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Village

Erlau

Located in Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saxony Coordinates: 51°01′00″ N 12°56′00″ E

Map showing the location of Erlau Erlau
Location in Germany
Population
3,093
3.1K
Elevation
294 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
17
listed under Erlau
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport60 km
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport66 km

About Erlau

Erlau is a village. Location: Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saxony. Population: 3,093. Elevation: 294 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Gepülziger Wald and Kohlung.

Climate of Erlau

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 64 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (107 mm)
Driest month
April (35 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 Erlau
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°7°14°18°21°24°22°19°13°7°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°4°8°11°13°12°9°5°2°-2°
Precipitation (mm)5643463569531078763466460

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

How to get to Erlau

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 60 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chemnitz, 20 km to the south.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 60 kmeast
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 66 kmnorthwest
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 91 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 20 kmsouth
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 53 kmnorthwest
  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 57 kmeast
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 62 kmwest
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 84 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Erlau

Within 100 km: 403 historic and cultural sites, 2,073 natural sites, 566 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km192 places

  • Ziegenberg Mountain 20 kmSW
  • Ziegelberg Mountain 24 kmN
  • Udohöhe Mountain 22 kmSE
  • Treppenhauer Mountain 11 kmSE

25–60 km1,226 places

  • Sprotte River 37 kmW
  • Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 35 kmNW
  • Vierteich Lake 60 kmNE
  • Toffelsteich Lake 54 kmNE

60–100 km1,624 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 63 kmE
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 72 kmE
  • Stoličná Mountain 75 kmS
  • Pláň Mountain 77 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Erlau

17 places
  1. 1 Erlau 3.6K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages15

Mountains & nature1

Nearby attractions & nature

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