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Village

Rockau

Located in Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt Dresden Coordinates: 51°01′43″ N 13°51′56″ E

Rockau
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Elevation
269 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport14 km
PRG Václav Havel Airport Prague107 km

About Rockau

Rockau is a village. Location: Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt Dresden. Elevation: 269 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (14 km). Nearby sights include Helfenberger Grund and Borsberg.

At a glance

Area
3 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Rockau

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 56 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (85 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 Rockau
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°8°12°18°21°23°23°18°13°6°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°1°3°8°11°13°13°10°6°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)474251426173858256495655

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rockau

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 14 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 9 km to the west.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 14 kmnorthwest
  • Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 107 kmsouth
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 114 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 9 kmwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 69 kmwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 110 kmwest
  • Prague Population: 1.2M 112 kmsouth
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 126 kmwest

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

Day trips from Rockau

Within 100 km: 280 historic and cultural sites, 1,863 natural sites, 467 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km366 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 15 kmS
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 10 kmSE
  • Rückhaltebecken Reinhardtsgrimma Lake 20 kmSW
  • Rückhaltebecken Mordgrundbach Lake 24 kmS

25–60 km1,012 places

  • Vosí vrch Mountain 41 kmE
  • Buschteich Lake 59 kmNE
  • Winkelteich Lake 59 kmNE
  • Wiesenteich Lake 57 kmNE

60–100 km1,232 places

  • Lysá Mountain 85 kmSE
  • Hořidla Mountain 61 kmSE
  • Stoličná Mountain 93 kmSW
  • Svatý Prokop Landmark 99 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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