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Mönchsberg

Located in Amt Creuzburg, Wartburgkreis Coordinates: 51°06′00″ N 10°16′00″ E

Map showing the location of Mönchsberg Mönchsberg
Location in Germany
Elevation
242 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Frankenroda
1.2 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport51 km
KSF Kassel Airport71 km

About Mönchsberg

Mönchsberg is a mountain. Location: Amt Creuzburg, Wartburgkreis. Elevation: 242 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Breiter Berg and Appental.

Climate of Mönchsberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 63 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (78 mm)
Driest month
February (47 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 Mönchsberg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°13°18°21°23°23°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-3°1°3°7°11°12°12°9°5°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)574759496574786461556369

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Mönchsberg

The nearest airport is Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF), 51 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Göttingen, 54 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 51 kmeast
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 71 kmnorthwest
  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 128 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 54 kmnorthwest
  • Erfurt Population: 218.8K 56 kmeast
  • Kassel Population: 197.2K 59 kmnorthwest
  • Jena Population: 104.7K 95 kmeast
  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 118 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Mönchsberg

Within 100 km: 456 historic and cultural sites, 5,495 natural sites, 813 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km510 places

  • Frieda River 14 kmNW
  • Zwickelsberg Mountain 2 kmW
  • Zungenkopf Mountain 22 kmW
  • Zipfel Mountain 16 kmSW

25–60 km1,998 places

  • Felda River 32 kmSW
  • Eitra River 49 kmSW
  • Baune River 58 kmW
  • Vollmarshäuser Teich Lake 52 kmW

60–100 km4,256 places

  • Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 69 kmE
  • Wande River 88 kmNW
  • Erpe River 88 kmNW
  • Schalk River 82 kmN

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