Außenalster, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg

About Außenalster

Außenalster is a lake. Location: Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany. Elevation: 2 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (7 km). Nearby sights include Gurlittinsel and Binnen-Alster.

Photos of Außenalster

Bille Reinhard Kraasch · CC BY-SA 4.0
German Theater Schauspielhaus Liberaler Humanist · CC BY-SA 3.0
Hamburg-Dessauer Ufer Concentration Camp Claus-Joachim Dickow · CC BY-SA 2.5
Early Camp Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel flamenc · CC BY-SA 3.0
Lombardsbrücke Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain

Climate of Außenalster

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 67 mm

Hottest month: July (day 23°)
Coldest month: January (night -1°)
Wettest month: December (76 mm)
Driest month: February (43 mm)

4° -1°

5° -1°

8° 1°

12° 4°

18° 8°

21° 11°

23° 13°

18° 10°

13° 6°

8° 3°

5° 1°

Jan

64

Feb

43

Mar

60

Apr

48

May

53

Jun

73

Jul

73

Aug

71

Sep

68

Oct

65

Nov

67

Dec

76

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 Außenalster
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	5°	8°	12°	18°	21°	23°	23°	18°	13°	8°	5°
Average low (°C)	-1°	-1°	1°	4°	8°	11°	13°	13°	10°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	64	43	60	48	53	73	73	71	68	65	67	76

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Außenalster

The nearest airport is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM), 7 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lübeck, 56 km to the northeast.

Airports

Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 7 kmnorth
Lübeck Blankensee Airport (LBC) Lübeck 54 kmnortheast
Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 92 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Lübeck Population: 212.2K 56 kmnortheast
Kiel Population: 252.7K 85 kmnorth
Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 95 kmwest
Bremen Population: 546.5K 97 kmsouthwest
Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 128 kmwest

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

Day trips from Außenalster

Within 100 km: 405 historic and cultural sites, 3,041 natural sites, 1,319 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km409 places

Viertbusch Natural site 21 kmE
Hanskalbsand Island 22 kmW
Gurlittinsel Island 1 kmS
Billerhuder Insel Island 4 kmSE

25–60 km1,516 places

Aubek River 57 kmN
Rhinplate Island 47 kmNW
Pagensand Island 36 kmNW
Schwarztonnensand Island 39 kmNW

60–100 km2,840 places

Ziegelwerder Island 98 kmE
Sundern Natural site 86 kmS
Warnau River 80 kmS
Spock River 69 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Hamburg, Freie und Hansestadt Municipality, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
1.8 km S
Hamburg Village, Hamburg, Freie und Hansestadt
1.8 km S
Hamburg-Mitte Neighbourhood, Hamburg
1.8 km S
Rotherbaum Neighbourhood, Hamburg
1.9 km W
Harvestehude Neighbourhood, Hamburg
1.9 km NW
St. Georg Neighbourhood, Hamburg
1.2 km S

Außenalster

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Gurlittinsel Island, Hamburg
0.7 km S
Binnen-Alster Lake, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
1.5 km SW
Kunsthalle Hamburg Museum, Hamburg
1.2 km S
German Theater Schauspielhaus Attraction, Hamburg
1.2 km S
Planten un Blomen Natural site, Hamburg
1.8 km W
Lombardsbrücke Landmark, Hamburg
1.2 km SW
Alster River, Germany
1.9 km NW
Bille River, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
3 km S