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Sankt Goar

Located in Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate Coordinates: 50°09′00″ N 7°43′00″ E

Sankt Goar
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Population
2,847
2.8K
Elevation
82 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
13
listed under Sankt Goar
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport40 km
FRA Frankfurt Main Airport62 km

About Sankt Goar

Sankt Goar is a village. Location: Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate. Population: 2,847. Elevation: 82 m.

From Wikipedia

Sankt Goar (German pronunciation: [zaŋkt ɡoˈaːɐ̯] ) is a town on the west bank of the Middle Rhine in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis (district) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde Hunsrück-Mittelrhein, whose seat is in Emmelshausen. Sankt Goar is well known for its central location in the Rhine Gorge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since July 2002.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
23.2 km²
Official website
stadt-st-goar.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Sankt Goar

  • Boppard
  • Badenhard

Population of Sankt Goar over time

Population of Sankt Goar over time
1975 3,511
2017 2,763
2019 2,731
2021 2,783
2022 2,928
2023 2,913
2024 2,847
2025 2,860

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Sankt Goar

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 56 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
July (71 mm)
Driest month
February (44 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 Sankt Goar
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°14°19°22°24°24°19°14°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°3°5°9°12°14°14°11°7°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)504450486466715456585660

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Sankt Goar

The nearest airport is Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN), 40 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Koblenz, 25 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 40 kmsouthwest
  • Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 62 kmeast
  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 89 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Koblenz Population: 107.3K 25 kmnorthwest
  • Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 38 kmeast
  • Mainz Population: 222.9K 44 kmsoutheast
  • Frankfurt am Main Population: 650K 69 kmeast
  • Darmstadt Population: 167K 74 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Sankt Goar

Within 100 km: 813 historic and cultural sites, 4,125 natural sites, 933 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km461 places

  • Rüdesheimer Aue Island 25 kmSE
  • Hatzenporter Werth Island 23 kmW
  • Höhr Mountain 22 kmN
  • Zorner Kopf Mountain 14 kmE

25–60 km1,636 places

  • Aar River 32 kmNE
  • Urbach River 43 kmN
  • Petersaue Island 41 kmE
  • Mariannenaue Island 30 kmSE

60–100 km3,774 places

  • Schartenknopf Mountain 96 kmW
  • Petersberg Mountain 98 kmW
  • Fockert Mountain 100 kmW
  • Buchholz Natural site 100 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Sankt Goar

13 places
  1. 1 Sankt Goar 3.1K

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

Cities & villages5

Mountains & nature3

Heritage & sights4

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources