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Village

Lichtenau

Located in Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saxony Coordinates: 50°54′30″ N 12°59′30″ E

Map showing the location of Lichtenau Lichtenau
Location in Germany
Population
6,912
6.9K
Elevation
292 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
9
listed under Lichtenau
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport60 km
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport78 km

About Lichtenau

Lichtenau is a village. Location: Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saxony. Population: 6,912. Elevation: 292 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Wettinhöhe and Lützelbach.

Climate of Lichtenau

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 60 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (100 mm)
Driest month
April (40 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 Lichtenau
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°13°12°9°5°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)5041474070651008862496057

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

How to get to Lichtenau

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 60 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chemnitz, 9 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 60 kmnortheast
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 78 kmnorthwest
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 79 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 9 kmsouthwest
  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 55 kmeast
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 64 kmwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 65 kmnorthwest
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 95 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Lichtenau

Within 100 km: 392 historic and cultural sites, 2,036 natural sites, 534 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km245 places

  • Reservoir Neunzehnhain I Lake 23 kmSE
  • Reservoir Neunzehnhain II Lake 25 kmSE
  • Zschopenberg Mountain 20 kmS
  • Ziegenberg Mountain 21 kmW

25–60 km1,178 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 58 kmE
  • Sprotte River 40 kmW
  • Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 44 kmNW
  • Waldsee Lake 60 kmSW

60–100 km1,539 places

  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 68 kmE
  • Hořidla Mountain 99 kmSE
  • Vosí vrch Mountain 99 kmE
  • Stoličná Mountain 63 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Lichtenau

9 places

Cities & villages9

Nearby attractions & nature

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