Village

Benshausen

Located in Zella-Mehlis, Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen Coordinates: 50°38′45″ N 10°35′45″ E

Location in Germany

Population: 2,736; 2.7K
Elevation: 466 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 Airport45 km; KSF Kassel Airport121 km

About Benshausen

Benshausen is a village. Location: Zella-Mehlis, Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen. Population: 2,736. Elevation: 466 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Unkenberg and Häsel-Bach.

Photos of Benshausen

Ruppberg SehLax · CC BY-SA 3.0
Großer Hermannsberg user:SehLax · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Benshausen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 73 mm

Hottest month: July (day 21°)
Coldest month: January (night -4°)
Wettest month: July (89 mm)
Driest month: April (55 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 Benshausen
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	1°	2°	7°	11°	17°	19°	21°	21°	17°	11°	5°	2°
Average low (°C)	-4°	-4°	-1°	2°	6°	10°	11°	11°	8°	4°	0°	-2°
Precipitation (mm)	68	58	67	55	67	69	89	68	67	62	73	83

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Benshausen

The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF), 45 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erfurt, 48 km to the northeast.

Airports

Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 45 kmnortheast
Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 121 kmnorthwest
Nuremberg Airport (NUE) Nuremberg 132 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Erfurt Population: 218.8K 48 kmnortheast
Jena Population: 104.7K 77 kmnortheast
Würzburg Population: 133.7K 105 kmsouthwest
Kassel Population: 197.2K 107 kmnorthwest
Gera Population: 104.7K 108 kmeast

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

Day trips from Benshausen

Within 100 km: 785 historic and cultural sites, 5,299 natural sites, 829 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km547 places

Talsperre Schönbrunn Lake 23 kmSE
Ohratalsperre Lake 15 kmNE
Lütschestausee Lake 15 kmNE
Talsperre Erletor Lake 13 kmSE

25–60 km2,049 places

Felda River 42 kmNW
Unterer Metzenweiher Lake 58 kmW
Sieblebener Teich Lake 34 kmN
Talsperre Schwickershausen Lake 27 kmSW

60–100 km4,317 places

Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 62 kmNE
Waldstadion Weismain Landmark 77 kmSE
Roda River 75 kmE
Roda River 75 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Unkenberg Mountain, Steinbach-Hallenberg, Kurort
3.1 km NW
Häsel-Bach River, Thuringia
2.3 km NW
Paßberg Mountain, Steinbach-Hallenberg, Kurort
1.6 km W
Tellerberg Mountain, Steinbach-Hallenberg, Kurort
4.4 km W
Schorn Mountain, Zella-Mehlis
2.5 km S
Steinrücke Mountain, Steinbach-Hallenberg, Kurort
4.5 km W