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Mountain

Opitzhöhe

Located in Tharandt, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge Coordinates: 50°59′42″ N 13°36′10″ E

Map showing the location of Opitzhöhe Opitzhöhe
Location in Germany
Elevation
368 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Freital
3.3 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport19 km
KLV Karlovy Vary Airport101 km

About Opitzhöhe

Opitzhöhe is a mountain. Location: Tharandt, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. Elevation: 368 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Breiter Grund and Hirschberg.

Climate of Opitzhöhe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 1° · Rain 58 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (97 mm)
Driest month
February (48 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 Opitzhöhe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°3°7°12°18°20°22°22°18°13°6°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°3°8°11°13°13°9°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)554862516884978356565864

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Opitzhöhe

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 19 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 11 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 19 kmnortheast
  • Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 101 kmsouthwest
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 107 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 11 kmnortheast
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 51 kmwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 94 kmnorthwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 108 kmwest
  • Prague Population: 1.2M 116 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Opitzhöhe

Within 100 km: 353 historic and cultural sites, 2,001 natural sites, 485 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km335 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 19 kmSE
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 25 kmE
  • Rückhaltebecken Reinhardtsgrimma Lake 17 kmSE
  • Talsperre Malter Lake 9 kmSE

25–60 km1,108 places

  • Vosí vrch Mountain 57 kmE
  • Weißiger Großteich Lake 52 kmNE
  • Vierteich Lake 30 kmN
  • Toffelsteich Lake 45 kmN

60–100 km1,396 places

  • Lysá Mountain 98 kmSE
  • Hořidla Mountain 69 kmSE
  • Stoličná Mountain 81 kmSW
  • Pláň Mountain 99 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Freital Village, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
    3.3 km E
  • Tharandt Town, Tharandt
    1.9 km SW
  • Großopitz Village, Tharandt
    1 km W
  • Rabenau Village, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
    3.8 km SE
  • Weißig Village, Freital
    0.9 km NE
  • Freital Town, Freital
    3.3 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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