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Taura

Located in Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saxony Coordinates: 50°55′04″ N 12°49′53″ E

Map showing the location of Taura Taura
Location in Germany
Population
2,285
2.3K
Elevation
313 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
3
listed under Taura
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport70 km
DRS Dresden Airport70 km

About Taura

Taura is a village. Location: Landkreis Mittelsachsen, Saxony. Population: 2,285. Elevation: 313 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (70 km). Nearby sights include Taurastein and Königsberg.

Climate of Taura

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 Taura
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°7°13°18°21°24°23°19°13°7°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°4°8°11°13°12°9°5°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)454047396964988563496053

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

How to get to Taura

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 70 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chemnitz, 11 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 70 kmnorthwest
  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 70 kmeast
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 80 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 11 kmsoutheast
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 53 kmwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 57 kmnorthwest
  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 65 kmeast
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 86 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Taura

Within 100 km: 400 historic and cultural sites, 2,131 natural sites, 573 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km193 places

  • Ziegenberg Mountain 9 kmW
  • Udohöhe Mountain 23 kmE
  • Treppenhauer Mountain 14 kmE
  • Totenstein Mountain 11 kmS

25–60 km1,190 places

  • Sprotte River 29 kmW
  • Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 35 kmNW
  • Talsperre Weiterswiese Lake 58 kmS
  • Waldsee Lake 55 kmSW

60–100 km1,721 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 69 kmE
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 79 kmE
  • Stoličná Mountain 66 kmS
  • Pláň Mountain 65 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Taura

3 places
  1. 1 Taura 2.6K

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

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Mountains & nature1

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