72 | 54 | 57 | 60 | 59 | 66 |
How to get to Wetteraukreis
The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), 45 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Offenbach, 31 km to the south.
Airports
- Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 45 kmsouthwest
- Mannheim-City Airport (MHG) Mannheim 103 kmsouth
- Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 122 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Offenbach Population: 119.2K 31 kmsouth
- Frankfurt am Main Population: 650K 32 kmsouthwest
- Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 57 kmsouthwest
- Darmstadt Population: 167K 58 kmsouth
- Mainz Population: 222.9K 62 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Wetteraukreis
Within 100 km: 787 historic and cultural sites, 4,886 natural sites, 763 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km354 places
- Großer Weiher Lake 21 kmE
- Großer Weiher Lake 25 kmE
- Niddasee Lake 19 kmNE
- Wölfersheimer See Lake 7 kmNW
25–60 km1,845 places
- Ohe River 50 kmN
- Lumda River 35 kmNW
- Felda River 38 kmN
- Hattsteinweiher Lake 29 kmW
60–100 km4,237 places
- Weibe River 94 kmNW
- Ogge River 98 kmN
- Modau River 69 kmSW
- Liese River 87 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Wetteraukreis and similar cities
Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.
| Measure | Wetteraukreis | Münster | Mannheim | Augsburg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 311.6K | 308.3K | 308K | 301.1K |
| Elevation | 137 m | 64 m | 100 m | 489 m |
| Summer day (hottest month) | 24° | 23° | 25° | 23° |
| Winter night (coldest month) | -2° | -1° | -1° | -4° |
| Annual rainfall | 696 mm | 768 mm | 669 mm | 852 mm |
| Best months | Jun–Aug | Jun–Aug | May–Sep | Jun–Aug |
| Distance | — | 199 km | 102 km | 264 km |
Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.
Places in Wetteraukreis
25 places- 1 Bad Vilbel 36K
- 2 Bad Nauheim 32.9K
- 3 Friedberg (Hessen), Kreisstadt 30.4K
- 4 Butzbach 27K
- 5 Karben 22.6K
- 6 Budingen 22.4K
- 7 Nidda 17.1K
- 8 Rosbach v. d. Höhe 13.1K
- 9 Altenstadt 12.8K
- 10 Niddatal 9.9K
- 11 Wölfersheim 9.4K
- 12 Florstadt 9.1K
- 13 Ortenberg 8.4K
- 14 Reichelsheim (Wetterau) 7K
- 15 Gedern 6.7K
- 16 Wöllstadt 6.6K
- 17 Ober-Mörlen 5.7K
- 18 Münzenberg 5.7K
- 19 Limeshain 5.6K
- 20 Echzell 5.5K
- 21 Ranstadt 5.3K
- 22 Rockenberg 4.2K
- 23 Glauburg 3K
- 24 Hirzenhain 2.8K
- 25 Kefenrod 2.6K
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Laisbach River, Hesse2.6 km E
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Horloff River, Hesse5 km SW
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Rülz Natural site, Hesse6.6 km E
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Kleinkastell Massohl Historic site, Hungen8.3 km N
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Wartberg Mountain, Nidderau11 km S
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Bleichenbach River, Hesse8 km SE
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Erbstädter Gemeindewald Natural site, Hesse8.9 km S
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Kleinkastell Wingertsberg Historic site, Hungen9.9 km N
Sources & licences
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