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Municipality

Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg

Located in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Coordinates: 52°08′30″ N 11°38′40″ E

Map showing the location of Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg
Location in Germany
Population
244,329
244.3K
Elevation
43 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
1
listed under Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport90 km
BER Berlin Brandenburg Airport129 km

About Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg

Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg is a municipality. Location: Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Population: 244,329. Elevation: 43 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (90 km). Nearby sights include Alte Elbe and Alte Elbe.

Climate of Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 38 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (57 mm)
Driest month
February (29 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 Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°9°13°19°22°24°24°20°14°8°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°8°11°13°12°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)342936365257545542333840

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 90 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Magdeburg, 1 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 90 kmsoutheast
  • Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) Berlin 129 kmeast
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 138 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 1 kmsouthwest
  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 67 kmnorthwest
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 77 kmsouth
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 78 kmwest
  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 84 kmwest

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

Day trips from Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg

Within 100 km: 462 historic and cultural sites, 2,529 natural sites, 745 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km185 places

  • Sarre River 25 kmSW
  • Ehle River 9 kmNE
  • Zollau Lake 9 kmN
  • Zipkelebener See Lake 6 kmSE

25–60 km873 places

  • Ehle River 27 kmS
  • Aue River 59 kmW
  • Wendsee Lake 59 kmNE
  • Tietal Lake 37 kmSW

60–100 km2,678 places

  • Schalk River 90 kmW
  • Bere River 90 kmSW
  • Aue River 62 kmW
  • Rabeninsel Island 78 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg Magdeburg Braunschweig Chemnitz
Population 244.3K 244.3K 244.7K 247.2K
Elevation 43 m 47 m 72 m 306 m
Summer day (hottest month) 24° 24° 23° 24°
Winter night (coldest month) -2° -2° -1° -3°
Annual rainfall 506 mm 506 mm 611 mm 729 mm
Best months May–Sep May–Sep Jun–Aug May–Sep
Distance — 1 km 78 km 171 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg

1 place
  1. 1 Magdeburg, Landeshauptstadt 244.3K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

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