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Village

Forchheim

Located in Döbeln, Landkreis Mittelsachsen Coordinates: 51°06′27″ N 13°04′29″ E

Map showing the location of Forchheim Forchheim
Location in Germany
Elevation
229 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport49 km
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport68 km

About Forchheim

Forchheim is a village. Location: Döbeln, Landkreis Mittelsachsen. Elevation: 229 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Mühlberg and Galgenberg.

Climate of Forchheim

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 60 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (95 mm)
Driest month
April (38 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 Forchheim
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°8°14°19°22°24°23°19°13°7°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°4°8°11°14°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)524147386656958258456059

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

How to get to Forchheim

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 49 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chemnitz, 32 km to the south.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 49 kmeast
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 68 kmnorthwest
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 101 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 32 kmsouth
  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 47 kmeast
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 56 kmnorthwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 74 kmwest
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 87 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Forchheim

Within 100 km: 421 historic and cultural sites, 2,002 natural sites, 550 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km175 places

  • Langer Rodaer See Lake 24 kmNW
  • Horstsee Lake 22 kmNW
  • Ziegenberg Mountain 25 kmN
  • Ziegelberg Mountain 22 kmNW

25–60 km1,220 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 57 kmSE
  • Sprotte River 50 kmW
  • Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 42 kmW
  • Vogtlandsee Lake 59 kmNW

60–100 km1,578 places

  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 64 kmE
  • Vosí vrch Mountain 96 kmE
  • Stoličná Mountain 85 kmS
  • Pláň Mountain 90 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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