- Population
- 611,850
- 611.8K
- Elevation
- 118 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 169
- listed under Leipzig
- Airports
- LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport13 km
- DRS Dresden Airport100 km
About Leipzig
Leipzig is a village. Location: Kreisfreie Stadt Leipzig, Saxony. Population: 611,850. Elevation: 118 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (13 km). Nearby sights include Elsterbecken and Pleiße.
Photos of Leipzig
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Wachberg Jwaller · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Leipzig Zoological Garden Nf02 · CC BY 3.0 -
St. Nicholas Church Berthold Werner · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Old St. Peter's Church JeanNeef · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Monument to the Battle of the Nations Paolchen · CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Climate of Leipzig
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 44 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- July (68 mm)
- Driest month
- February (32 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) | 3° | 4° | 8° | 13° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 24° | 19° | 14° | 8° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 1° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 2° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 35 | 32 | 40 | 37 | 49 | 52 | 68 | 63 | 49 | 38 | 44 | 41 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Leipzig
The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 13 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leipzig, 1 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 13 kmnorthwest
- Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 100 kmeast
- Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 107 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Leipzig Population: 505K 1 kmsouthwest
- Halle Population: 237.9K 32 kmnorthwest
- Gera Population: 104.7K 55 kmsouth
- Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 68 kmsoutheast
- Jena Population: 104.7K 72 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Leipzig
Within 100 km: 523 historic and cultural sites, 2,065 natural sites, 636 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km186 places
- Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 23 kmS
- Vogtlandsee Lake 15 kmN
- Großsteinberger See Lake 20 kmSE
- Elsterbecken Lake 2 kmW
25–60 km706 places
- Sprotte River 45 kmS
- Rabeninsel Island 33 kmNW
- Süßer See Lake 52 kmW
- Schönitzer See Lake 55 kmN
60–100 km2,332 places
- Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 86 kmSW
- Roda River 75 kmSW
- Roda River 76 kmSW
- Ehle River 86 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Leipzig
169 places- 1 Leipzig 505K
- 2 Gohlis 45.9K
- 3 Reudnitz-Thonberg 21.9K
- 4 Connewitz 18.8K
- 5 Kleinzschocher 11K
- 6 Großzschocher 9.3K
- 7 Breitenfeld 9K
- 8 Leutzsch 8.8K
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages35
- Abtnaundorf · Neighbourhood
- Althen · Village
- Althen-Kleinpösna · Neighbourhood
- Altlindenau · Neighbourhood
- Anger · Village
- Anger-Crottendorf · Village
- Baalsdorf · Village
- Böhlitz-Ehrenberg · Village
- Bösdorf · Village
- Burghausen · Neighbourhood
- Burghausen-Rückmarsdorf · Neighbourhood
- Cleuden · Village
- Dölitz · Village
- Dölitz-Dösen · Neighbourhood
- Dösen · Village
- Dreiecksiedlung · Village
- Engelsdorf · Village
- Eutritzsch · Neighbourhood
- Göbschelwitz · Village
- Gohlis-Mitte · Neighbourhood
- Gohlis-Nord · Neighbourhood
- Gohlis-Süd · Neighbourhood
- Gottscheina · Village
- Großwiederitzsch · Village
- Grünau · Neighbourhood
- Grünau-Mitte · Neighbourhood
- Grünau-Nord · Neighbourhood
- Grünau-Ost · Neighbourhood
- Grünau-Siedlung · Neighbourhood
- Gundorf · Village
- Hänichen · Village
- Hartmannsdorf · Village
- Hartmannsdorf-Knautnaundorf · Neighbourhood
- Heiterblick · Village
- Hirschfeld · Village
Mountains & nature8
- Clara-Zetkin-Park · Natural site
- Eichberg · Mountain
- Fuchsberg · Mountain
- Galgenberg · Mountain
- Galgenberg · Mountain
- Galgenberg · Mountain
- Grenzhübel · Mountain
- Gypsberg · Mountain
Lakes, rivers & coasts1
- Auensee · Lake
Heritage & sights8
- Burghausen-Rückmannsdorf (Leipzig), Dorfkirche · Attraction
- DVB-T Sendeturm Leipzig · Landmark
- Early Camp Leipzig · Historic site
- Ez Chaim synagogue (destroyed) · Historic site
- Federal Administrative Court · Attraction
- Fernmeldeturm Leipzig · Landmark
- Gedächtniskirche · Attraction
- Grassi Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig · Museum
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Elsterbecken Lake, Saxony2.3 km W
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Pleiße River, Germany2.6 km SW
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Parthe River, Saxony3 km NW
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Kleine Luppe River, Saxony5.3 km NW
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Burgaue Natural site, Saxony5.9 km NW
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Markkleeberg Concentration Camp Historic site, Markkleeberg7.5 km S
Other cities and towns in Kreisfreie Stadt Leipzig
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Südvorstadt Village, Leipzig2.3 km S -
Schönefeld Neighbourhood, Leipzig3.2 km NE -
Schleußig Neighbourhood, Leipzig3 km SW -
Plagwitz Neighbourhood, Leipzig3.3 km SW -
Möckern Neighbourhood, Leipzig3.6 km NW -
Lindenau Neighbourhood, Leipzig3.4 km W
Sources & licences
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