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Monarchenhügel

Located in Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt Leipzig Coordinates: 51°18′00″ N 12°27′00″ E

Map showing the location of Monarchenhügel Monarchenhügel
Location in Germany
Elevation
141 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Zuckelhausen
0.4 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport20 km
DRS Dresden Airport94 km

About Monarchenhügel

Monarchenhügel is a mountain. Location: Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt Leipzig. Elevation: 141 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Galgenberg and Steinberg.

Climate of Monarchenhügel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 47 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
July (75 mm)
Driest month
February (33 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 Monarchenhügel
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°13°19°22°24°24°19°14°8°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°8°12°13°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)343341355254756651384741

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Monarchenhügel

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 20 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leipzig, 7 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 20 kmnorthwest
  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 94 kmeast
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 110 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Leipzig Population: 505K 7 kmnorthwest
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 38 kmnorthwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 53 kmsouthwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 62 kmsoutheast
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 73 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Monarchenhügel

Within 100 km: 520 historic and cultural sites, 2,141 natural sites, 646 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km213 places

  • Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 18 kmS
  • Vogtlandsee Lake 19 kmN
  • Herthasee Lake 21 kmE
  • Großsteinberger See Lake 13 kmE

25–60 km647 places

  • Sprotte River 40 kmS
  • Rabeninsel Island 40 kmNW
  • Süßer See Lake 58 kmW
  • Schönitzer See Lake 59 kmN

60–100 km2,447 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 89 kmW
  • Roda River 76 kmSW
  • Roda River 77 kmSW
  • Ehle River 93 kmNW

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