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Benken

Located in Wiesenburg/Mark, Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark Coordinates: 52°10′00″ N 12°27′52″ E

Map showing the location of Benken Benken
Location in Germany
Elevation
143 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BER Berlin Brandenburg Airport74 km
LEJ Leipzig/Halle Airport85 km

About Benken

Benken is a village. Location: Wiesenburg/Mark, Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark. Elevation: 143 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Berlin Brandenburg Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Dangelsdorfer Forst and Forst Magdeburgerforth.

Climate of Benken

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 44 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
June (61 mm)
Driest month
February (36 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 Benken
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°13°18°21°23°23°18°13°7°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°0°3°8°11°13°12°9°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)423643365661605849394449

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Benken

The nearest airport is Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), 74 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Potsdam, 48 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) Berlin 74 kmeast
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 85 kmsouth
  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 146 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Potsdam Population: 184.8K 48 kmnortheast
  • Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 57 kmwest
  • Berlin Population: 3.4M 76 kmnortheast
  • Halle Population: 237.9K 83 kmsouthwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 92 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Benken

Within 100 km: 628 historic and cultural sites, 1,806 natural sites, 874 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km151 places

  • Steinfortsee Lake 24 kmN
  • Mösersche See Lake 23 kmN
  • Mittelsee Lake 24 kmNE
  • Heilige See Lake 24 kmN

25–60 km1,019 places

  • Schlachtensee Lake 60 kmNE
  • Ehle River 51 kmW
  • Strandbad Wannsee Beach 57 kmNE
  • Mittelbruch Island 29 kmN

60–100 km2,138 places

  • Valentinswerder Island 69 kmNE
  • Scharfenberg Island 70 kmNE
  • Sarre River 77 kmW
  • Ehle River 71 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

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