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Mountain

Handschuhkopf

Located in Hinterweidenthal, Südwestpfalz Coordinates: 49°11′50″ N 7°44′45″ E

Handschuhkopf
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Elevation
324 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hinterweidenthal
0.4 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SCN Saarbrücken Airport46 km
FKB Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport53 km

About Handschuhkopf

Handschuhkopf is a mountain. Location: Hinterweidenthal, Südwestpfalz. Elevation: 324 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Saarbrücken Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include Große Schieß and Kleiner Hellenberg.

Climate of Handschuhkopf

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 77 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (88 mm)
Driest month
April (57 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 Handschuhkopf
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°9°13°18°20°23°22°18°13°7°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-2°1°3°8°11°12°12°9°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)686465577979736364777788

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Handschuhkopf

The nearest airport is Saarbrücken Airport (SCN), 46 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) (53 km). The nearest large city is Karlsruhe, 52 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 46 kmwest
  • Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) Rheinmünster 53 kmsoutheast
  • Mannheim-City Airport (MHG) Mannheim 64 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Karlsruhe Population: 283.8K 52 kmsoutheast
  • Saarbrücken Population: 183K 54 kmwest
  • Ludwigshafen am Rhein Population: 163.2K 60 kmnortheast
  • Mannheim Population: 308K 62 kmnortheast
  • Strasbourg Population: 274.8K 68 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Handschuhkopf

Within 100 km: 706 historic and cultural sites, 3,318 natural sites, 725 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km647 places

  • Gelterswoog Lake 22 kmN
  • Zwieselkopf Mountain 12 kmNE
  • Zündelsberg Mountain 15 kmS
  • Zuckerberg Mountain 25 kmSE

25–60 km1,184 places

  • Rench River 60 kmS
  • Insel Flotzgrün Island 52 kmE
  • Otterstadter Altrhein Lake 57 kmNE
  • Altrhein Kleiner Bodensee Lake 47 kmE

60–100 km2,918 places

  • Unditz River 85 kmS
  • Elsenz River 79 kmE
  • Modau River 86 kmNE
  • Rüdesheimer Aue Island 88 kmN

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