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Mountain

Heßberg

Located in Sontra, Werra-Meißner-Kreis Coordinates: 51°00′21″ N 10°00′42″ E

Map showing the location of Heßberg Heßberg
Location in Germany
Elevation
419 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Blankenbach
0.7 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KSF Kassel Airport63 km
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport67 km

About Heßberg

Heßberg is a mountain. Location: Sontra, Werra-Meißner-Kreis. Elevation: 419 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Mühlberg and Vogelheerd.

Climate of Heßberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 68 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (79 mm)
Driest month
February (51 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 Heßberg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°7°12°17°19°21°21°17°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-1°2°6°10°11°11°8°4°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)625162536978796464616874

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Heßberg

The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (KSF), 63 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kassel, 50 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 63 kmnorthwest
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 67 kmeast
  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 118 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Kassel Population: 197.2K 50 kmnorthwest
  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 59 kmnorth
  • Erfurt Population: 218.8K 72 kmeast
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 111 kmeast
  • Paderborn Population: 142.2K 118 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Heßberg

Within 100 km: 474 historic and cultural sites, 5,556 natural sites, 792 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km545 places

  • Frieda River 22 kmN
  • Felda River 19 kmS
  • Hautsee Lake 17 kmSE
  • Zwickelsberg Mountain 19 kmNE

25–60 km2,013 places

  • Eitra River 29 kmSW
  • Baune River 46 kmNW
  • Vollmarshäuser Teich Lake 43 kmNW
  • Unterer Metzenweiher Lake 51 kmS

60–100 km4,264 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 87 kmE
  • Wande River 77 kmNW
  • Erpe River 78 kmNW
  • Schalk River 97 kmN

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