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Village

Kranichau

Located in Torgau, Landkreis Nordsachsen Coordinates: 51°30′17″ N 13°03′53″ E

Kranichau
tobiaso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
90 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 Airport59 km
DRS Dresden Airport64 km

About Kranichau

Kranichau is a village. Location: Torgau, Landkreis Nordsachsen. Elevation: 90 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (59 km). Nearby sights include Alte Elbe and Stadtforst Belgern.

Climate of Kranichau

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 43 mm

Hottest month
July (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
August (63 mm)
Driest month
February (30 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 Kranichau
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°9°14°20°23°25°24°19°14°8°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°0°4°8°11°13°13°10°5°2°-2°
Precipitation (mm)353035395461586346434343

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

How to get to Kranichau

The nearest airport is Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ), 59 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leipzig, 52 km to the west.

Airports

  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 59 kmwest
  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 64 kmsoutheast
  • Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) Berlin 100 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Leipzig Population: 505K 52 kmwest
  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 69 kmsoutheast
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 75 kmsouth
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 75 kmwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 98 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Kranichau

Within 100 km: 438 historic and cultural sites, 1,849 natural sites, 740 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km135 places

  • Großer Teich Lake 7 kmNW
  • Alte Elbe Lake 16 kmNW
  • Ziegenberg Mountain 21 kmS
  • Weinberg Mountain 23 kmNE

25–60 km780 places

  • Speicherbecken Witznitz Lake 57 kmSW
  • Vogtlandsee Lake 43 kmW
  • Vierteich Lake 52 kmSE
  • Toffelsteich Lake 28 kmSE

60–100 km2,112 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 86 kmSE
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 87 kmSE
  • Sprotte River 77 kmSW
  • Rabeninsel Island 78 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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