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Mountain

Butterberg

Located in Grimma, Landkreis Leipzig Coordinates: 51°17′00″ N 12°40′00″ E

Map showing the location of Butterberg Butterberg
Location in Germany
Elevation
166 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Parthenstein
3.5 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport34 km
DRS Dresden Airport79 km

About Butterberg

Butterberg is a mountain. Location: Grimma, Landkreis Leipzig. Elevation: 166 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (34 km). Nearby sights include Steinberg and Curtswald.

Climate of Butterberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 56 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (92 mm)
Driest month
April (33 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 Butterberg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°8°14°19°22°24°23°19°13°8°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°1°4°8°12°14°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)463946336050927358415651

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

How to get to Butterberg

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 34 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leipzig, 22 km to the west.

Airports

  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 34 kmnorthwest
  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 79 kmeast
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 121 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Leipzig Population: 505K 22 kmwest
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 53 kmnorthwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 53 kmsouth
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 61 kmsouthwest
  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 79 kmeast

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

Day trips from Butterberg

Within 100 km: 509 historic and cultural sites, 2,093 natural sites, 617 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km252 places

  • Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 20 kmSW
  • Langer Rodaer See Lake 15 kmE
  • Horstsee Lake 17 kmE
  • Herthasee Lake 6 kmE

25–60 km638 places

  • Sprotte River 42 kmSW
  • Rabeninsel Island 54 kmW
  • Vogtlandsee Lake 25 kmNW
  • Toffelsteich Lake 54 kmE

60–100 km2,329 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 91 kmSE
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 97 kmE
  • Roda River 87 kmSW
  • Roda River 88 kmSW

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