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Mountain

Steiger

Located in Herbstein, Vogelsbergkreis Coordinates: 50°31′35″ N 9°25′55″ E

Map showing the location of Steiger Steiger
Location in Germany
Elevation
453 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Schlechtenwegen
1.6 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
FRA Frankfurt Main Airport83 km
KSF Kassel Airport99 km

About Steiger

Steiger is a mountain. Location: Herbstein, Vogelsbergkreis. Elevation: 453 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (83 km). Nearby sights include Hardt and Höhberg.

Climate of Steiger

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 77 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
December (90 mm)
Driest month
April (59 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 Steiger
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°7°11°17°19°22°21°17°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-4°-1°2°6°9°11°11°7°4°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)766269596976816471757790

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Steiger

The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), 83 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Offenbach, 67 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 83 kmsouthwest
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 99 kmnorth
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 119 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Offenbach Population: 119.2K 67 kmsouthwest
  • Frankfurt am Main Population: 650K 70 kmsouthwest
  • Kassel Population: 197.2K 88 kmnorth
  • Würzburg Population: 133.7K 90 kmsoutheast
  • Darmstadt Population: 167K 92 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Steiger

Within 100 km: 696 historic and cultural sites, 5,430 natural sites, 753 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km407 places

  • Großer Weiher Lake 20 kmSW
  • Lanzenhainer Weier Lake 8 kmW
  • Niddasee Lake 24 kmW
  • Ziegenrückskopf Mountain 14 kmNW

25–60 km1,832 places

  • Ohe River 60 kmNW
  • Lumda River 54 kmW
  • Felda River 58 kmNE
  • Felda River 32 kmNW

60–100 km4,640 places

  • Ogge River 92 kmNW
  • Liese River 88 kmNW
  • Frieda River 88 kmNE
  • Baune River 79 kmN

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