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Giessen

Located in Gießen, Universitätsstadt, Giessen Coordinates: 50°35′14″ N 8°40′32″ E

Map showing the location of Giessen Giessen
Location in Germany
Population
89,179
89.2K
Elevation
162 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
FRA Frankfurt Main Airport63 km
KSF Kassel Airport105 km

About Giessen

Giessen is a city. Location: Gießen, Universitätsstadt, Giessen. Population: 89,179. Elevation: 162 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (63 km). Nearby sights include Gießen Concentration Camp and Wieseck.

Climate of Giessen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 58 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
June (67 mm)
Driest month
February (43 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 Giessen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°9°14°19°22°24°24°19°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°2°4°8°11°13°13°9°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)534352466367665157595866

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Giessen

The nearest airport is Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA), 63 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Frankfurt am Main, 52 km to the south.

Airports

  • Frankfurt Main Airport (FRA) Frankfurt am Main 63 kmsouth
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 105 kmnortheast
  • Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) Köln (Cologne) 113 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Frankfurt am Main Population: 650K 52 kmsouth
  • Offenbach Population: 119.2K 55 kmsouth
  • Siegen Population: 107.2K 56 kmnorthwest
  • Wiesbaden Population: 288.8K 64 kmsouthwest
  • Mainz Population: 222.9K 73 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Giessen

Within 100 km: 693 historic and cultural sites, 5,223 natural sites, 783 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km341 places

  • Ohe River 23 kmN
  • Lumda River 6 kmN
  • Wölfersheimer See Lake 24 kmSE
  • Trais-Horloffer See Lake 22 kmSE

25–60 km2,085 places

  • Liese River 60 kmN
  • Felda River 30 kmNE
  • Aar River 53 kmSW
  • Krombachtalsperre Lake 39 kmW

60–100 km4,273 places

  • Wande River 97 kmN
  • Erpe River 98 kmN
  • Else River 91 kmNW
  • Weibe River 65 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Giessen and similar cities

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

Measure Giessen Tübingen Schwerin Trier
Population 89.2K 92.3K 96.6K 100.1K
Elevation 162 m 333 m 48 m 141 m
Summer day (hottest month) 24° 24° 23° 24°
Winter night (coldest month) -1° -2° -2° 0°
Annual rainfall 681 mm 754 mm 628 mm 817 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Sep Jun–Aug Jun–Sep
Distance — 231 km 387 km 172 km

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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