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Rothenburg

Located in Rothenburg/O.L., Landkreis Görlitz Coordinates: 51°20′02″ N 14°58′07″ E

Map showing the location of Rothenburg Rothenburg
Location in Germany
Population
5,841
5.8K
Elevation
163 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport87 km
IEG Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport106 km

About Rothenburg

Rothenburg is a town. Location: Rothenburg/O.L., Landkreis Görlitz. Population: 5,841. Elevation: 163 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (87 km). Nearby sights include Noëser Heide and Wein-Berg.

Climate of Rothenburg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 49 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (86 mm)
Driest month
February (38 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 Rothenburg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°8°13°19°21°23°23°18°13°6°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°3°8°11°13°12°9°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)463843436462867450444950

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Rothenburg

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 87 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 92 km to the west.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 87 kmwest
  • Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG) Nowe Kramsko 106 kmnortheast
  • Copernicus Wrocław Airport (WRO) Wrocław 136 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 92 kmwest
  • Prague Population: 1.2M 144 kmsouth
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 153 kmwest
  • Berlin Population: 3.4M 170 kmnorthwest
  • Potsdam Population: 184.8K 177 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Rothenburg

Within 100 km: 168 historic and cultural sites, 1,085 natural sites, 294 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km69 places

  • Speicherbecken Quitzdorf Lake 16 kmSW
  • Großteich Lake 15 kmW
  • Bannerteich Lake 15 kmW
  • Zigeunerberg Mountain 15 kmNW

25–60 km441 places

  • Buschteich Lake 37 kmW
  • Obersee Lake 38 kmW
  • Winkelteich Lake 36 kmW
  • Wildesee Lake 39 kmW

60–100 km1,037 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 94 kmSW
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 83 kmSW
  • Lysá Mountain 89 kmS
  • Tvarožník Mountain 72 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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