Mountain

Homberg

Located in Wettenberg, Giessen Coordinates: 50°38′17″ N 8°39′04″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 280 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Lollar; 3.7 km E
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: FRA Frankfurt Main Airport68 km; KSF Kassel Airport101 km

About Homberg

Homberg is a mountain. Location: Wettenberg, Giessen. Elevation: 280 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (68 km). Nearby sights include Wettenberg and Wißmarer Wald.

Climate of Homberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 59 mm

Hottest month: July (day 23°)
Coldest month: February (night -2°)
Wettest month: December (68 mm)
Driest month: February (45 mm)

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9° 1°

13° 3°

18° 8°

21° 11°

23° 13°

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18° 9°

13° 5°

7° 1°

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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 Homberg
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	4°	9°	13°	18°	21°	23°	23°	18°	13°	7°	4°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	1°	3°	8°	11°	13°	12°	9°	5°	1°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	55	45	54	46	63	65	63	51	56	59	59	68

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Homberg

The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), 68 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siegen, 51 km to the northwest.

Airports

Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 68 kmsouth
Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 101 kmnortheast
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 108 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

Siegen Population: 107.2K 51 kmnorthwest
Frankfurt am Main Population: 650K 58 kmsouth
Offenbach Population: 119.2K 60 kmsouth
Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 68 kmsouthwest
Mainz Population: 222.9K 78 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Homberg

Within 100 km: 680 historic and cultural sites, 5,264 natural sites, 805 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km387 places

Ohe River 17 kmN
Lumda River 3 kmE
Ziegenberg Mountain 21 kmN
Volpertsberg Mountain 24 kmW

25–60 km2,124 places

Liese River 54 kmN
Felda River 30 kmE
Aar River 55 kmSW
Krombachtalsperre Lake 37 kmW

60–100 km4,238 places

Wande River 93 kmN
Erpe River 93 kmN
Else River 86 kmNW
Weibe River 61 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Lollar Village, Giessen
3.7 km E
Wißmar Village, Wettenberg
1.8 km E
Krofdorf-Gleiberg Village, Wettenberg
1.9 km SW
Lollar Town, Lollar
3.9 km E
Wieseck Neighbourhood, Gießen, Universitätsstadt
5.1 km SE
Launsbach Village, Wettenberg
2.1 km S

Homberg

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Wettenberg Mountain, Wettenberg
2.4 km S
Wißmarer Wald Natural site, Hesse
1.9 km N
Altenburg Mountain, Lollar
4.3 km NE
Wißmarbach River, Hesse
2.7 km E
Lollarkopf Mountain, Lollar
4.5 km E
Forst Krofdorf Natural site, Hesse
3.7 km NW
Fohnbach River, Hesse
3 km SW
Gleibach River, Hesse
3.3 km S

Homberg

Sources & licences

Wikidata, CC0-1.0 Wikidata (CC0)
GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 11, 2026 · 2 independent sources