Village

Ponten

Located in Merzig, Kreisstadt, Landkreis Merzig-Wadern Coordinates: 49°29′00″ N 6°36′00″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 253 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: LUX Luxembourg-Findel International Airport32 km; SCN Saarbrücken Airport48 km

About Ponten

Ponten is a village. Location: Merzig, Kreisstadt, Landkreis Merzig-Wadern. Elevation: 253 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Sankt Gangolf and Kieselberg.

Climate of Ponten

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 84 mm

Hottest month: July (day 23°)
Coldest month: January (night -1°)
Wettest month: December (96 mm)
Driest month: April (60 mm)

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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 Ponten
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	5°	9°	13°	18°	21°	23°	23°	19°	13°	8°	5°
Average low (°C)	-1°	-1°	2°	4°	8°	11°	13°	12°	9°	6°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	79	69	72	60	75	77	75	61	69	83	84	96

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ponten

The nearest airport is Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX), 32 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Trier, 30 km to the north.

Airports

Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX) Luxembourg 32 kmnorthwest
Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 48 kmsoutheast
Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport (ETZ) Goin 61 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Trier Population: 100.1K 30 kmnorth
Saarbrücken Population: 183K 41 kmsoutheast
Metz Population: 123.9K 51 kmsouthwest
Nancy Population: 105.1K 94 kmsouth
Koblenz Population: 107.3K 120 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Ponten

Within 100 km: 261 historic and cultural sites, 2,369 natural sites, 574 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km192 places

Vorberg Mountain 14 kmSE
Schneeberg Mountain 13 kmNE
Schloßberg Mountain 21 kmS
Scheidberg Mountain 18 kmS

25–60 km762 places

Kindel Busch Natural site 59 kmNW
Jungen Busch Natural site 59 kmW
Jufferbusch Natural site 54 kmW
Grossen Busch Natural site 57 kmW

60–100 km2,250 places

Étang des Épioux Lake 99 kmW
Lac de Nisramont Lake 100 kmNW
Montagne de Stockem Mountain 65 kmW
Steinkopf Mountain 85 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sankt Gangolf Attraction, Mettlach
1.2 km W
Kieselberg Mountain, Merzig, Kreisstadt
3.2 km SE
Raßkopf Mountain, Merzig, Kreisstadt
3.4 km E
Besseringen B-Werk Historic site, Merzig, Kreisstadt
2.5 km SE
Eisenkopf Mountain, Mettlach
3.5 km N
Salzbach River, Saarland
2.4 km W