Village

Kalkofen

Located in Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate Coordinates: 49°44′00″ N 7°50′00″ E

Location in Germany

Population: 161; 161
Elevation: 266 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 1; listed under Kalkofen
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport47 km; MHG Mannheim-City Airport57 km

About Kalkofen

Kalkofen is a village. Location: Donnersbergkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate. Population: 161. Elevation: 266 m.

From Wikipedia

Kalkofen (literally translated: "lime kiln") is a municipality in the Donnersbergkreis district, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area: 1.8 km²
Official website: nordpfälzerland.de

Source: Wikidata

Population of Kalkofen over time

Population of Kalkofen over time
1975		258
2017		169
2019		171
2021		167
2022		168
2023		163
2024		161
2025		163

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Kalkofen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 49 mm

Hottest month: August (day 23°)
Coldest month: January (night -2°)
Wettest month: July (60 mm)
Driest month: February (39 mm)

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9° 1°

13° 3°

18° 8°

21° 11°

23° 13°

23° 12°

19° 9°

13° 5°

7° 2°

4° 0°

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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 Kalkofen
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	5°	9°	13°	18°	21°	23°	23°	19°	13°	7°	4°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	1°	3°	8°	11°	13°	12°	9°	5°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	40	39	40	39	57	57	60	49	48	52	49	52

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kalkofen

The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN), 47 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Mainz, 42 km to the northeast.

Airports

Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 47 kmnorthwest
Mannheim-City Airport (MHG) Mannheim 57 kmsoutheast
Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 61 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Mainz Population: 222.9K 42 kmnortheast
Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 49 kmnortheast
Ludwigshafen am Rhein Population: 163.2K 52 kmsoutheast
Mannheim Population: 308K 53 kmsoutheast
Darmstadt Population: 167K 61 kmeast

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

Day trips from Kalkofen

Within 100 km: 934 historic and cultural sites, 3,942 natural sites, 823 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km302 places

Zuckerberg Mountain 8 kmNE
Zimmerberg Mountain 21 kmN
Ziegelsberg Mountain 18 kmW
Zeller Berg Mountain 24 kmE

25–60 km1,699 places

Modau River 46 kmE
Rüdesheimer Aue Island 28 kmN
Petersaue Island 44 kmNE
Mariannenaue Island 36 kmNE

60–100 km3,698 places

Sauer River 95 kmW
Elsenz River 79 kmSE
Aar River 72 kmN
Urbach River 90 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Kalkofen

1 place

1 Kalkofen 189

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Hohberg Mountain, Alsenz
0.4 km W
Spannagel Mountain, Oberhausen an der Appel
1.5 km SE
Elkersberg Mountain, Alsenz
1.6 km NW
Wöllsteiner Wald Natural site, Rhineland-Palatinate
1.5 km NE
Moschel Bach River, Rhineland-Palatinate
1.4 km W
Vogelskopf Mountain, Winterborn
3 km NE