Wetzlar
Located in Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Regierungsbezirk Gießen Coordinates: 50°32′44″ N 8°30′18″ E
- Population
- 54,665
- 54.7K
- Elevation
- 174 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 26
- listed under Wetzlar
- Airports
- FRA Frankfurt Main Airport58 km
- CGN Cologne Bonn Airport103 km
About Wetzlar
Wetzlar is a village. Location: Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Regierungsbezirk Gießen. Population: 54,665. Elevation: 174 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Wetzbach and Dill.
Climate of Wetzlar
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 -1°)
- Wettest month
- December (68 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 5° | 9° | 14° | 19° | 21° | 24° | 24° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 9° | 6° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 55 | 45 | 54 | 46 | 63 | 65 | 63 | 51 | 56 | 59 | 59 | 68 |
How to get to Wetzlar
The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), 58 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Frankfurt am Main, 50 km to the south.
Airports
- Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 58 kmsouth
- Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 103 kmwest
- Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 111 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Frankfurt am Main Population: 650K 50 kmsouth
- Siegen Population: 107.2K 50 kmnorthwest
- Offenbach Population: 119.2K 53 kmsouth
- Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 54 kmsouth
- Mainz Population: 222.9K 65 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Wetzlar
Within 100 km: 699 historic and cultural sites, 5,039 natural sites, 796 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km402 places
- Lumda River 17 kmNE
- Hattsteinweiher Lake 22 kmS
- Zinnberg Mountain 16 kmW
- Zimberg Mountain 24 kmW
25–60 km1,994 places
- Weibe River 58 kmNW
- Ohe River 30 kmNE
- Felda River 43 kmNE
- Aar River 40 kmSW
60–100 km4,138 places
- Else River 88 kmNW
- Valme River 91 kmN
- Ogge River 78 kmN
- Modau River 81 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Places in Wetzlar
26 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages12
- Blasbach · Village
- Dalheim · Village
- Garbenheim · Village
- Hermannstein · Village
- Münchholzhausen · Village
- Nauborn · Village
- Naunheim · Village
- Niedergirmes · Village
- Siedlung Büblingshausen · Village
- Silhöferau · Neighbourhood
- Spilburg · Neighbourhood
- Steindorf · Village
Mountains & nature8
- Bilstein · Mountain
- Enlingsberg · Mountain
- Galgenberg · Mountain
- Hirschkopf · Mountain
- Lahnberg · Mountain
- Simberg · Mountain
- Stoppelberg · Mountain
- Wein Berg · Mountain
Heritage & sights4
- Brühlsbacher Warte · Landmark
- Kalsmunt · Historic site
- Wetzlar, Dom (ehem. Stiftskirche St. Maria) · Attraction
- Wetzlar, Franziskanerkirche · Attraction
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Wetzbach River, Hesse0.8 km NW
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Dill River, Hesse1.3 km NW
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Kloster Altenberg Attraction, Solms4.5 km W
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Galgenberg Mountain, Solms5.7 km W
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Schloss Braunfels Historic site, Braunfels9 km SW -
Kanhard Mountain, Aßlar7 km NW
Other cities and towns in Lahn-Dill-Kreis
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Albshausen Neighbourhood, Solms4.8 km W
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Oberbiel Neighbourhood, Solms5.5 km W
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Schwalbach Neighbourhood, Schöffengrund6 km SW
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Dorlar Village, Lahnau5.4 km NE
Sources & licences
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