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Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis

Located in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Coordinates: 50°04′04″ N 7°32′48″ E

Map showing the location of Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis
Location in Germany
Population
106,705
106.7K
Elevation
429 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
137
listed under Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport24 km
FRA Frankfurt Main Airport73 km

About Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis

Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis is a municipality. Location: Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Population: 106,705. Elevation: 429 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Grundbach and Klosterwald.

Climate of Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 60 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
May (71 mm)
Driest month
February (47 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°8°11°16°19°22°22°17°12°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°7°10°12°12°9°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)544756527170716061646066

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis

The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN), 24 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Koblenz, 32 km to the north.

Airports

  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 24 kmsouthwest
  • Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 73 kmeast
  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 93 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Koblenz Population: 107.3K 32 kmnorth
  • Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 50 kmeast
  • Mainz Population: 222.9K 53 kmeast
  • Trier Population: 100.1K 74 kmsouthwest
  • Bonn Population: 330.6K 81 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis

Within 100 km: 757 historic and cultural sites, 3,982 natural sites, 933 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km352 places

  • Hatzenporter Werth Island 20 kmNW
  • Wildburghöhe Mountain 18 kmS
  • Unner Küppel Mountain 23 kmNE
  • Schock Mountain 19 kmNW

25–60 km1,735 places

  • Aar River 47 kmNE
  • Urbach River 50 kmN
  • Rüdesheimer Aue Island 30 kmE
  • Petersaue Island 51 kmE

60–100 km3,585 places

  • Steinkopf Mountain 99 kmW
  • Schartenknopf Mountain 87 kmW
  • Petersberg Mountain 89 kmW
  • Langer Berg Mountain 99 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis and similar cities

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

Measure Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis Bergisch Gladbach Siegen Koblenz
Population 106.7K 106.2K 107.2K 107.3K
Elevation 429 m 98 m 272 m 75 m
Summer day (hottest month) 22° 23° 23° 25°
Winter night (coldest month) -2° 0° -2° -1°
Annual rainfall 732 mm 810 mm 1,016 mm 786 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug May–Sep
Distance — 106 km 96 km 32 km

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

Places in Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis

137 places
  1. 1 Boppard 15.8K
  2. 2 Simmern/Hunsrück 8.2K
  3. 3 Kastellaun 5.7K
  4. 4 Emmelshausen 5K
  5. 5 Rheinböllen 4.3K
  6. 6 Kirchberg (Hunsrück) 4.2K
  7. 7 Sohren 3.2K
  8. 8 Oberwesel 2.9K
  9. 9 Sankt Goar 2.8K
  10. 10 Beltheim 1.9K
  11. 11 Büchenbeuren 1.8K
  12. 12 Argenthal 1.7K
  13. 13 Bell (Hunsrück) 1.5K
  14. 14 Gondershausen 1.3K
  15. 15 Gemünden 1.3K
  16. 16 Halsenbach 1.3K
  17. 17 Lautzenhausen 1.1K
  18. 18 Dommershausen 1.1K
  19. 19 Mastershausen 988
  20. 20 Ellern (Hunsrück) 891
  21. 21 Buch 860
  22. 22 Riesweiler 810
  23. 23 Laufersweiler 791
  24. 24 Tiefenbach 774
  25. 25 Mengerschied 720
  26. 26 Dickenschied 709
  27. 27 Leiningen 702
  28. 28 Urbar 681
  29. 29 Braunshorn 670
  30. 30 Damscheid 663
  31. 31 Niederburg 656
  32. 32 Karbach 639
  33. 33 Nannhausen 620
  34. 34 Mörsdorf 620
  35. 35 Pfalzfeld 616
  36. 36 Dichtelbach 608
  37. 37 Wiebelsheim 604
  38. 38 Kisselbach 602
  39. 39 Holzbach 594
  40. 40 Dillendorf 560
  41. 41 Dörth 554
  42. 42 Lingerhahn 529
  43. 43 Liebshausen 505
  44. 44 Norath 492
  45. 45 Beulich 487
  46. 46 Kümbdchen 485
  47. 47 Külz (Hunsrück) 483
  48. 48 Laudert 470
  49. 49 Mutterschied 469
  50. 50 Bärenbach 457
  51. 51 Gödenroth 447
  52. 52 Unzenberg 444
  53. 53 Kappel 441
  54. 54 Niedersohren 440
  55. 55 Laubach 439
  56. 56 Heinzenbach 436
  57. 57 Sargenroth 434
  58. 58 Niederweiler 419
  59. 59 Kratzenburg 406
  60. 60 Reckershausen 385

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Grundbach River, Rhineland-Palatinate
    4 km SE
  • Klosterwald Natural site, Rhineland-Palatinate
    4.7 km SW
  • Scheid Natural site, Rhineland-Palatinate
    5.1 km N
  • Weyerbach River, Rhineland-Palatinate
    5.7 km N
  • Hochwald Natural site, Rhineland-Palatinate
    7.3 km NE
  • Struth Natural site, Rhineland-Palatinate
    7.6 km E
  • Königsfeld Natural site, Rhineland-Palatinate
    7.8 km E
  • Birkenstruth Natural site, Rhineland-Palatinate
    9 km SW

Sources & licences

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