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Nielstein

Located in Elsoff (Westerwald), Westerwaldkreis Coordinates: 50°33′57″ N 8°08′02″ E

Map showing the location of Nielstein Nielstein
Location in Germany
Elevation
474 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Mengerskirchen
1.6 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
FRA Frankfurt Main Airport67 km
CGN Cologne Bonn Airport78 km

About Nielstein

Nielstein is a mountain. Location: Elsoff (Westerwald), Westerwaldkreis. Elevation: 474 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Grauberg and Rühlscheid.

Climate of Nielstein

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 83 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
December (96 mm)
Driest month
April (59 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 Nielstein
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°8°12°17°20°22°21°17°12°6°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°2°6°10°11°11°8°4°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)836577596775766270768396

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Nielstein

The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), 67 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siegen, 35 km to the north.

Airports

  • Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 67 kmsoutheast
  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 78 kmnorthwest
  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 93 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Siegen Population: 107.2K 35 kmnorth
  • Koblenz Population: 107.3K 46 kmsouthwest
  • Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 54 kmsouth
  • Frankfurt am Main Population: 650K 64 kmsoutheast
  • Mainz Population: 222.9K 66 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Nielstein

Within 100 km: 781 historic and cultural sites, 4,584 natural sites, 836 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km394 places

  • Aar River 24 kmSW
  • Krombachtalsperre Lake 6 kmN
  • Dreifelder Weiher Lake 22 kmW
  • Wiesensee Lake 10 kmW

25–60 km2,024 places

  • Weibe River 39 kmNW
  • Ohe River 47 kmNE
  • Lumda River 41 kmE
  • Urbach River 43 kmW

60–100 km3,783 places

  • Else River 76 kmN
  • Valme River 91 kmN
  • Ogge River 86 kmNE
  • Modau River 87 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Grauberg Mountain, Mengerskirchen, Marktflecken
    0.9 km NE
  • Rühlscheid Mountain, Hesse
    1.8 km S
  • Galgenkopf Mountain, Greifenstein
    2.6 km NE
  • Zimberg Mountain, Mengerskirchen, Marktflecken
    2.3 km E
  • Odersberg Mountain, Rhineland-Palatinate
    3.1 km NW
  • Hansenberg Mountain, Mengerskirchen, Marktflecken
    3.6 km E
  • Rübel Mountain, Merenberg, Marktflecken
    3.9 km SE
  • Gallpüsch Mountain, Westernohe
    4 km N

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources