- Population
- 1,085
- 1.1K
- Elevation
- 380 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- KLV Karlovy Vary Airport57 km
- DRS Dresden Airport69 km
About Scharfenstein
Scharfenstein is a village. Location: Drebach, Erzgebirgskreis. Population: 1,085. Elevation: 380 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Forst Scharfenstein and Künzelberg.
Photos of Scharfenstein
Climate of Scharfenstein
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 58 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- July (100 mm)
- Driest month
- February (47 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 2° | 7° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 22° | 18° | 12° | 6° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -4° | 0° | 3° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 1° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 53 | 47 | 59 | 51 | 70 | 84 | 100 | 88 | 62 | 57 | 58 | 62 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Scharfenstein
The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV), 57 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chemnitz, 17 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 57 kmsouth
- Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 69 kmnortheast
- Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 98 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 17 kmnorthwest
- Dresden Population: 564.9K 62 kmnortheast
- Gera Population: 104.7K 71 kmwest
- Leipzig Population: 505K 86 kmnorthwest
- Jena Population: 104.7K 106 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Scharfenstein
Within 100 km: 334 historic and cultural sites, 1,995 natural sites, 476 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km350 places
- Kunstteich Lake 20 kmE
- Großer Teich Lake 23 kmNE
- Talsperre Cranzahl Lake 23 kmS
- Talsperre Saidenbach Lake 13 kmE
25–60 km894 places
- Erzgebirge Mountain 58 kmE
- Stoličná Mountain 40 kmS
- Pláň Mountain 49 kmSW
- Svatý Prokop Landmark 60 kmS
60–100 km1,561 places
- Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 69 kmNE
- Hořidla Mountain 88 kmE
- Vosí vrch Mountain 97 kmE
- Zipfelteich Lake 91 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Forst Scharfenstein Natural site, Saxony0.6 km SW
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Künzelberg Mountain, Großolbersdorf0.8 km SE
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Wolfsberg Mountain, Großolbersdorf3 km SE
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Wiltzschberg Mountain, Drebach3.6 km W
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Wilisch River, Saxony2.5 km N
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Heideberg Mountain, Drebach2.1 km NW
Sources & licences
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