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Steinbach

Located in Penig, Landkreis Mittelsachsen Coordinates: 50°56′35″ N 12°38′46″ E

Map showing the location of Steinbach Steinbach
Location in Germany
Elevation
238 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport60 km
DRS Dresden Airport82 km

About Steinbach

Steinbach is a village. Location: Penig, Landkreis Mittelsachsen. Elevation: 238 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Wiera and Penig, Stadtkirche.

Climate of Steinbach

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 (97 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 Steinbach
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°8°13°18°21°24°23°19°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°4°8°11°13°12°9°5°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)403948386862978264486049

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

How to get to Steinbach

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 60 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chemnitz, 23 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 60 kmnorthwest
  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 82 kmeast
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 84 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 23 kmsoutheast
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 40 kmwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 48 kmnorthwest
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 74 kmwest
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 76 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Steinbach

Within 100 km: 437 historic and cultural sites, 2,317 natural sites, 604 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km146 places

  • Sprotte River 16 kmW
  • Ziegenberg Mountain 5 kmSE
  • Zedtlitzer Höhe Mountain 20 kmNW
  • Totenstein Mountain 16 kmSE

25–60 km1,162 places

  • Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 25 kmNW
  • Talsperre Weiterswiese Lake 59 kmS
  • Weidatalsperre Lake 54 kmSW
  • Waldsee Lake 54 kmS

60–100 km2,050 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 82 kmE
  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 98 kmW
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 92 kmE
  • Stoličná Mountain 73 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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