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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. 61 Horn 381
  2. 62 Ney 379
  3. 63 Alterkülz 373
  4. 64 Bickenbach 363
  5. 65 Uhler 358
  6. 66 Reich 347
  7. 67 Keidelheim 335
  8. 68 Niederkumbd 335
  9. 69 Neuerkirch 334
  10. 70 Ravengiersburg 331
  11. 71 Morshausen 328
  12. 72 Schwall 328
  13. 73 Mörschbach 324
  14. 74 Ohlweiler 322
  15. 75 Wüschheim 320
  16. 76 Perscheid 317
  17. 77 Biebern 313
  18. 78 Pleizenhausen 312
  19. 79 Erbach 310
  20. 80 Hollnich 304
  21. 81 Altweidelbach 291
  22. 82 Hirschfeld (Hunsrück) 285
  23. 83 Schönborn 283
  24. 84 Klosterkumbd 276
  25. 85 Hungenroth 273
  26. 86 Zilshausen 270
  27. 87 Schnorbach 258
  28. 88 Roth 258
  29. 89 Ober Kostenz 256
  30. 90 Fronhofen 243
  31. 91 Bubach 241
  32. 92 Hausbay 241
  33. 93 Mermuth 236
  34. 94 Riegenroth 234
  35. 95 Hasselbach 230
  36. 96 Wahlenau 221
  37. 97 Woppenroth 216
  38. 98 Gehlweiler 213
  39. 99 Dill 210
  40. 100 Nieder Kostenz 208
  41. 101 Benzweiler 205
  42. 102 Michelbach 204
  43. 103 Rödern 200
  44. 104 Budenbach 198
  45. 105 Belgweiler 189
  46. 106 Lindenschied 187
  47. 107 Womrath 187
  48. 108 Wahlbach 187
  49. 109 Spesenroth 175
  50. 110 Schlierschied 172
  51. 111 Lahr 166
  52. 112 Würrich 162
  53. 113 Rohrbach 161
  54. 114 Badenhard 157
  55. 115 Henau 155
  56. 116 Schwarzen 148
  57. 117 Raversbeuren 140
  58. 118 Maisborn 139
  59. 119 Thörlingen 138
  60. 120 Birkheim 137

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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