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Briest

Located in Havelsee, Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark Coordinates: 52°26′20″ N 12°25′36″ E

Briest
Gregor Rom · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
30 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
BER Berlin Brandenburg Airport74 km
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport114 km

About Briest

Briest is a village. Location: Havelsee, Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark. Elevation: 30 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Berlin Brandenburg Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Pelzgraben and Insel Lutze.

At a glance

Area
5 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Briest

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 42 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (62 mm)
Driest month
April (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 Briest
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°14°19°22°24°24°19°14°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°4°9°11°14°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)403642345462595547394247

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

How to get to Briest

The nearest airport is Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), 74 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Potsdam, 44 km to the east.

Airports

  • Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) Berlin 74 kmeast
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 114 kmsouth
  • Rostock-Laage Airport (RLG) Laage 165 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Potsdam Population: 184.8K 44 kmeast
  • Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 64 kmsouthwest
  • Berlin Population: 3.4M 68 kmeast
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 111 kmsouth
  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 112 kmwest

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

Day trips from Briest

Within 100 km: 601 historic and cultural sites, 1,959 natural sites, 1,132 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km303 places

  • Mittelbruch Island 11 kmE
  • Buhnenwerder Island 6 kmSE
  • Magazininsel Island 20 kmN
  • Köhninge Island 17 kmE

25–60 km1,044 places

  • Schlachtensee Lake 54 kmE
  • Valentinswerder Island 57 kmE
  • Scharfenberg Island 58 kmE
  • Ehle River 55 kmSW

60–100 km2,345 places

  • Sarre River 87 kmSW
  • Ehle River 85 kmSW
  • Dahme River River 78 kmE
  • Museum Island Island 66 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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