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Village

Merkwitz

Located in Taucha, Landkreis Nordsachsen Coordinates: 51°24′31″ N 12°28′31″ E

Merkwitz
Jwaller · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
130 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport17 km
DRS Dresden Airport95 km

About Merkwitz

Merkwitz is a village. Location: Taucha, Landkreis Nordsachsen. Elevation: 130 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (17 km). Nearby sights include Weinberg and Vogelberg.

Climate of Merkwitz

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 44 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
July (68 mm)
Driest month
February (32 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 Merkwitz
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°13°19°22°24°24°19°14°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°8°11°13°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)353240374952686349384441

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

How to get to Merkwitz

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 17 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leipzig, 11 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 17 kmwest
  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 95 kmeast
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 116 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Leipzig Population: 505K 11 kmsouthwest
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 35 kmwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 65 kmsouthwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 71 kmsoutheast
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 82 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Merkwitz

Within 100 km: 525 historic and cultural sites, 1,933 natural sites, 592 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km210 places

  • Vogtlandsee Lake 7 kmN
  • Herthasee Lake 24 kmSE
  • Großsteinberger See Lake 19 kmSE
  • Elsterbecken Lake 11 kmSW

25–60 km641 places

  • Sprotte River 52 kmS
  • Rabeninsel Island 37 kmW
  • Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 30 kmS
  • Süßer See Lake 57 kmW

60–100 km2,199 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 96 kmSW
  • Roda River 85 kmSW
  • Roda River 86 kmSW
  • Ehle River 86 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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