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Mountain

Taurastein

Located in Burgstädt, Landkreis Mittelsachsen Coordinates: 50°54′50″ N 12°49′15″ E

Map showing the location of Taurastein Taurastein
Location in Germany
Elevation
348 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Burgstädt
1 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport70 km
DRS Dresden Airport71 km

About Taurastein

Taurastein is a mountain. Location: Burgstädt, Landkreis Mittelsachsen. Elevation: 348 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Lindenberg and Königsberg.

Climate of Taurastein

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 60 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (98 mm)
Driest month
April (39 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 Taurastein
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°2°7°13°18°21°23°22°18°13°7°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°4°7°10°13°12°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)454047396964988563496053

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

How to get to Taurastein

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 70 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chemnitz, 12 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 70 kmnorthwest
  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 71 kmeast
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 79 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 12 kmsoutheast
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 52 kmwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 57 kmnorthwest
  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 66 kmeast
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 86 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Taurastein

Within 100 km: 402 historic and cultural sites, 2,138 natural sites, 576 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km192 places

  • Ziegenberg Mountain 9 kmW
  • Udohöhe Mountain 24 kmE
  • Treppenhauer Mountain 15 kmE
  • Totenstein Mountain 10 kmS

25–60 km1,184 places

  • Sprotte River 28 kmW
  • Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 35 kmNW
  • Talsperre Weiterswiese Lake 58 kmS
  • Waldsee Lake 54 kmSW

60–100 km1,740 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 70 kmE
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 80 kmE
  • Stoličná Mountain 66 kmS
  • Pláň Mountain 64 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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