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Knochen

Located in Weißenborn/Erzgeb., Landkreis Mittelsachsen Coordinates: 50°52′00″ N 13°23′00″ E

Map showing the location of Knochen Knochen
Location in Germany
Elevation
426 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Berthelsdorf
0.3 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport40 km
KLV Karlovy Vary Airport81 km

About Knochen

Knochen is a mountain. Location: Weißenborn/Erzgeb., Landkreis Mittelsachsen. Elevation: 426 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Goldberg and Berthelsdorf, Pfarrkirche.

Climate of Knochen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 60 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
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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Climate of Knochen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°7°12°17°20°22°22°18°12°6°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°3°7°10°12°12°9°5°1°-2°
Precipitation (mm)5850655169831018558576067

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

How to get to Knochen

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 40 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Chemnitz, 32 km to the west.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 40 kmnortheast
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 81 kmsouthwest
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 101 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 32 kmwest
  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 32 kmnortheast
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 88 kmnorthwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 92 kmwest
  • Prague Population: 1.2M 114 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Knochen

Within 100 km: 357 historic and cultural sites, 1,957 natural sites, 469 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km347 places

  • Rückhaltebecken Reinhardtsgrimma Lake 25 kmE
  • Talsperre Rauschenbach Lake 21 kmSE
  • Talsperre Malter Lake 20 kmE
  • Talsperre Lichtenberg Lake 8 kmSE

25–60 km1,085 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 31 kmE
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 41 kmE
  • Vierteich Lake 49 kmNE
  • Toffelsteich Lake 58 kmN

60–100 km1,351 places

  • Hořidla Mountain 72 kmSE
  • Vosí vrch Mountain 72 kmE
  • Stoličná Mountain 61 kmS
  • Pláň Mountain 78 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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