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Mountain

Windfang

Located in Baumholder, Landkreis Birkenfeld Coordinates: 49°36′04″ N 7°25′56″ E

Map showing the location of Windfang Windfang
Location in Germany
Elevation
424 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rathsweiler
1.2 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport40 km
SCN Saarbrücken Airport49 km

About Windfang

Windfang is a mountain. Location: Baumholder, Landkreis Birkenfeld. Elevation: 424 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Rotenberg and Wartekopf.

Climate of Windfang

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 77 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
December (87 mm)
Driest month
April (54 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 Windfang
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°8°12°17°20°22°22°18°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-2°-3°0°2°7°10°11°11°8°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)706466547170695963757787

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Windfang

The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN), 40 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Saarbrücken, 51 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 40 kmnorth
  • Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 49 kmsouthwest
  • Mannheim-City Airport (MHG) Mannheim 80 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Saarbrücken Population: 183K 51 kmsouthwest
  • Trier Population: 100.1K 60 kmwest
  • Mainz Population: 222.9K 74 kmnortheast
  • Ludwigshafen am Rhein Population: 163.2K 75 kmeast
  • Mannheim Population: 308K 76 kmeast

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

Day trips from Windfang

Within 100 km: 768 historic and cultural sites, 3,303 natural sites, 781 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km350 places

  • Ziegelsberg Mountain 16 kmNE
  • Ziegelberg Mountain 21 kmS
  • Sulzkopf Mountain 4 kmSE
  • Stried Mountain 18 kmNE

25–60 km1,621 places

  • Rüdesheimer Aue Island 55 kmNE
  • Gelterswoog Lake 30 kmSE
  • Talsperre Nonnweiler Lake 32 kmW
  • Steinbachtalsperre Lake 25 kmNW

60–100 km2,881 places

  • Sauer River 68 kmW
  • Our River 87 kmW
  • Eisch River 97 kmW
  • Attert River 99 kmW

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