Mountain

Katzenstein

Located in Lößnitz, Erzgebirgskreis Coordinates: 50°39′16″ N 12°45′30″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 627 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Zwönitz; 3.8 km SE
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: KLV Karlovy Vary Airport51 km; DRS Dresden Airport89 km

About Katzenstein

Katzenstein is a mountain. Location: Lößnitz, Erzgebirgskreis. Elevation: 627 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Schnepfenberg and Großer Stein.

Climate of Katzenstein

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 60 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: February (night -5°)
Wettest month: July (98 mm)
Driest month: February (46 mm)

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11° 2°

16° 6°

19° 9°

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16° 7°

11° 3°

5° 0°

1° -3°

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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 Katzenstein
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	0°	1°	5°	11°	16°	19°	21°	20°	16°	11°	5°	1°
Average low (°C)	-4°	-5°	-2°	2°	6°	9°	11°	10°	7°	3°	0°	-3°
Precipitation (mm)	49	46	56	52	70	85	98	90	67	59	60	61

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Katzenstein

The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV), 51 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chemnitz, 23 km to the northeast.

Airports

Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 51 kmsouth
Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 89 kmnortheast
Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 93 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 23 kmnortheast
Gera Population: 104.7K 54 kmnorthwest
Leipzig Population: 505K 81 kmnorth
Dresden Population: 564.9K 82 kmnortheast
Jena Population: 104.7K 88 kmwest

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

Day trips from Katzenstein

Within 100 km: 379 historic and cultural sites, 2,221 natural sites, 527 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km371 places

Talsperre des Friedens Lake 21 kmSW
Talsperre Cranzahl Lake 24 kmSE
Talsperre Eibenstock Lake 19 kmSW
Zschopenberg Mountain 23 kmE

25–60 km816 places

Stoličná Mountain 42 kmSE
Pláň Mountain 35 kmS
Sprotte River 40 kmNW
Wüster Teich Lake 52 kmSW

60–100 km1,940 places

Erzgebirge Mountain 79 kmE
Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 90 kmE
Svatý Prokop Landmark 66 kmSE
Roda River 86 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Zwönitz Village, Erzgebirgskreis
3.8 km SE
Stollberg/Erzgeb. Village, Erzgebirgskreis
3.3 km N
Oberaffalter Village, Lößnitz
0.8 km SE
Streitwald Village, Lößnitz
0.8 km E
Affalter Village, Lößnitz
1.6 km S
Grüna Village, Lößnitz
1.9 km SW

Katzenstein

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Schnepfenberg Mountain, Zwönitz
2.4 km S
Großer Stein Mountain, Zwönitz
3.2 km NE
Lindenberg Mountain, Stollberg/Erzgeb.
3.3 km N
Forst Niederzwönitz Natural site, Saxony
3.2 km NE
Heiliger Wald Natural site, Saxony
3.6 km NE
Forst Hartenstein Natural site, Saxony
4.2 km W
Hundsberg Mountain, Hartenstein
4.3 km W
Wachberg Mountain, Lößnitz
5.1 km SW

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Sources & licences

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

Data last updated: November 5, 2026