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Mountain

Kohlkuppe

Located in Glashütte, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Coordinates: 50°51′07″ N 13°41′23″ E

Map showing the location of Kohlkuppe Kohlkuppe
Location in Germany
Elevation
613 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Schmiedeberg
2 km SW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport32 km
KLV Karlovy Vary Airport91 km

About Kohlkuppe

Kohlkuppe is a mountain. Location: Glashütte, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. Elevation: 613 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Kleine Kuppe and Schloßberg.

Climate of Kohlkuppe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 55 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
July (91 mm)
Driest month
February (43 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 Kohlkuppe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°1°6°11°16°19°21°21°16°11°4°1°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-2°2°6°9°11°11°8°4°-1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)494355476680918255525558

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Kohlkuppe

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 32 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 22 km to the north.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 32 kmnorth
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 91 kmsouthwest
  • Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 93 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 22 kmnorth
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 54 kmwest
  • Prague Population: 1.2M 100 kmsoutheast
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 107 kmnorthwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 113 kmwest

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

Day trips from Kohlkuppe

Within 100 km: 304 historic and cultural sites, 1,899 natural sites, 424 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km355 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 10 kmNE
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 22 kmNE
  • Rückhaltebecken Reinhardtsgrimma Lake 3 kmNE
  • Talsperre Rauschenbach Lake 22 kmSW

25–60 km977 places

  • Hořidla Mountain 54 kmSE
  • Vosí vrch Mountain 50 kmE
  • Vierteich Lake 46 kmN
  • Taubenteich Lake 31 kmE

60–100 km1,295 places

  • Lysá Mountain 86 kmSE
  • Stoličná Mountain 70 kmSW
  • Pláň Mountain 93 kmSW
  • Svatý Prokop Landmark 76 kmS

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