- Elevation
- 327 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- DRS Dresden Airport35 km
- KLV Karlovy Vary Airport90 km
About Sand
Sand is a village. Location: Halsbrücke, Landkreis Mittelsachsen. Elevation: 327 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Galgenberg and Fürstenwald.
Climate of Sand
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 6° · Night 2° · Rain 60 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- July (101 mm)
- Driest month
- February (50 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 2° | 3° | 7° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 18° | 13° | 6° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | 0° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 5° | 2° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 58 | 50 | 65 | 51 | 69 | 83 | 101 | 85 | 58 | 57 | 60 | 67 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Sand
The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 35 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 29 km to the east.
Airports
- Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 35 kmnortheast
- Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 90 kmsouth
- Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 93 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Dresden Population: 564.9K 29 kmeast
- Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 33 kmsouthwest
- Leipzig Population: 505K 80 kmnorthwest
- Gera Population: 104.7K 89 kmwest
- Halle Population: 237.9K 112 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Sand
Within 100 km: 362 historic and cultural sites, 1,994 natural sites, 495 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km274 places
- Talsperre Malter Lake 22 kmE
- Talsperre Lichtenberg Lake 19 kmSE
- Talsperre Lehnmühle Lake 23 kmSE
- Talsperre Klingenberg Lake 16 kmSE
25–60 km1,168 places
- Erzgebirge Mountain 34 kmE
- Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 43 kmE
- Vierteich Lake 41 kmNE
- Toffelsteich Lake 47 kmN
60–100 km1,409 places
- Hořidla Mountain 80 kmSE
- Vosí vrch Mountain 75 kmE
- Stoličná Mountain 71 kmS
- Pláň Mountain 84 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Galgenberg Mountain, Halsbrücke3.5 km NE
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Fürstenwald Natural site, Saxony2.7 km SW
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Kleinwaltersdorferbach River, Saxony2.5 km W
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Irmershöhe Mountain, Halsbrücke5.1 km E
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Freiberg Concentration Camp Historic site, Freiberg5.4 km S
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Freiberg, Latrinenfund Historic site, Halsbrücke4.9 km S
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