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Mountain

Wachtelberg

Located in Taucha, Landkreis Nordsachsen Coordinates: 51°25′00″ N 12°30′00″ E

Map showing the location of Wachtelberg Wachtelberg
Location in Germany
Elevation
126 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Pönitz
0.7 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport19 km
DRS Dresden Airport94 km

About Wachtelberg

Wachtelberg is a mountain. Location: Taucha, Landkreis Nordsachsen. Elevation: 126 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Wacht-Berg and Kreuzberg.

Climate of Wachtelberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 49 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (78 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 Wachtelberg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°13°19°22°24°24°19°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°1°4°8°11°13°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)403643355351786554404945

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

How to get to Wachtelberg

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 19 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leipzig, 12 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 19 kmwest
  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 94 kmeast
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 118 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Leipzig Population: 505K 12 kmsouthwest
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 37 kmwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 66 kmsouthwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 71 kmsoutheast
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 84 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Wachtelberg

Within 100 km: 515 historic and cultural sites, 1,916 natural sites, 588 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km216 places

  • Vogtlandsee Lake 7 kmNW
  • Herthasee Lake 23 kmSE
  • Großsteinberger See Lake 19 kmSE
  • Elsterbecken Lake 13 kmSW

25–60 km634 places

  • Sprotte River 54 kmS
  • Rabeninsel Island 39 kmW
  • Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 30 kmS
  • Süßer See Lake 58 kmW

60–100 km2,169 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 98 kmSW
  • Roda River 87 kmSW
  • Roda River 88 kmSW
  • Ehle River 87 kmNW

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