Village

Helmsdorf

Located in Stolpen, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Coordinates: 51°02′22″ N 14°02′27″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 229 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–September; See the climate
Airports: DRS Dresden Airport22 km; PRG Václav Havel Airport Prague106 km

About Helmsdorf

Helmsdorf is a village. Location: Stolpen, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. Elevation: 229 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (22 km). Nearby sights include Katharinenwasser and Burg Stolpen.

At a glance

Area: 6.8 km²

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Helmsdorf

Schöne Höhe 0815ArtDirector · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kapellenberg Maddl79 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Haselberg Gumideck · CC BY-SA 4.0
Burg Stolpen Dickelbers · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Helmsdorf

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 61 mm

Hottest month: August (day 23°)
Coldest month: January (night -3°)
Wettest month: July (89 mm)
Driest month: April (39 mm)

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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 Helmsdorf
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	2°	3°	8°	13°	19°	21°	23°	23°	19°	13°	7°	4°
Average low (°C)	-3°	-2°	1°	4°	8°	11°	13°	13°	10°	6°	2°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	52	47	56	39	62	75	89	87	62	52	61	58

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

How to get to Helmsdorf

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 22 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 21 km to the west.

Airports

Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 22 kmnorthwest
Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) Prague 106 kmsouth
Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 122 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Dresden Population: 564.9K 21 kmwest
Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 81 kmwest
Prague Population: 1.2M 109 kmsouth
Leipzig Population: 505K 121 kmwest
Gera Population: 104.7K 139 kmwest

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

Day trips from Helmsdorf

Within 100 km: 255 historic and cultural sites, 1,729 natural sites, 431 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km369 places

Erzgebirge Mountain 23 kmSW
Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 11 kmSW
Taubenteich Lake 24 kmS
Rückhaltebecken Liebstadt Lake 24 kmSW

25–60 km986 places

Hořidla Mountain 58 kmS
Vosí vrch Mountain 30 kmSE
Buschteich Lake 51 kmNE
Obersee Lake 52 kmNE

60–100 km1,060 places

Lysá Mountain 77 kmSE
Wergteich Lake 72 kmN
Waldsee Lake 98 kmN
Unterteich Lake 92 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Katharinenwasser River, Saxony
0.9 km E
Burg Stolpen Historic site, Stolpen
3.1 km E
Wintershöhe Mountain, Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach
2.5 km NW
Stolpen Mountain, Stolpen
3.1 km E
Kuhberg Mountain, Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach
3.6 km SW
Bergershöhe Mountain, Stolpen
4.2 km E