Mountain

Roßberg

Located in Schkopau, Saalekreis Coordinates: 51°23′49″ N 12°09′53″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 126 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Ermlitz; 0.7 km SW
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport5 km; ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport96 km

About Roßberg

Roßberg is a mountain. Location: Schkopau, Saalekreis. Elevation: 126 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (5 km). Nearby sights include Staatsforst Halle and Alte Luppe.

Climate of Roßberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 39 mm

Hottest month: August (day 24°)
Coldest month: January (night -2°)
Wettest month: July (66 mm)
Driest month: February (27 mm)

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18° 8°

21° 11°

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19° 10°

14° 6°

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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 Roßberg
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	4°	8°	13°	18°	21°	23°	24°	19°	14°	7°	4°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	1°	4°	8°	11°	13°	13°	10°	6°	2°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	29	27	35	35	48	51	66	57	42	32	39	37

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

How to get to Roßberg

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 5 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leipzig, 16 km to the southeast.

Airports

Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 5 kmnortheast
Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 96 kmsouthwest
Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 116 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Leipzig Population: 505K 16 kmsoutheast
Halle Population: 237.9K 16 kmnorthwest
Gera Population: 104.7K 58 kmsouth
Jena Population: 104.7K 66 kmsouthwest
Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 82 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Roßberg

Within 100 km: 545 historic and cultural sites, 2,045 natural sites, 598 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km164 places

Rabeninsel Island 17 kmNW
Vogtlandsee Lake 21 kmE
Hufeisensee Lake 12 kmNW
Elsterbecken Lake 14 kmSE

25–60 km830 places

Sprotte River 54 kmS
Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 36 kmSE
Süßer See Lake 36 kmW
Steinsee Lake 55 kmN

60–100 km2,194 places

Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 76 kmSW
Sarre River 86 kmNW
Roda River 70 kmSW
Roda River 71 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Ermlitz Village, Schkopau
0.7 km SW
Röglitz Village, Schkopau
2.4 km W
Großkugel Village, Kabelsketal
2.6 km NW
Rübsen Village, Schkopau
1.1 km SE
Oberthau Village, Schkopau
1.8 km SW
Raßnitz Village, Schkopau
5 km W

Roßberg

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Staatsforst Halle Natural site, Germany
2.9 km SE
Alte Luppe River, Germany
3.6 km S
Sandberg Mountain, Schkopau
5.9 km W
Bornhöck Mountain, Kabelsketal
6.1 km W
Wachberg Mountain, Leipzig
8.8 km SE
Brösen Natural site, Saxony
6.4 km NE
Fiklasberg Mountain, Markranstädt
9 km S
Burgaue Natural site, Saxony
10 km E

Roßberg

Sources & licences

Wikidata, CC0-1.0 Wikidata (CC0)
GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 11, 2026 · 2 independent sources