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Rachlau

Local name: Rachlow

Located in Wittichenau, Landkreis Bautzen Coordinates: 51°21′19″ N 14°16′46″ E

Rachlau
Gunther Tschuch · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
200
200
Elevation
129 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport43 km
BER Berlin Brandenburg Airport124 km

About Rachlau

Rachlau is a village. Location: Wittichenau, Landkreis Bautzen. Population: 200. Elevation: 129 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Klosterwasser and Weinberg.

At a glance

Area
3.8 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Rachlau

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 52 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (78 mm)
Driest month
April (37 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 Rachlau
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°13°19°22°24°24°19°14°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°1°4°8°12°13°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)454047375960787454425250

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

How to get to Rachlau

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 43 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 51 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 43 kmsouthwest
  • Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) Berlin 124 kmnorthwest
  • Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG) Nowe Kramsko 136 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 51 kmsouthwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 111 kmsouthwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 133 kmwest
  • Prague Population: 1.2M 141 kmsouth
  • Potsdam Population: 184.8K 143 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Rachlau

Within 100 km: 227 historic and cultural sites, 1,532 natural sites, 517 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km168 places

  • Buschteich Lake 14 kmNE
  • Obersee Lake 15 kmNE
  • Winkelteich Lake 14 kmE
  • Wildesee Lake 15 kmNE

25–60 km943 places

  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 50 kmSW
  • Vosí vrch Mountain 53 kmS
  • Wergteich Lake 38 kmN
  • Vierteich Lake 42 kmW

60–100 km1,165 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 61 kmSW
  • Lysá Mountain 98 kmS
  • Hořidla Mountain 91 kmS
  • Lutzke River 74 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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