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Mountain

Plesse

Located in Wanfried, Werra-Meißner-Kreis Coordinates: 51°11′00″ N 10°11′00″ E

Map showing the location of Plesse Plesse
Location in Germany
Elevation
202 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Wanfried
0.7 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport59 km
KSF Kassel Airport61 km

About Plesse

Plesse is a mountain. Location: Wanfried, Werra-Meißner-Kreis. Elevation: 202 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Konstein and Keudelskuppe.

Climate of Plesse

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 79 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (87 mm)
Driest month
April (57 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 Plesse
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°13°18°20°23°23°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°8°11°13°12°9°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)736074577182857272687987

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Plesse

The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF), 59 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Göttingen, 43 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 59 kmeast
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 61 kmnorthwest
  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 119 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 43 kmnorthwest
  • Kassel Population: 197.2K 50 kmwest
  • Erfurt Population: 218.8K 64 kmeast
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 103 kmeast
  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 110 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Plesse

Within 100 km: 440 historic and cultural sites, 5,512 natural sites, 824 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km523 places

  • Frieda River 4 kmW
  • Zwickelsberg Mountain 10 kmS
  • Zungenkopf Mountain 16 kmW
  • Zipfel Mountain 19 kmSW

25–60 km2,031 places

  • Felda River 39 kmS
  • Eitra River 52 kmSW
  • Bere River 57 kmNE
  • Baune River 50 kmW

60–100 km4,222 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 77 kmE
  • Wande River 79 kmW
  • Erpe River 79 kmW
  • Schalk River 74 kmN

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