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Mountain

Balkeneck

Located in Eppenbrunn, Südwestpfalz Coordinates: 49°05′33″ N 7°36′21″ E

Map showing the location of Balkeneck Balkeneck
Location in Germany
Elevation
418 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Eppenbrunn
3.9 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SCN Saarbrücken Airport39 km
FKB Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport49 km

About Balkeneck

Balkeneck is a mountain. Location: Eppenbrunn, Südwestpfalz. Elevation: 418 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Saarbrücken Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Sprungberg and Eselskopf.

Climate of Balkeneck

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 79 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
December (89 mm)
Driest month
April (58 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 Balkeneck
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°12°17°20°22°22°18°12°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-3°0°2°7°10°11°11°8°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)686563588182745968807989

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Balkeneck

The nearest airport is Saarbrücken Airport (SCN), 39 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) (49 km). The nearest large city is Saarbrücken, 46 km to the west.

Airports

  • Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 39 kmwest
  • Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) Rheinmünster 49 kmsoutheast
  • Strasbourg Airport (SXB) Strasbourg 62 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Saarbrücken Population: 183K 46 kmwest
  • Strasbourg Population: 274.8K 57 kmsouth
  • Karlsruhe Population: 283.8K 59 kmeast
  • Ludwigshafen am Rhein Population: 163.2K 75 kmnortheast
  • Mannheim Population: 308K 77 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Balkeneck

Within 100 km: 613 historic and cultural sites, 3,078 natural sites, 654 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km500 places

  • Zündelsberg Mountain 10 kmE
  • Zöllerberg Mountain 14 kmE
  • Weißenberg Mountain 24 kmNE
  • Probstberg Mountain 21 kmE

25–60 km1,193 places

  • Rench River 53 kmSE
  • Gelterswoog Lake 34 kmN
  • Altrhein Kleiner Bodensee Lake 55 kmE
  • Altrhein Lake 56 kmE

60–100 km2,652 places

  • Unditz River 75 kmS
  • Elsenz River 93 kmE
  • Friesenheimer Insel Island 77 kmNE
  • Insel Flotzgrün Island 64 kmE

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