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Leipzig

Located in Kreisfreie Stadt Leipzig, Saxony Coordinates: 51°20′31″ N 12°22′30″ E

Map showing the location of Leipzig Leipzig
Location in Germany
Population
611,850
611.8K
Elevation
118 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
169
listed under Leipzig
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport13 km
DRS Dresden Airport100 km

About Leipzig

Leipzig is a village. Location: Kreisfreie Stadt Leipzig, Saxony. Population: 611,850. Elevation: 118 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (13 km). Nearby sights include Elsterbecken and Pleiße.

Climate of Leipzig

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 Leipzig
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 Leipzig

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 13 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leipzig, 1 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 13 kmnorthwest
  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 100 kmeast
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 107 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Leipzig Population: 505K 1 kmsouthwest
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 32 kmnorthwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 55 kmsouth
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 68 kmsoutheast
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 72 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Leipzig

Within 100 km: 523 historic and cultural sites, 2,065 natural sites, 636 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km186 places

  • Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 23 kmS
  • Vogtlandsee Lake 15 kmN
  • Großsteinberger See Lake 20 kmSE
  • Elsterbecken Lake 2 kmW

25–60 km706 places

  • Sprotte River 45 kmS
  • Rabeninsel Island 33 kmNW
  • Süßer See Lake 52 kmW
  • Schönitzer See Lake 55 kmN

60–100 km2,332 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 86 kmSW
  • Roda River 75 kmSW
  • Roda River 76 kmSW
  • Ehle River 86 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Leipzig

169 places

Cities & villages37

Mountains & nature6

Heritage & sights6

Nearby attractions & nature

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