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Mountain

Galgenberg

Located in Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt Chemnitz Coordinates: 50°50′41″ N 12°49′54″ E

Map showing the location of Galgenberg Galgenberg
Location in Germany
Elevation
377 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Rabenstein
1.7 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KLV Karlovy Vary Airport72 km
DRS Dresden Airport73 km

About Galgenberg

Galgenberg is a mountain. Location: Chemnitz, Kreisfreie Stadt Chemnitz. Elevation: 377 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Bismarckhöhe and Rabenstein Castle.

Climate of Galgenberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 60 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
July (98 mm)
Driest month
April (39 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 Galgenberg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°2°7°13°18°21°23°22°18°13°7°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-4°-1°4°7°10°12°12°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)454047396964988563496053

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Galgenberg

The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV), 72 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chemnitz, 7 km to the east.

Airports

  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 72 kmsouth
  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 73 kmnortheast
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 77 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 7 kmeast
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 53 kmwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 64 kmnorthwest
  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 68 kmeast
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 88 kmwest

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

Day trips from Galgenberg

Within 100 km: 393 historic and cultural sites, 2,142 natural sites, 555 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km228 places

  • Zschopenberg Mountain 21 kmSE
  • Ziegenberg Mountain 12 kmNW
  • Udohöhe Mountain 23 kmE
  • Treppenhauer Mountain 17 kmNE

25–60 km1,110 places

  • Stoličná Mountain 58 kmS
  • Pláň Mountain 57 kmS
  • Sprotte River 31 kmW
  • Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 41 kmNW

60–100 km1,752 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 69 kmE
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 80 kmE
  • Svatý Prokop Landmark 81 kmSE
  • Roda River 87 kmW

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