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Mountain

Gakenberg

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

Map showing the location of Gakenberg Gakenberg
Location in Germany
Elevation
165 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Mutzschen
3.8 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport46 km
DRS Dresden Airport66 km

About Gakenberg

Gakenberg is a mountain. Location: Grimma, Landkreis Leipzig. Elevation: 165 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include Schmiedeberg and Silberberg.

Climate of Gakenberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 59 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (92 mm)
Driest month
April (35 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 Gakenberg
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)494046356149927658425955

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gakenberg

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 46 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leipzig, 34 km to the west.

Airports

  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 46 kmwest
  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 66 kmeast
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 120 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Leipzig Population: 505K 34 kmwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 50 kmsouth
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 64 kmwest
  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 67 kmeast
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 70 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Gakenberg

Within 100 km: 468 historic and cultural sites, 2,038 natural sites, 591 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km226 places

  • Langer Rodaer See Lake 2 kmE
  • Horstsee Lake 5 kmE
  • Herthasee Lake 7 kmW
  • Großteich Lake 2 kmN

25–60 km741 places

  • Sprotte River 49 kmSW
  • Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 30 kmSW
  • Vogtlandsee Lake 35 kmNW
  • Vierteich Lake 59 kmE

60–100 km2,130 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 80 kmSE
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 85 kmSE
  • Roda River 98 kmSW
  • Roda River 99 kmSW

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