- Elevation
- 123 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport22 km
- DRS Dresden Airport90 km
About Althen
Althen is a village. Location: Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt Leipzig. Elevation: 123 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Leipzig, Kirche Sommerfeld and Zauchgraben.
Climate of Althen
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 49 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- July (78 mm)
- Driest month
- April (35 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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| 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° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -2° | 1° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 2° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 40 | 36 | 43 | 35 | 53 | 51 | 78 | 65 | 54 | 40 | 49 | 45 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Althen
The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 22 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leipzig, 10 km to the west.
Airports
- Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 22 kmnorthwest
- Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 90 kmeast
- Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 116 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Leipzig Population: 505K 10 kmwest
- Halle Population: 237.9K 41 kmnorthwest
- Gera Population: 104.7K 60 kmsouthwest
- Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 63 kmsoutheast
- Jena Population: 104.7K 80 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Althen
Within 100 km: 519 historic and cultural sites, 2,064 natural sites, 623 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km233 places
- Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 22 kmS
- Vogtlandsee Lake 15 kmN
- Herthasee Lake 17 kmE
- Großteich Lake 24 kmE
25–60 km606 places
- Sprotte River 45 kmS
- Rabeninsel Island 42 kmW
- Schönitzer See Lake 55 kmN
- Löbben Lake 59 kmN
60–100 km2,367 places
- Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 96 kmW
- Roda River 82 kmSW
- Roda River 83 kmSW
- Ehle River 93 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Leipzig, Kirche Sommerfeld Attraction, Leipzig2 km NW
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Zauchgraben River, Saxony1.3 km E
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Threne River, Saxony1.9 km E
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Pösgraben River, Saxony2.9 km S
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Monument to the Battle of the Nations Landmark, Leipzig8.1 km SW -
Krätzberg Mountain, Leipzig6.1 km NW
Other cities and towns in Leipzig
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Reudnitz-Thonberg Village, Leipzig8.3 km W
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Engelsdorf Village, Leipzig2.8 km W
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Baalsdorf Village, Leipzig3.4 km SW -
Kleinpösna Village, Leipzig3.5 km S
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Paunsdorf Village, Leipzig4.6 km W
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Holzhausen Village, Leipzig5 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources