Village

Birkenwald

Located in Bad Elster, Vogtlandkreis Coordinates: 50°17′00″ N 12°15′00″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 583 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: KLV Karlovy Vary Airport48 km; ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport120 km

About Birkenwald

Birkenwald is a village. Location: Bad Elster, Vogtlandkreis. Elevation: 583 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary Airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Brunnenberg and Bad Elster, St. Trinitatis.

Climate of Birkenwald

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 4° · Night 0° · Rain 58 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: January (night -5°)
Wettest month: July (87 mm)
Driest month: April (46 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 Birkenwald
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	0°	2°	6°	10°	16°	19°	21°	21°	16°	11°	4°	1°
Average low (°C)	-5°	-4°	-1°	1°	6°	9°	11°	10°	7°	3°	0°	-3°
Precipitation (mm)	54	47	52	46	60	78	87	77	59	56	58	67

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Birkenwald

The nearest airport is Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV), 48 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Gera, 67 km to the north.

Airports

Karlovy Vary Airport (KLV) Karlovy Vary 48 kmeast
Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 120 kmnorthwest
Nuremberg Airport (NUE) Nuremberg 121 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Gera Population: 104.7K 67 kmnorth
Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 78 kmnortheast
Jena Population: 104.7K 86 kmnorthwest
Erfurt Population: 218.8K 116 kmnorthwest
Erlangen Population: 102.7K 118 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Birkenwald

Within 100 km: 518 historic and cultural sites, 3,094 natural sites, 582 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km206 places

Wüster Teich Lake 21 kmNW
Talsperre Pirk Lake 18 kmNW
Oberer Mühlteich Lake 20 kmN
Muldenberger Talsperre Lake 18 kmNE

25–60 km1,184 places

Pláň Mountain 29 kmE
Zipfelteich Lake 48 kmNW
Talsperre Weiterswiese Lake 28 kmNE
Weidatalsperre Lake 50 kmN

60–100 km2,804 places

Waldstadion Weismain Landmark 75 kmW
Spitzelberg Mountain 99 kmSW
Stoličná Mountain 60 kmE
Český Les Mountain 71 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Brunnenberg Mountain, Bad Elster
0.4 km E
Bad Elster, St. Trinitatis Attraction, Bad Elster
1 km W
Kuhberg Mountain, Bad Elster
2.4 km W
Raunerbach River, Saxony
2 km N
Forst Adorf Natural site, Saxony
2.4 km W
Bärenloh Mountain, Bad Elster
3.4 km W