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Handenberg

Located in Nonnweiler, Landkreis Sankt Wendel Coordinates: 49°32′51″ N 6°57′58″ E

Map showing the location of Handenberg Handenberg
Location in Germany
Elevation
404 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Mettnich
1.3 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SCN Saarbrücken Airport38 km
HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport49 km

About Handenberg

Handenberg is a mountain. Location: Nonnweiler, Landkreis Sankt Wendel. Elevation: 404 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Saarbrücken Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Forst Wadern and Schnorr.

Climate of Handenberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 100 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (115 mm)
Driest month
August (66 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Handenberg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°8°11°16°19°22°21°17°12°6°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°3°7°10°12°11°8°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)98828668828480667893100115

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Handenberg

The nearest airport is Saarbrücken Airport (SCN), 38 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) (49 km). The nearest large city is Trier, 33 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 38 kmsouth
  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 49 kmnortheast
  • Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX) Luxembourg 55 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Trier Population: 100.1K 33 kmnorthwest
  • Saarbrücken Population: 183K 35 kmsouth
  • Metz Population: 123.9K 75 kmsouthwest
  • Koblenz Population: 107.3K 100 kmnortheast
  • Mainz Population: 222.9K 106 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Handenberg

Within 100 km: 427 historic and cultural sites, 2,982 natural sites, 665 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km365 places

  • Talsperre Nonnweiler Lake 8 kmN
  • Bostalsee Lake 8 kmE
  • Ottweiler Wingertsweier Lake 22 kmSE
  • Bomberg Mountain 16 kmSE

25–60 km951 places

  • Sauer River 38 kmNW
  • Gelterswoog Lake 55 kmE
  • Steinbachtalsperre Lake 31 kmNE
  • Zoonenberg Mountain 39 kmNW

60–100 km2,758 places

  • Montagne de Stockem Mountain 89 kmW
  • Steinkopf Mountain 92 kmNW
  • Schartenknopf Mountain 96 kmNW
  • Reinersberg Mountain 96 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Mettnich Village, Nonnweiler
    1.3 km SE
  • Primstal Village, Nonnweiler
    1.6 km SE
  • Wadern Village, Landkreis Merzig-Wadern
    5.5 km W
  • Mühlfeld Village, Nonnweiler
    2.1 km S
  • Kastel Village, Nonnweiler
    2.7 km N
  • Krettnich Village, Wadern
    3 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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