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Mountain

Scheffelsberg

Located in Johanngeorgenstadt, Erzgebirgskreis Coordinates: 50°25′00″ N 12°42′00″ E

Map showing the location of Scheffelsberg Scheffelsberg
Location in Germany
Elevation
866 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Johanngeorgenstadt
1.9 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KLV Karlovy Vary Airport28 km
DRS Dresden Airport110 km

About Scheffelsberg

Scheffelsberg is a mountain. Location: Johanngeorgenstadt, Erzgebirgskreis. Elevation: 866 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary Airport (28 km). Nearby sights include Scheffelsberg and Buchschachtel-Berg.

Climate of Scheffelsberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 3° · Night -1° · Rain 69 mm

Hottest month
July (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night -6°)
Wettest month
July (107 mm)
Driest month
February (57 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 Scheffelsberg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°0°3°8°14°17°18°18°14°9°3°0°
Average low (°C)-5°-6°-3°0°5°7°9°9°6°2°-1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)6357665972941079673656976

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Scheffelsberg

The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV), 28 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chemnitz, 49 km to the north.

Airports

  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 28 kmsoutheast
  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 110 kmnortheast
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 116 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 49 kmnorth
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 68 kmnorthwest
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 97 kmnorthwest
  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 102 kmnortheast
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 105 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Scheffelsberg

Within 100 km: 300 historic and cultural sites, 2,251 natural sites, 525 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km276 places

  • Pláň Mountain 9 kmSW
  • Talsperre Weiterswiese Lake 8 kmW
  • Waldsee Lake 14 kmNW
  • Muldenberger Talsperre Lake 21 kmW

25–60 km780 places

  • Stoličná Mountain 29 kmE
  • Svatý Prokop Landmark 52 kmSE
  • Wüster Teich Lake 43 kmW
  • Weidatalsperre Lake 59 kmNW

60–100 km2,020 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 95 kmNE
  • Český Les Mountain 85 kmS
  • Sprotte River 61 kmN
  • Roda River 93 kmNW

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