- Population
- 245,618
- 245.6K
- Elevation
- 307 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Kreisfreie Stadt Chemnitz
- Airports
- DRS Dresden Airport67 km
- KLV Karlovy Vary Airport70 km
About Kreisfreie Stadt Chemnitz
Kreisfreie Stadt Chemnitz is a municipality. Location: Saxony, Germany. Population: 245,618. Elevation: 307 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Küchwald and Pleißbach.
Climate of Kreisfreie Stadt Chemnitz
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 56 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- July (93 mm)
- Driest month
- February (42 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 3° | 8° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | 0° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 5° | 2° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 47 | 42 | 52 | 50 | 69 | 82 | 93 | 87 | 62 | 54 | 56 | 57 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Kreisfreie Stadt Chemnitz
The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 67 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chemnitz, 1 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 67 kmnortheast
- Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 70 kmsouth
- Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 82 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 1 kmnorthwest
- Gera Population: 104.7K 60 kmwest
- Dresden Population: 564.9K 61 kmnortheast
- Leipzig Population: 505K 69 kmnorthwest
- Jena Population: 104.7K 95 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kreisfreie Stadt Chemnitz
Within 100 km: 386 historic and cultural sites, 2,074 natural sites, 537 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km277 places
- Talsperre Saidenbach Lake 24 kmSE
- Reservoir Neunzehnhain I Lake 19 kmSE
- Reservoir Neunzehnhain II Lake 20 kmSE
- Zschopenberg Mountain 14 kmSE
25–60 km1,072 places
- Stoličná Mountain 55 kmS
- Pláň Mountain 58 kmS
- Sprotte River 38 kmW
- Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 47 kmNW
60–100 km1,648 places
- Erzgebirge Mountain 62 kmE
- Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 73 kmE
- Hořidla Mountain 100 kmE
- Svatý Prokop Landmark 76 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Kreisfreie Stadt Chemnitz and similar cities
Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.
| Measure | Kreisfreie Stadt Chemnitz | Braunschweig | Magdeburg | Chemnitz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 245.6K | 244.7K | 244.3K | 247.2K |
| Elevation | 307 m | 72 m | 47 m | 306 m |
| Summer day (hottest month) | 23° | 23° | 24° | 24° |
| Winter night (coldest month) | -3° | -1° | -2° | -3° |
| Annual rainfall | 751 mm | 611 mm | 506 mm | 729 mm |
| Best months | Jun–Sep | Jun–Aug | May–Sep | May–Sep |
| Distance | — | 231 km | 171 km | 1 km |
Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.
Places in Kreisfreie Stadt Chemnitz
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Küchwald Natural site, Saxony2.4 km NW
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Pleißbach River, Saxony2.4 km W
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Zeisigwald Natural site, Saxony3 km NE
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Beuthenberg Mountain, Niederwiesa3.7 km NE
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Zwönitz River, Saxony4.8 km S
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Würschnitz River, Saxony4.8 km S
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Harthwald Natural site, Saxony5.6 km S
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Hammergrund Natural site, Saxony7.1 km E
Sources & licences
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