Riesenberg, Elmstein — Elevation, map and nearby sights

About Riesenberg

Riesenberg is a mountain. Location: Elmstein, Landkreis Bad Dürkheim. Elevation: 517 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Mannheim-City Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Mückenberg and Eulenberg.

Photos of Riesenberg

Heiligenberg Leiflive · CC BY-SA 4.0
Eschkopf Sebastian Hoock · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Riesenberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 65 mm

Hottest month: August (day 21°)
Coldest month: January (night -3°)
Wettest month: December (73 mm)
Driest month: April (50 mm)

2° -3°

3° -3°

7° 0°

11° 2°

16° 7°

19° 10°

21° 12°

21° 11°

17° 8°

12° 5°

6° 0°

3° -2°

Jan

55

Feb

53

Mar

55

Apr

50

May

72

Jun

70

Jul

68

Aug

57

Sep

56

Oct

64

Nov

65

Dec

73

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 Riesenberg
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	2°	3°	7°	11°	16°	19°	21°	21°	17°	12°	6°	3°
Average low (°C)	-3°	-3°	0°	2°	7°	10°	12°	11°	8°	5°	0°	-2°
Precipitation (mm)	55	53	55	50	72	70	68	57	56	64	65	73

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Riesenberg

The nearest airport is Mannheim-City Airport (MHG), 49 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) (68 km). The nearest large city is Ludwigshafen am Rhein, 45 km to the east.

Airports

Mannheim-City Airport (MHG) Mannheim 49 kmeast
Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 57 kmwest
Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) Rheinmünster 68 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Ludwigshafen am Rhein Population: 163.2K 45 kmeast
Mannheim Population: 308K 46 kmeast
Karlsruhe Population: 283.8K 57 kmsoutheast
Heidelberg Population: 143.3K 61 kmeast
Saarbrücken Population: 183K 63 kmwest

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

Day trips from Riesenberg

Within 100 km: 801 historic and cultural sites, 3,486 natural sites, 755 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km588 places

Gelterswoog Lake 12 kmW
Zwieselkopf Mountain 14 kmS
Zwergberg Mountain 17 kmE
Zimmerberg Mountain 23 kmNE

25–60 km1,490 places

Friesenheimer Insel Island 46 kmE
Insel Flotzgrün Island 44 kmE
Otterstadter Altrhein Lake 45 kmE
Altrhein Kleiner Bodensee Lake 50 kmSE

60–100 km2,964 places

Elsenz River 68 kmE
Rench River 77 kmS
Modau River 66 kmNE
Rüdesheimer Aue Island 67 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Waldleiningen Village, Landkreis Kaiserslautern
3.3 km NE
Erlenbach Village, Elmstein
4.1 km S
Stüterhof Village, Waldleiningen
0.9 km NW
Speyerbrunn Village, Elmstein
2.6 km SE
Elmstein Village, Elmstein
5.7 km E
Waldleiningen Village, Waldleiningen
3.8 km NE

Riesenberg

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Mückenberg Mountain, Elmstein
0.9 km SE
Eulenberg Mountain, Kaiserslautern
1.3 km W
Stromberg Mountain, Waldleiningen
1.6 km W
Leiterberg Mountain, Waldleiningen
1.2 km NE
Weltersberg Mountain, Elmstein
1.6 km E
Stein Berg Mountain, Waldleiningen
1.8 km NW
Großes Scheidtaler Eck Mountain, Elmstein
1.9 km SW
Jägerhübel Mountain, Waldleiningen
2.1 km NE