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Sontra

Located in Werra-Meißner-Kreis, Regierungsbezirk Kassel Coordinates: 51°04′00″ N 9°56′00″ E

Map showing the location of Sontra Sontra
Location in Germany
Population
7,466
7.5K
Elevation
250 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
58
listed under Sontra
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KSF Kassel Airport54 km
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport73 km

About Sontra

Sontra is a village. Location: Werra-Meißner-Kreis, Regierungsbezirk Kassel. Population: 7,466. Elevation: 250 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Brodberg and Langer Berg.

Climate of Sontra

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 66 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (78 mm)
Driest month
February (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 Sontra
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°13°18°20°22°23°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°7°10°12°12°9°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)594859536778766261616670

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Sontra

The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (KSF), 54 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kassel, 41 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 54 kmnorthwest
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 73 kmeast
  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 110 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Kassel Population: 197.2K 41 kmnorthwest
  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 52 kmnorth
  • Erfurt Population: 218.8K 78 kmeast
  • Paderborn Population: 142.2K 110 kmnorthwest
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 117 kmeast

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

Day trips from Sontra

Within 100 km: 430 historic and cultural sites, 5,693 natural sites, 794 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km558 places

  • Frieda River 19 kmNE
  • Zwickelsberg Mountain 21 kmE
  • Zungenkopf Mountain 10 kmN
  • Zipfel Mountain 10 kmE

25–60 km2,032 places

  • Felda River 27 kmSE
  • Eitra River 32 kmSW
  • Baune River 38 kmNW
  • Vollmarshäuser Teich Lake 34 kmNW

60–100 km4,327 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 92 kmE
  • Wande River 69 kmNW
  • Erpe River 69 kmNW
  • Schalk River 92 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Sontra

58 places
  1. 1 Sontra 8.6K

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

Cities & villages17

Mountains & nature40

Nearby attractions & nature

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