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Mountain

Steimel

Located in Herbstein, Vogelsbergkreis Coordinates: 50°34′18″ N 9°22′58″ E

Map showing the location of Steimel Steimel
Location in Germany
Elevation
472 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rixfeld
0.9 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
FRA Frankfurt Main Airport84 km
KSF Kassel Airport94 km

About Steimel

Steimel is a mountain. Location: Herbstein, Vogelsbergkreis. Elevation: 472 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (84 km). Nearby sights include Matteberg and Hohwald.

Climate of Steimel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 77 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Steimel
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°3°7°11°17°19°21°21°17°11°5°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°1°6°9°11°10°7°4°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)766269596976816471757790

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Steimel

The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), 84 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Offenbach, 68 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 84 kmsouthwest
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 94 kmnorth
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 120 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Offenbach Population: 119.2K 68 kmsouthwest
  • Frankfurt am Main Population: 650K 71 kmsouthwest
  • Kassel Population: 197.2K 83 kmnorth
  • Darmstadt Population: 167K 94 kmsouthwest
  • Würzburg Population: 133.7K 96 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Steimel

Within 100 km: 633 historic and cultural sites, 5,488 natural sites, 745 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km391 places

  • Großer Weiher Lake 21 kmSW
  • Lanzenhainer Weier Lake 5 kmSW
  • Niddasee Lake 22 kmSW
  • Ziegenrückskopf Mountain 9 kmNW

25–60 km1,886 places

  • Ohe River 54 kmNW
  • Lumda River 49 kmW
  • Felda River 58 kmNE
  • Felda River 27 kmNW

60–100 km4,589 places

  • Wande River 96 kmN
  • Erpe River 96 kmN
  • Ogge River 86 kmNW
  • Liese River 82 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Matteberg Mountain, Herbstein
    1.3 km SE
  • Hohwald Mountain, Lauterbach (Hessen), Kreisstadt
    2.8 km NE
  • Lohwald Mountain, Lautertal
    2.9 km NW
  • Hain Mountain, Herbstein
    2.9 km W
  • Gallberg Mountain, Herbstein
    3.8 km SW
  • Wöllstein Mountain, Wartenberg
    4.7 km E
  • Heerhain Mountain, Herbstein
    4.7 km S
  • Wehrberg Mountain, Lautertal
    4.8 km NW

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources