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Galgenberg

Located in Grimma, Landkreis Leipzig Coordinates: 51°13′02″ N 12°45′26″ E

Map showing the location of Galgenberg Galgenberg
Location in Germany
Elevation
177 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Grimma
3.2 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport43 km
DRS Dresden Airport71 km

About Galgenberg

Galgenberg is a mountain. Location: Grimma, Landkreis Leipzig. Elevation: 177 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Hutberg and Sandberg.

Climate of Galgenberg

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 Galgenberg
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 Galgenberg

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 43 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leipzig, 30 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 43 kmnorthwest
  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 71 kmeast
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 113 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Leipzig Population: 505K 30 kmnorthwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 44 kmsouth
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 60 kmsouthwest
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 62 kmnorthwest
  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 71 kmeast

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

Day trips from Galgenberg

Within 100 km: 473 historic and cultural sites, 2,112 natural sites, 610 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km213 places

  • Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 21 kmSW
  • Langer Rodaer See Lake 11 kmNE
  • Horstsee Lake 13 kmNE
  • Herthasee Lake 7 kmN

25–60 km754 places

  • Sprotte River 39 kmSW
  • Vogtlandsee Lake 35 kmNW
  • Toffelsteich Lake 50 kmE
  • Neuer Teich Lake 52 kmE

60–100 km2,228 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 82 kmSE
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 89 kmE
  • Stoličná Mountain 100 kmS
  • Pláň Mountain 97 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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