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Mountain

Hornstein

Located in Lug, Südwestpfalz Coordinates: 49°10′51″ N 7°54′24″ E

Map showing the location of Hornstein Hornstein
Location in Germany
Elevation
402 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Lug
0.6 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
FKB Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport46 km
MHG Mannheim-City Airport55 km

About Hornstein

Hornstein is a mountain. Location: Lug, Südwestpfalz. Elevation: 402 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include Altenberg and Heischberg.

Climate of Hornstein

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 77 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (85 mm)
Driest month
April (56 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 Hornstein
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°12°17°20°22°22°18°12°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°8°11°12°12°9°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)666364568079736064757785

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hornstein

The nearest airport is Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB), 46 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Karlsruhe, 41 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) Rheinmünster 46 kmsouth
  • Mannheim-City Airport (MHG) Mannheim 55 kmnortheast
  • Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 58 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Karlsruhe Population: 283.8K 41 kmsoutheast
  • Ludwigshafen am Rhein Population: 163.2K 52 kmnortheast
  • Mannheim Population: 308K 53 kmnortheast
  • Heidelberg Population: 143.3K 62 kmnortheast
  • Saarbrücken Population: 183K 66 kmwest

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

Day trips from Hornstein

Within 100 km: 781 historic and cultural sites, 3,549 natural sites, 748 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km605 places

  • Zwieselkopf Mountain 7 kmN
  • Zwergberg Mountain 21 kmNE
  • Zündelsberg Mountain 18 kmSW
  • Zuckerberg Mountain 15 kmSE

25–60 km1,311 places

  • Rench River 56 kmS
  • Friesenheimer Insel Island 54 kmNE
  • Insel Flotzgrün Island 41 kmE
  • Otterstadter Altrhein Lake 47 kmNE

60–100 km3,162 places

  • Unditz River 82 kmS
  • Elsenz River 69 kmE
  • Modau River 81 kmNE
  • Rüdesheimer Aue Island 88 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Lug Village, Lug
    0.6 km NW
  • Wernersberg Village, Landkreis Südliche Weinstraße
    2 km E
  • Wernersberg Village, Wernersberg
    1.9 km NE
  • Dimbach Village, Südwestpfalz
    1.7 km S
  • Dimbach Village, Dimbach
    1.7 km S
  • Schwanheim Village, Südwestpfalz
    2.3 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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