- Population
- 218,793
- 218.8K
- Elevation
- 199 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 79
- listed under Erfurt
- Airports
- ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport5 km
- LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport98 km
About Erfurt
Erfurt is a village. Location: Kreisfreie Stadt Erfurt, Thuringia. Population: 218,793. Elevation: 199 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (5 km). Nearby sights include Steigerwald and Willroder Forst.
Climate of Erfurt
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 47 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- July (72 mm)
- Driest month
- February (32 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 4° | 9° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 24° | 19° | 14° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 1° | 3° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 12° | 9° | 5° | 2° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 33 | 32 | 43 | 46 | 62 | 60 | 72 | 60 | 47 | 41 | 47 | 41 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Erfurt
The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF), 5 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erfurt, 1 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 5 kmwest
- Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 98 kmnortheast
- Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 125 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Erfurt Population: 218.8K 1 kmnortheast
- Jena Population: 104.7K 40 kmeast
- Gera Population: 104.7K 75 kmeast
- Halle Population: 237.9K 87 kmnortheast
- Göttingen Population: 122.1K 99 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Erfurt
Within 100 km: 651 historic and cultural sites, 4,622 natural sites, 785 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km262 places
- Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 16 kmE
- Sieblebener Teich Lake 19 kmW
- Negelsee Lake 25 kmW
- Stausee Hohenfelden Lake 15 kmSE
25–60 km1,912 places
- Roda River 41 kmE
- Roda River 42 kmE
- Talsperre Schönbrunn Lake 49 kmS
- Ohratalsperre Lake 33 kmSW
60–100 km3,884 places
- Waldstadion Weismain Landmark 100 kmS
- Sprotte River 98 kmE
- Frieda River 67 kmW
- Felda River 68 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Erfurt
79 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages34
- Alach · Village
- Azmannsdorf · Village
- Bindersleben · Neighbourhood
- Bischleben · Neighbourhood
- Bischleben-Stedten · Village
- Büßleben · Village
- Cyriaksburg-Siedlung · Neighbourhood
- Dittelstedt · Village
- Egstedt · Village
- Ermstedt · Village
- Frienstedt · Village
- Gispersleben · Neighbourhood
- Gispersleben-Kiliani · Neighbourhood
- Gispersleben-Viti · Neighbourhood
- Gottstedt · Village
- Herrenberg · Village
- Hochstedt · Village
- Ilversgehofen · Village
- Johannesvorstadt · Village
- Kerspleben · Village
- Krämpfervorstadt · Village
- Kühnhausen · Village
- Linderbach · Village
- Marbach · Village
- Melchendorf · Village
- Mittelhausen · Village
- Möbisburg · Village
- Molsdorf · Village
- Niedernissa · Village
- Peterborn · Village
- Rhoda · Village
- Rohda · Village
- Salomonsborn · Village
- Schaderode · Village
Mountains & nature15
- Alacher Höhe · Mountain
- Brunnquellberg · Mountain
- Drosselberg · Mountain
- Galgenhügel · Mountain
- Geiersberg · Mountain
- Großer Herrnberg · Mountain
- Großer Katzenberg · Mountain
- Haarberg · Mountain
- Herrnberg · Mountain
- Kleiner Katzenberg · Mountain
- Krähenberg · Mountain
- Langer Berg · Mountain
- Mittelberg · Mountain
- Ringelberg · Mountain
- Rosenberg · Mountain
Heritage & sights8
- Early Camp Erfurt (Feldstraße) · Historic site
- Erfurt Angermuseum · Attraction
- Erfurt Augustinerkirche · Attraction
- Erfurt Barfüßerkirche · Attraction
- Erfurt Dom · Attraction
- Erfurt Predigerkirche · Attraction
- Fernmeldeturm Erfurt - Windischholzhausen · Landmark
- NDB-Funkfeuer ERT · Landmark
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Steigerwald Natural site, Thuringia3 km S
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Willroder Forst Natural site, Thuringia6.7 km SE
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Silberberg Mountain, Kleinmölsen8.9 km NE
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Riechheimer Berg Mountain, Hohenfelden12 km SE -
Geiersberg Mountain, Witterda10 km NW
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Apfelstädt River, Thuringia7.5 km SW
Other cities and towns in Kreisfreie Stadt Erfurt
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Windischholzhausen Village, Erfurt5.4 km SE -
Waltersleben Village, Erfurt6.6 km S
Sources & licences
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