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Mountain

Gänshorn

Located in Blieskastel, Saarpfalz-Kreis Coordinates: 49°15′33″ N 7°13′58″ E

Map showing the location of Gänshorn Gänshorn
Location in Germany
Elevation
365 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kirkel
2.7 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
SCN Saarbrücken Airport10 km
HHN Frankfurt-Hahn Airport76 km

About Gänshorn

Gänshorn is a mountain. Location: Blieskastel, Saarpfalz-Kreis. Elevation: 365 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Saarbrücken Airport (10 km). Nearby sights include Hutschucker Kopf and Petersberg.

Climate of Gänshorn

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 90 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (103 mm)
Driest month
April (60 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 Gänshorn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°9°13°18°21°23°23°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°3°7°10°12°11°8°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)8273716078777360678590103

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gänshorn

The nearest airport is Saarbrücken Airport (SCN), 10 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) (76 km). The nearest large city is Saarbrücken, 17 km to the west.

Airports

  • Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) Saarbrücken 10 kmsouthwest
  • Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) 76 kmnorth
  • Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport (ETZ) Goin 78 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Saarbrücken Population: 183K 17 kmwest
  • Trier Population: 100.1K 70 kmnorthwest
  • Metz Population: 123.9K 79 kmwest
  • Strasbourg Population: 274.8K 84 kmsoutheast
  • Karlsruhe Population: 283.8K 90 kmeast

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

Day trips from Gänshorn

Within 100 km: 505 historic and cultural sites, 2,406 natural sites, 630 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km262 places

  • Ottweiler Wingertsweier Lake 17 kmN
  • Bomberg Mountain 23 kmN
  • Ziegelberg Mountain 21 kmNE
  • Ziegelberg Mountain 18 kmN

25–60 km1,521 places

  • Gelterswoog Lake 37 kmNE
  • Talsperre Nonnweiler Lake 44 kmNW
  • Steinbachtalsperre Lake 58 kmN
  • Bostalsee Lake 36 kmN

60–100 km1,758 places

  • Sauer River 74 kmNW
  • Our River 97 kmNW
  • Eisch River 98 kmNW
  • Rench River 84 kmSE

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