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Kreisfreie Stadt Chemnitz

Located in Saxony, Germany Coordinates: 50°49′55″ N 12°56′10″ E

Map showing the location of Kreisfreie Stadt Chemnitz Kreisfreie Stadt Chemnitz
Location in Germany
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
When to go
June–September
See the climate
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 sightseeing

Best 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).

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Climate of Kreisfreie Stadt Chemnitz
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)474252506982938762545657

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 place
  1. 1 Chemnitz 245.6K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

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