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Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis

Located in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Coordinates: 49°25′39″ N 8°20′37″ E

Map showing the location of Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis
Location in Germany
Population
155,882
155.9K
Elevation
95 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
25
listed under Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
MHG Mannheim-City Airport13 km
FRA Frankfurt Main Airport68 km

About Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis

Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis is a municipality. Location: Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Population: 155,882. Elevation: 95 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Mannheim-City Airport (13 km). Nearby sights include Lach Graben and Scheldgraben.

Climate of Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 56 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
July (78 mm)
Driest month
January (42 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-Pfalz-Kreis
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°6°11°15°20°23°25°25°21°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°2°5°9°12°14°14°10°6°3°0°
Precipitation (mm)424246477371784855555656

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

How to get to Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis

The nearest airport is Mannheim-City Airport (MHG), 13 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) (68 km). The nearest large city is Ludwigshafen am Rhein, 10 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Mannheim-City Airport (MHG) Mannheim 13 kmeast
  • Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 68 kmnorth
  • Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) Rheinmünster 75 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Ludwigshafen am Rhein Population: 163.2K 10 kmnortheast
  • Mannheim Population: 308K 11 kmnortheast
  • Heidelberg Population: 143.3K 25 kmeast
  • Karlsruhe Population: 283.8K 47 kmsouth
  • Darmstadt Population: 167K 54 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis

Within 100 km: 1,084 historic and cultural sites, 3,931 natural sites, 829 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km378 places

  • Friesenheimer Insel Island 13 kmNE
  • Insel Flotzgrün Island 18 kmSE
  • Neckarinsel Island 25 kmE
  • Otterstadter Altrhein Lake 10 kmE

25–60 km1,813 places

  • Elsenz River 33 kmE
  • Modau River 44 kmN
  • Kisselwörth Island 53 kmN
  • Langenaue Island 58 kmN

60–100 km3,653 places

  • Rench River 87 kmS
  • Rüdesheimer Aue Island 68 kmNW
  • Petersaue Island 67 kmN
  • Mariannenaue Island 68 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis and similar cities

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

Measure Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis Oldenburg Neuss Regensburg
Population 155.9K 159.2K 152.5K 151.4K
Elevation 95 m 10 m 44 m 341 m
Summer day (hottest month) 25° 22° 24° 24°
Winter night (coldest month) -1° -1° 1° -4°
Annual rainfall 669 mm 742 mm 788 mm 656 mm
Best months May–Sep Jun–Aug Jun–Sep May–Sep
Distance — 413 km 230 km 278 km

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

Places in Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis

25 places
  1. 7 Altrip 7.6K
  2. 8 Dannstadt-Schauernheim 7.5K
  3. 9 Maxdorf 7.1K
  4. 10 Neuhofen 6.9K
  5. 11 Lambsheim 6.9K
  6. 12 Dudenhofen 6.1K
  7. 13 Waldsee 6K
  8. 14 Beindersheim 3.5K
  9. 15 Otterstadt 3.3K
  10. 16 Harthausen 3.2K
  11. 17 Birkenheide 3.1K
  12. 18 Heßheim 3.1K
  13. 19 Hochdorf-Assenheim 3.1K
  14. 20 Rödersheim-Gronau 2.9K
  15. 21 Hanhofen 2.6K
  16. 22 Fußgönheim 2.5K
  17. 23 Großniedesheim 1.4K
  18. 24 Heuchelheim bei Frankenthal 1.3K
  19. 25 Kleinniedesheim 923

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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