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Penig

Located in Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saxony Coordinates: 50°55′48″ N 12°42′50″ E

Map showing the location of Penig Penig
Location in Germany
Population
8,059
8.1K
Elevation
238 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
17
listed under Penig
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport64 km
DRS Dresden Airport77 km

About Penig

Penig is a village. Location: Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saxony. Population: 8,059. Elevation: 238 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (64 km). Nearby sights include Haulberg and Pfarrberg.

Climate of Penig

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
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 Penig
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°8°14°19°22°24°23°19°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-3°0°5°8°11°13°13°10°5°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)454047396964988563496053

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

How to get to Penig

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 64 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chemnitz, 18 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 64 kmnorthwest
  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 77 kmeast
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 82 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 18 kmsoutheast
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 45 kmwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 51 kmnorthwest
  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 73 kmeast
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 79 kmwest

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

Day trips from Penig

Within 100 km: 431 historic and cultural sites, 2,260 natural sites, 599 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km164 places

  • Sprotte River 21 kmW
  • Ziegenberg Mountain 2 kmSW
  • Zedtlitzer Höhe Mountain 25 kmNW
  • Treppenhauer Mountain 22 kmE

25–60 km1,185 places

  • Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 29 kmNW
  • Talsperre Weiterswiese Lake 58 kmS
  • Weidatalsperre Lake 57 kmSW
  • Waldsee Lake 53 kmS

60–100 km1,941 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 77 kmE
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 87 kmE
  • Stoličná Mountain 70 kmS
  • Pláň Mountain 65 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Penig

17 places
  1. 1 Penig 10.6K
  2. 2 Niedersteinbach 381
  3. 3 Thierbach 233

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

Cities & villages12

Mountains & nature1

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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