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Backofen

Located in Hof, Westerwaldkreis Coordinates: 50°41′14″ N 8°01′02″ E

Map showing the location of Backofen Backofen
Location in Germany
Elevation
602 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Hof
2.3 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CGN Cologne Bonn Airport65 km
FRA Frankfurt Main Airport83 km

About Backofen

Backofen is a mountain. Location: Hof, Westerwaldkreis. Elevation: 602 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (65 km). Nearby sights include Höh and Kleines Steinchen.

Climate of Backofen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 92 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
December (108 mm)
Driest month
April (64 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 Backofen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°3°7°11°16°19°21°20°16°11°5°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-4°-1°1°6°9°11°10°7°4°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)9772876470788168768392108

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Backofen

The nearest airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), 65 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Siegen, 21 km to the north.

Airports

  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 65 kmwest
  • Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 83 kmsoutheast
  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 97 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Siegen Population: 107.2K 21 kmnorth
  • Koblenz Population: 107.3K 48 kmsouthwest
  • Bonn Population: 330.6K 65 kmwest
  • Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 69 kmsouth
  • Bergisch Gladbach Population: 106.2K 71 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Backofen

Within 100 km: 767 historic and cultural sites, 4,471 natural sites, 827 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km418 places

  • Weibe River 24 kmNW
  • Krombachtalsperre Lake 11 kmSE
  • Dreifelder Weiher Lake 17 kmSW
  • Wiesensee Lake 11 kmS

25–60 km1,974 places

  • Ohe River 49 kmE
  • Lumda River 48 kmE
  • Aar River 35 kmS
  • Urbach River 39 kmSW

60–100 km3,673 places

  • Else River 89 kmN
  • Else River 61 kmN
  • Valme River 80 kmN
  • Ogge River 80 kmNE

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