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Oberharz am Brocken

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Oberharz am Brocken

Located in Landkreis Harz, Saxony-Anhalt Coordinates: 51°46′00″ N 10°48′00″ E

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Population: 9,547; 9.5K
Elevation: 485 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 63; listed under Oberharz am Brocken
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport88 km; KSF Kassel Airport105 km

About Oberharz am Brocken

Oberharz am Brocken is a village. Location: Landkreis Harz, Saxony-Anhalt. Population: 9,547. Elevation: 485 m.

From Wikipedia

Oberharz am Brocken (German pronunciation: [ˈoːbɐhaːɐ̯ts ʔam ˈbʁɔkn̩], lit. 'Upper Harz on the Brocken') is a town in the Harz District, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2010 by the merger of the town of Elbingerode with the municipalities of the former Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") Brocken-Hochharz (except for Allrode).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area: 272 km²
Official website: stadtoberharz.de

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Oberharz am Brocken

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Places bordering Oberharz am Brocken

Thale

Population of Oberharz am Brocken over time

Population of Oberharz am Brocken over time
2014		11,333
2017		10,563
2019		10,451
2021		9,873
2022		9,754
2023		9,676
2024		9,547
2025		9,391

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Oberharz am Brocken

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 102 mm

Hottest month: July (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night -4°)
Wettest month: December (120 mm)
Driest month: May (70 mm)

2° -4°

5° -1°

10° 1°

15° 6°

18° 9°

20° 11°

20° 10°

16° 7°

11° 4°

6° 0°

3° -2°

Jan

103

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

102

Dec

120

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 Oberharz am Brocken
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	2°	2°	5°	10°	15°	18°	20°	20°	16°	11°	6°	3°
Average low (°C)	-4°	-4°	-1°	1°	6°	9°	11°	10°	7°	4°	0°	-2°
Precipitation (mm)	103	75	99	72	70	92	87	80	79	87	102	120

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Oberharz am Brocken

The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF), 88 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Salzgitter, 51 km to the northwest.