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Mountain

Hofkopf

Located in Idar-Oberstein, Landkreis Birkenfeld Coordinates: 49°41′28″ N 7°18′34″ E

Map showing the location of Hofkopf Hofkopf
Location in Germany
Elevation
422 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Idar-Oberstein
2.6 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport29 km
SCN Saarbrücken Airport55 km

About Hofkopf

Hofkopf is a mountain. Location: Idar-Oberstein, Landkreis Birkenfeld. Elevation: 422 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Radeberg and Schneeberg.

Climate of Hofkopf

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 Hofkopf
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°7°11°16°19°22°22°17°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°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 Hofkopf

The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN), 29 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Trier, 49 km to the west.

Airports

  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 29 kmnorth
  • Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 55 kmsouth
  • Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX) Luxembourg 80 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Trier Population: 100.1K 49 kmwest
  • Saarbrücken Population: 183K 55 kmsouthwest
  • Koblenz Population: 107.3K 76 kmnorth
  • Mainz Population: 222.9K 77 kmnortheast
  • Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 80 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Hofkopf

Within 100 km: 685 historic and cultural sites, 3,466 natural sites, 824 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km332 places

  • Talsperre Nonnweiler Lake 24 kmW
  • Steinbachtalsperre Lake 12 kmNW
  • Bostalsee Lake 22 kmSW
  • Ziegelsberg Mountain 20 kmE

25–60 km1,516 places

  • Sauer River 57 kmW
  • Syre River 60 kmW
  • Rüdesheimer Aue Island 55 kmNE
  • Hatzenporter Werth Island 60 kmN

60–100 km3,127 places

  • Château de Berg Historic site 89 kmW
  • Steinkopf Mountain 99 kmNW
  • Schartenknopf Mountain 96 kmNW
  • Petersberg Mountain 98 kmNW

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