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Kreisfreie Stadt Potsdam

Located in Brandenburg, Germany Coordinates: 52°23′55″ N 13°03′58″ E

Map showing the location of Kreisfreie Stadt Potsdam Kreisfreie Stadt Potsdam
Location in Germany
Population
184,754
184.8K
Elevation
30 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
1
listed under Kreisfreie Stadt Potsdam
When to go
May–August
See the climate
Airports
BER Berlin Brandenburg Airport30 km
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport123 km

About Kreisfreie Stadt Potsdam

Kreisfreie Stadt Potsdam is a municipality. Location: Brandenburg, Germany. Population: 184,754. Elevation: 30 m. The best months to visit are May–August. The nearest airport is Berlin Brandenburg Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Freundschaftsinsel and Holy Lake.

Climate of Kreisfreie Stadt Potsdam

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 41 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (65 mm)
Driest month
February (34 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 Kreisfreie Stadt Potsdam
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°13°19°22°24°24°19°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°9°12°14°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)403439385165515543364153

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August

How to get to Kreisfreie Stadt Potsdam

The nearest airport is Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), 30 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Potsdam, 1 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) Berlin 30 kmeast
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 123 kmsouthwest
  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 149 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Potsdam Population: 184.8K 1 kmnorthwest
  • Berlin Population: 3.4M 27 kmnortheast
  • Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 102 kmwest
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 126 kmsouthwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 127 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Kreisfreie Stadt Potsdam

Within 100 km: 552 historic and cultural sites, 1,858 natural sites, 1,560 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km458 places

  • Schlachtensee Lake 11 kmNE
  • Valentinswerder Island 22 kmNE
  • Scharfenberg Island 23 kmNE
  • Freibad Tegelsee Beach 23 kmNE

25–60 km1,172 places

  • Dahme River River 35 kmE
  • Mittelbruch Island 33 kmW
  • Buhnenwerder Island 41 kmW
  • Museum Island Island 26 kmNE

60–100 km2,340 places

  • Ehle River 95 kmW
  • Strandbad Beach 91 kmNE
  • Der Raatz Island 74 kmN
  • Großer Horst Island 90 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Kreisfreie Stadt Potsdam and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Kreisfreie Stadt Potsdam Potsdam Saarbrücken Hamm
Population 184.8K 184.8K 183K 179K
Elevation 30 m 34 m 195 m 66 m
Summer day (hottest month) 24° 24° 24° 23°
Winter night (coldest month) -2° -2° -1° -1°
Annual rainfall 546 mm 546 mm 927 mm 776 mm
Best months May–Aug May–Aug Jun–Sep Jun–Sep
Distance — 0 km 553 km 369 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Kreisfreie Stadt Potsdam

1 place
  1. 1 Potsdam 184.8K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

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