Neighbourhood

Schönau

Located in Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt Leipzig Coordinates: 51°19′35″ N 12°17′13″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 120 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: May–September; See the climate
Airports: LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport11 km; ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport101 km

About Schönau

Schönau is a neighbourhood. Location: Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt Leipzig. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include Wachberg and Leipzig, Philippuskirche.

At a glance

Area: 3.1 km²

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Schönau

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

Climate of Schönau

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 42 mm

Hottest month: August (day 24°)
Coldest month: January (night -2°)
Wettest month: July (69 mm)
Driest month: February (29 mm)

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4° -2°

9° 1°

13° 4°

19° 8°

21° 11°

24° 13°

19° 10°

14° 6°

8° 2°

4° -1°

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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

Climate of Schönau
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	4°	9°	13°	19°	21°	24°	24°	19°	14°	8°	4°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	1°	4°	8°	11°	13°	13°	10°	6°	2°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	30	29	37	35	48	55	69	62	46	35	42	37

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

How to get to Schönau

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 11 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leipzig, 6 km to the east.

Airports

Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 11 kmnorth
Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 101 kmwest
Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 106 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Leipzig Population: 505K 6 kmeast
Halle Population: 237.9K 27 kmnorthwest
Gera Population: 104.7K 52 kmsouth
Jena Population: 104.7K 66 kmsouthwest
Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 71 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Schönau

Within 100 km: 526 historic and cultural sites, 2,109 natural sites, 656 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km169 places

Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 25 kmSE
Vogtlandsee Lake 19 kmNE
Hufeisensee Lake 24 kmNW
Elsterbecken Lake 5 kmNE

25–60 km767 places

Sprotte River 44 kmS
Rabeninsel Island 28 kmNW
Süßer See Lake 47 kmNW
Schönitzer See Lake 58 kmN

60–100 km2,355 places

Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 80 kmSW
Sarre River 98 kmNW
Roda River 69 kmSW
Roda River 70 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Wachberg Mountain, Leipzig
2.8 km NW
Leipzig, Philippuskirche Attraction, Leipzig
3 km E
Burghausen-Rückmannsdorf (Leipzig), Dorfkirche Attraction, Leipzig
3.2 km NW
Leipzig, Pfarrkirche Böhlitz-Ehrenberg Attraction, Leipzig
3.5 km N
St. Nicholas Church Attraction, Leipzig
6.5 km E
Leipzig Zoological Garden Attraction, Leipzig
6.3 km NE