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Landkreis Birkenfeld

Located in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Coordinates: 49°43′10″ N 7°16′53″ E

Map showing the location of Landkreis Birkenfeld Landkreis Birkenfeld
Location in Germany
Population
82,611
82.6K
Elevation
411 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
96
listed under Landkreis Birkenfeld
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport25 km
SCN Saarbrücken Airport58 km

About Landkreis Birkenfeld

Landkreis Birkenfeld is a municipality. Location: Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Population: 82,611. Elevation: 411 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Siesbach and Idarbach.

Climate of Landkreis Birkenfeld

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 86 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (97 mm)
Driest month
April (62 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 Landkreis Birkenfeld
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°8°11°16°20°22°22°17°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°2°7°10°12°11°8°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)827176627877726372848697

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Landkreis Birkenfeld

The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN), 25 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Trier, 46 km to the west.

Airports

  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 25 kmnorth
  • Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 58 kmsouth
  • Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX) Luxembourg 78 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Trier Population: 100.1K 46 kmwest
  • Saarbrücken Population: 183K 58 kmsouth
  • Koblenz Population: 107.3K 74 kmnorth
  • Mainz Population: 222.9K 78 kmnortheast
  • Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 80 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Landkreis Birkenfeld

Within 100 km: 664 historic and cultural sites, 3,519 natural sites, 817 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km326 places

  • Talsperre Nonnweiler Lake 24 kmSW
  • Steinbachtalsperre Lake 8 kmNW
  • Bostalsee Lake 23 kmSW
  • Ziegelsberg Mountain 23 kmE

25–60 km1,482 places

  • Sauer River 55 kmW
  • Rüdesheimer Aue Island 55 kmNE
  • Hatzenporter Werth Island 57 kmN
  • Weinfelder Maar Lake 59 kmNW

60–100 km3,192 places

  • Steinkopf Mountain 95 kmNW
  • Schartenknopf Mountain 93 kmNW
  • Reinersberg Mountain 100 kmNW
  • Preis Berg Mountain 97 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Landkreis Birkenfeld and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Landkreis Birkenfeld Giessen Arnsberg Tübingen
Population 82.6K 89.2K 74.9K 92.3K
Elevation 411 m 162 m 295 m 333 m
Summer day (hottest month) 22° 24° 21° 24°
Winter night (coldest month) -2° -1° -2° -2°
Annual rainfall 920 mm 681 mm 1,046 mm 754 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Sep
Distance — 139 km 194 km 186 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Landkreis Birkenfeld

96 places
  1. 1 Idar-Oberstein 30.2K
  2. 2 Birkenfeld 7.1K
  3. 3 Baumholder 4.3K
  4. 4 Hoppstädten-Weiersbach 3.4K
  5. 5 Rhaunen 2.3K
  6. 6 Brücken 1.3K
  7. 7 Kirschweiler 1.1K
  8. 8 Heimbach 1K
  9. 9 Fischbach 917
  10. 10 Bundenbach 876
  11. 11 Stipshausen 824
  12. 12 Niederwörresbach 820
  13. 13 Herrstein 807
  14. 14 Ruschberg 794
  15. 15 Kempfeld 766
  16. 16 Mittelreidenbach 750
  17. 17 Mörschied 735
  18. 18 Veitsrodt 695
  19. 19 Allenbach 649
  20. 20 Hettenrodt 644
  21. 21 Oberreidenbach 586
  22. 22 Hottenbach 550
  23. 23 Sien 550
  24. 24 Berschweiler bei Baumholder 540
  25. 25 Leisel 540
  26. 26 Bruchweiler 533
  27. 27 Herborn 516
  28. 28 Reichenbach 510
  29. 29 Niederbrombach 488
  30. 30 Bergen 487
  31. 31 Schauren 478
  32. 32 Buhlenberg 471
  33. 33 Berglangenbach 465
  34. 34 Vollmersbach 449
  35. 35 Schwollen 449
  36. 36 Rötsweiler-Nockenthal 444
  37. 37 Abentheuer 427
  38. 38 Sonnenberg-Winnenberg 423
  39. 39 Dickesbach 412
  40. 40 Sensweiler 410
  41. 41 Gimbweiler 396
  42. 42 Oberbrombach 387
  43. 43 Achtelsbach 377
  44. 44 Schmidthachenbach 376
  45. 45 Rückweiler 375
  46. 46 Horbruch 361
  47. 47 Frauenberg 357
  48. 48 Nohen 353
  49. 49 Mackenrodt 350
  50. 50 Siesbach 347
  51. 51 Breitenthal 347
  52. 52 Dienstweiler 339
  53. 53 Oberkirn 330
  54. 54 Ellweiler 329
  55. 55 Hintertiefenbach 324
  56. 56 Kronweiler 321
  57. 57 Rinzenberg 319
  58. 58 Niederhambach 309
  59. 59 Fohren-Linden 308
  60. 60 Wirschweiler 295

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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