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Braunfels

Located in Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Regierungsbezirk Gießen Coordinates: 50°30′03″ N 8°23′44″ E

Map showing the location of Braunfels Braunfels
Location in Germany
Population
11,045
11K
Elevation
290 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
15
listed under Braunfels
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
FRA Frankfurt Main Airport54 km
CGN Cologne Bonn Airport97 km

About Braunfels

Braunfels is a village. Location: Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Regierungsbezirk Gießen. Population: 11,045. Elevation: 290 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Hainbach and Grauenstein.

Climate of Braunfels

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 63 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (73 mm)
Driest month
April (48 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 Braunfels
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°9°13°18°21°23°23°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°7°11°12°12°9°5°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)614958486267645257616373

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Braunfels

The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), 54 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Wiesbaden, 47 km to the south.

Airports

  • Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 54 kmsouth
  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 97 kmnorthwest
  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 102 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 47 kmsouth
  • Frankfurt am Main Population: 650K 48 kmsoutheast
  • Siegen Population: 107.2K 49 kmnorthwest
  • Offenbach Population: 119.2K 52 kmsoutheast
  • Mainz Population: 222.9K 58 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Braunfels

Within 100 km: 725 historic and cultural sites, 4,868 natural sites, 808 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km408 places

  • Krombachtalsperre Lake 23 kmNW
  • Hattsteinweiher Lake 19 kmSE
  • Zinnberg Mountain 10 kmNW
  • Zimberg Mountain 18 kmNW

25–60 km1,969 places

  • Weibe River 56 kmNW
  • Ohe River 38 kmNE
  • Lumda River 27 kmNE
  • Felda River 52 kmNE

60–100 km4,024 places

  • Else River 89 kmNW
  • Valme River 96 kmN
  • Ogge River 85 kmN
  • Modau River 77 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Braunfels

15 places
  1. 1 Braunfels 11.5K

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

Cities & villages6

Mountains & nature4

Heritage & sights4

Nearby attractions & nature

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