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Mountain

Platten

Located in Gerhardsbrunn, Landkreis Kaiserslautern Coordinates: 49°21′19″ N 7°31′43″ E

Map showing the location of Platten Platten
Location in Germany
Elevation
397 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gerhardsbrunn
1.1 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SCN Saarbrücken Airport34 km
HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport69 km

About Platten

Platten is a mountain. Location: Gerhardsbrunn, Landkreis Kaiserslautern. Elevation: 397 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Saarbrücken Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Scharrberg and Ochsenberg.

Climate of Platten

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 71 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
December (82 mm)
Driest month
April (51 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 Platten
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°9°13°18°21°23°23°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-3°0°2°7°10°12°11°8°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)635961517070676158707182

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Platten

The nearest airport is Saarbrücken Airport (SCN), 34 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) (69 km). The nearest large city is Saarbrücken, 40 km to the west.

Airports

  • Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 34 kmsouthwest
  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 69 kmnorth
  • Mannheim-City Airport (MHG) Mannheim 73 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Saarbrücken Population: 183K 40 kmwest
  • Ludwigshafen am Rhein Population: 163.2K 68 kmeast
  • Mannheim Population: 308K 70 kmeast
  • Karlsruhe Population: 283.8K 75 kmsoutheast
  • Trier Population: 100.1K 78 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Platten

Within 100 km: 728 historic and cultural sites, 2,922 natural sites, 708 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km372 places

  • Gelterswoog Lake 13 kmE
  • Ziegelberg Mountain 14 kmNW
  • Weißenberg Mountain 24 kmSE
  • Wasserstein Mountain 9 kmE

25–60 km1,678 places

  • Talsperre Nonnweiler Lake 49 kmNW
  • Steinbachtalsperre Lake 52 kmNW
  • Bostalsee Lake 41 kmNW
  • Ottweiler Wingertsweier Lake 26 kmW

60–100 km2,308 places

  • Sauer River 84 kmNW
  • Elsenz River 92 kmE
  • Rench River 82 kmSE
  • Modau River 85 kmNE

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