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Schönefeld

Located in Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt Leipzig Coordinates: 51°21′17″ N 12°24′58″ E

Schönefeld
Joachim Köhler · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
118 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 Airport15 km
DRS Dresden Airport98 km

About Schönefeld

Schönefeld is a neighbourhood. Location: Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt Leipzig.

From Wikipedia

Schönefeld (German pronunciation: [ˈʃøːnəfɛlt] ) is a locality in the Northeast borough of Leipzig. Concerning administrative matters Schönefeld-Ost is a separate locality of Leipzig, while the rest of Schönefeld, together with Abtnaundorf forms a locality called Schönefeld-Abtnaundorf.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
5,123 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Schönefeld

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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Schönefeld
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 Schönefeld

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 15 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leipzig, 4 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 15 kmnorthwest
  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 98 kmeast
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 110 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Leipzig Population: 505K 4 kmsouthwest
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 33 kmnorthwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 58 kmsouthwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 68 kmsoutheast
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 75 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Schönefeld

Within 100 km: 525 historic and cultural sites, 2,039 natural sites, 627 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km197 places

  • Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 24 kmS
  • Vogtlandsee Lake 13 kmN
  • Herthasee Lake 25 kmE
  • Großsteinberger See Lake 18 kmSE

25–60 km685 places

  • Sprotte River 46 kmS
  • Rabeninsel Island 35 kmW
  • Süßer See Lake 54 kmW
  • Schönitzer See Lake 53 kmN

60–100 km2,309 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 90 kmSW
  • Roda River 78 kmSW
  • Roda River 79 kmSW
  • Ehle River 87 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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