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Grimma

Located in Landkreis Leipzig, Saxony Coordinates: 51°14′19″ N 12°43′45″ E

Map showing the location of Grimma Grimma
Location in Germany
Population
27,529
27.5K
Elevation
129 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
95
listed under Grimma
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport40 km
DRS Dresden Airport74 km

About Grimma

Grimma is a village. Location: Landkreis Leipzig, Saxony. Population: 27,529. Elevation: 129 m.

From Wikipedia

Grimma (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁɪma] ; Upper Sorbian: Grima, pronounced [ˈɡʁʲima]) is a town in Saxony, Central Germany, on the left bank of the Mulde, 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Leipzig. Founded in c. 1170, it is part of the Leipzig district.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
218 km²
Official website
grimma.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Grimma

  • Wurzen
  • Wermsdorf
  • Colditz
  • Bad Lausick
  • Parthenstein

Population of Grimma over time

Population of Grimma over time
2015 28,480
2017 28,153
2019 28,180
2021 28,054
2022 28,205
2023 28,269
2024 27,529
2025 27,554

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Grimma

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 56 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Grimma
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°14°19°22°24°24°19°14°8°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°5°9°12°14°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)463946336050927358415651

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

How to get to Grimma

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 40 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leipzig, 27 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 40 kmnorthwest
  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 74 kmeast
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 116 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Leipzig Population: 505K 27 kmnorthwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 47 kmsouth
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 59 kmnorthwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 60 kmsouthwest
  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 74 kmeast

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

Day trips from Grimma

Within 100 km: 475 historic and cultural sites, 2,096 natural sites, 611 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km222 places

  • Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 20 kmSW
  • Langer Rodaer See Lake 12 kmNE
  • Horstsee Lake 14 kmE
  • Herthasee Lake 5 kmN

25–60 km711 places

  • Sprotte River 40 kmSW
  • Vogtlandsee Lake 32 kmNW
  • Toffelsteich Lake 51 kmE
  • Neuer Teich Lake 54 kmE

60–100 km2,249 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 85 kmSE
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 91 kmE
  • Pláň Mountain 99 kmS
  • Roda River 89 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Grimma

95 places

Cities & villages27

Mountains & nature8

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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