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Bad Frankenhausen

Located in Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhäuser, Kyffhäuserkreis Coordinates: 51°21′22″ N 11°05′59″ E

Map showing the location of Bad Frankenhausen Bad Frankenhausen
Location in Germany
Population
9,715
9.7K
Elevation
137 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport43 km
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport79 km

About Bad Frankenhausen

Bad Frankenhausen is a town. Location: Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhäuser, Kyffhäuserkreis. Population: 9,715. Elevation: 137 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (43 km). Nearby sights include Kleine Wipper and Schlachtberg.

Climate of Bad Frankenhausen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 48 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
July (66 mm)
Driest month
February (33 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 Bad Frankenhausen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°13°18°21°23°23°19°14°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°8°11°13°12°9°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)383343416060665446394847

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bad Frankenhausen

The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF), 43 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erfurt, 42 km to the south.

Airports

  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 43 kmsouth
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 79 kmeast
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 119 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Erfurt Population: 218.8K 42 kmsouth
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 59 kmsoutheast
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 63 kmeast
  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 84 kmwest
  • Gera Population: 104.7K 87 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Bad Frankenhausen

Within 100 km: 562 historic and cultural sites, 4,072 natural sites, 785 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km308 places

  • Melmsee Lake 7 kmNE
  • Talsperre Kelbra Lake 11 kmNW
  • Wippertalsperre Lake 23 kmNE
  • Zimmerberg Mountain 12 kmW

25–60 km1,553 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 39 kmS
  • Bere River 32 kmNW
  • Rabeninsel Island 60 kmE
  • Zillerbachtalsperre Lake 53 kmNW

60–100 km3,558 places

  • Schalk River 70 kmNW
  • Sarre River 74 kmN
  • Roda River 63 kmSE
  • Roda River 65 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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