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Mountain

Großer Brandberg

Located in Parthenstein, Landkreis Leipzig Coordinates: 51°15′00″ N 12°40′00″ E

Map showing the location of Großer Brandberg Großer Brandberg
Location in Germany
Elevation
166 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Grimma
4.6 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport36 km
DRS Dresden Airport78 km

About Großer Brandberg

Großer Brandberg is a mountain. Location: Parthenstein, Landkreis Leipzig. Elevation: 166 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Kleiner Brandberg and Lindberg.

Climate of Großer Brandberg

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 Großer Brandberg
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 Großer Brandberg

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 36 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leipzig, 23 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 36 kmnorthwest
  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 78 kmeast
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 118 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Leipzig Population: 505K 23 kmnorthwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 50 kmsouth
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 54 kmnorthwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 58 kmsouthwest
  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 78 kmeast

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

Day trips from Großer Brandberg

Within 100 km: 488 historic and cultural sites, 2,129 natural sites, 613 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km246 places

  • Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 18 kmSW
  • Langer Rodaer See Lake 16 kmE
  • Horstsee Lake 18 kmE
  • Herthasee Lake 7 kmNE

25–60 km678 places

  • Sprotte River 39 kmSW
  • Rabeninsel Island 56 kmNW
  • Vogtlandsee Lake 28 kmNW
  • Toffelsteich Lake 55 kmE

60–100 km2,306 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 90 kmSE
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 96 kmE
  • Roda River 85 kmSW
  • Roda River 86 kmSW

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