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Mountain

Galgenberg

Located in Laußig, Landkreis Nordsachsen Coordinates: 51°35′00″ N 12°43′00″ E

Map showing the location of Galgenberg Galgenberg
Location in Germany
Elevation
115 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Pressel
0.9 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport38 km
DRS Dresden Airport89 km

About Galgenberg

Galgenberg is a mountain. Location: Laußig, Landkreis Nordsachsen. Elevation: 115 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (38 km). Nearby sights include Sirxbach and Forst Falkenberg.

Climate of Galgenberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 50 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (75 mm)
Driest month
April (35 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 Galgenberg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°8°13°19°22°23°23°19°13°7°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°1°4°8°11°13°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)433745355553756254415048

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Galgenberg

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 38 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leipzig, 36 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 38 kmsouthwest
  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 89 kmsoutheast
  • Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) Berlin 102 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Leipzig Population: 505K 36 kmsouthwest
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 52 kmwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 84 kmsouth
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 90 kmsouthwest
  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 93 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Galgenberg

Within 100 km: 517 historic and cultural sites, 1,699 natural sites, 718 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km131 places

  • Vogtlandsee Lake 23 kmSW
  • Großer Teich Lake 19 kmE
  • Bleddiner Riß Lake 25 kmN
  • Alte Elbe Lake 16 kmE

25–60 km684 places

  • Rabeninsel Island 55 kmW
  • Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 52 kmS
  • Toffelsteich Lake 54 kmSE
  • Steinsee Lake 60 kmNW

60–100 km2,119 places

  • Sprotte River 75 kmS
  • Ehle River 98 kmNW
  • Ehle River 90 kmNW
  • Mittelbruch Island 93 kmN

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