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Mountain

Papststein

Located in Gohrisch, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Coordinates: 50°54′04″ N 14°07′12″ E

Map showing the location of Papststein Papststein
Location in Germany
Elevation
452 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kurort Gohrisch
1.6 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport36 km
PRG Václav Havel Airport Prague90 km

About Papststein

Papststein is a mountain. Location: Gohrisch, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. Elevation: 452 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Gohrisch and Köhler Hübel.

Climate of Papststein

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 59 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
July (90 mm)
Driest month
April (38 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 Papststein
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°6°11°17°20°21°22°17°11°5°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°2°7°10°12°12°8°5°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)494553386580908861535954

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Papststein

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 36 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 32 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 36 kmnorthwest
  • Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 90 kmsouth
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 115 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 32 kmnorthwest
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 84 kmwest
  • Prague Population: 1.2M 93 kmsouth
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 132 kmwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 143 kmwest

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

Day trips from Papststein

Within 100 km: 252 historic and cultural sites, 1,663 natural sites, 349 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km301 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 21 kmW
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 13 kmNW
  • Vosí vrch Mountain 20 kmE
  • Taubenteich Lake 7 kmS

25–60 km950 places

  • Hořidla Mountain 41 kmS
  • Weißiger Großteich Lake 48 kmN
  • Vierteich Lake 50 kmNW
  • Schäferteich Lake 53 kmNW

60–100 km1,013 places

  • Lysá Mountain 63 kmSE
  • Tvarožník Mountain 99 kmE
  • Stoličná Mountain 95 kmSW
  • Jastrzębiec Mountain 97 kmE

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