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Mountain

Schenkberg

Located in Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt Leipzig Coordinates: 51°24′00″ N 12°27′00″ E

Map showing the location of Schenkberg Schenkberg
Location in Germany
Elevation
124 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Taucha
3.5 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport15 km
DRS Dresden Airport97 km

About Schenkberg

Schenkberg is a mountain. Location: Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt Leipzig. Elevation: 124 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Weinberg and Vogelberg.

Climate of Schenkberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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).

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Climate of Schenkberg
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°11°13°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)353240374952686349384441

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

How to get to Schenkberg

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 15 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leipzig, 9 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 15 kmwest
  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 97 kmeast
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 114 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Leipzig Population: 505K 9 kmsouthwest
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 34 kmwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 63 kmsouthwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 71 kmsoutheast
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 80 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Schenkberg

Within 100 km: 527 historic and cultural sites, 1,959 natural sites, 602 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km202 places

  • Vogtlandsee Lake 7 kmN
  • Herthasee Lake 25 kmSE
  • Großsteinberger See Lake 20 kmSE
  • Elsterbecken Lake 10 kmSW

25–60 km672 places

  • Sprotte River 51 kmS
  • Rabeninsel Island 36 kmW
  • Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 29 kmS
  • Süßer See Lake 55 kmW

60–100 km2,214 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 94 kmSW
  • Sarre River 100 kmNW
  • Roda River 83 kmSW
  • Roda River 84 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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