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Neuwerk

Located in Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany Coordinates: 53°55′14″ N 8°30′04″ E

Map showing the location of Neuwerk Neuwerk
Location in Germany
Elevation
-1 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Neuwerk
0.2 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
FCN Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase20 km
BRE Bremen Airport99 km

About Neuwerk

Neuwerk is an island. Location: Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (20 km). Nearby sights include Nationalpark Hamburgisches Wattenmeer and Nigehörn.

Climate of Neuwerk

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 82 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
September (84 mm)
Driest month
February (41 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 Neuwerk
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°7°11°16°18°20°21°17°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°9°12°14°14°11°8°4°1°
Precipitation (mm)654155414873746784838274

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Neuwerk

The nearest airport is Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN), 20 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Bremen Airport (BRE) (99 km). The nearest large city is Bremerhaven, 41 km to the south.

Airports

  • Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 20 kmsoutheast
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 99 kmsouth
  • Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 103 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 41 kmsouth
  • Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 89 kmsouth
  • Bremen Population: 546.5K 96 kmsouth
  • Kiel Population: 252.7K 116 kmnortheast
  • Lübeck Population: 212.2K 144 kmeast

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

Day trips from Neuwerk

Within 100 km: 217 historic and cultural sites, 794 natural sites, 790 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km51 places

  • Trischen Island 20 kmNE
  • Medemsand-Insel Island 22 kmE
  • Nigehörn Island 6 kmNW
  • Hoher Knechtsand Island 13 kmSW

25–60 km425 places

  • Insel Spiekeroog Island 56 kmW
  • Strand Harlesiel Beach 51 kmSW
  • Friesenstrand Beach 42 kmSW
  • Südstrand Beach 48 kmNW

60–100 km1,325 places

  • East Frisian Islands Island 74 kmW
  • Norderney Island 86 kmW
  • Nordstrand Natural site 69 kmN
  • Baltrum Island 76 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Neuwerk Neighbourhood, Hamburg
    0.2 km W
  • Sahlenburg Village, Cuxhaven
    11 km SE
  • Döse Neighbourhood, Cuxhaven
    12 km E
  • Cuxhaven Village, Landkreis Cuxhaven
    15 km SE
  • Cuxhaven Town, Cuxhaven
    14 km SE
  • Altenwalde Neighbourhood, Cuxhaven
    16 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

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