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Mountain

Falkenstein

Located in Bad Emstal, Landkreis Kassel Coordinates: 51°15′14″ N 9°17′44″ E

Map showing the location of Falkenstein Falkenstein
Location in Germany
Elevation
462 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Niedenstein
2.7 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KSF Kassel Airport19 km
PAD Paderborn Lippstadt Airport62 km

About Falkenstein

Falkenstein is a mountain. Location: Bad Emstal, Landkreis Kassel. Elevation: 462 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Altenburg and Steinberg.

Climate of Falkenstein

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 63 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
June (77 mm)
Driest month
February (46 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 Falkenstein
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°7°11°16°19°21°21°17°11°5°3°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°1°6°9°11°10°7°4°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)584656506777696261586368

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Falkenstein

The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (KSF), 19 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kassel, 16 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 19 kmnorth
  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 62 kmnorthwest
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 121 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Kassel Population: 197.2K 16 kmnortheast
  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 54 kmnortheast
  • Paderborn Population: 142.2K 64 kmnorthwest
  • Siegen Population: 107.2K 99 kmsouthwest
  • Bielefeld Population: 331.9K 102 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Falkenstein

Within 100 km: 349 historic and cultural sites, 5,668 natural sites, 818 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km424 places

  • Wande River 22 kmNW
  • Erpe River 22 kmNW
  • Baune River 12 kmE
  • Vollmarshäuser Teich Lake 19 kmE

25–60 km2,133 places

  • Ogge River 38 kmW
  • Naure River 33 kmNW
  • Liese River 50 kmW
  • Frieda River 59 kmE

60–100 km4,278 places

  • Else River 100 kmW
  • Valme River 64 kmW
  • Ohe River 67 kmSW
  • Lumda River 80 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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