Kreisfreie Stadt Kassel
Located in Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse Coordinates: 51°19′16″ N 9°28′02″ E
- Population
- 197,230
- 197.2K
- Elevation
- 180 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Kreisfreie Stadt Kassel
- Airports
- KSF Kassel Airport12 km
- PAD Paderborn Lippstadt Airport67 km
About Kreisfreie Stadt Kassel
Kreisfreie Stadt Kassel is a municipality. Location: Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse. Population: 197,230. Elevation: 180 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Osterberg and Ahne.
Photos of Kreisfreie Stadt Kassel
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Climate of Kreisfreie Stadt Kassel
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 60 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- June (76 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 4° | 9° | 13° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 23° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 1° | 3° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 53 | 43 | 53 | 48 | 67 | 76 | 67 | 60 | 60 | 56 | 60 | 64 |
How to get to Kreisfreie Stadt Kassel
The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (KSF), 12 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kassel, 2 km to the east.
Airports
- Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 12 kmnorthwest
- Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 67 kmnorthwest
- Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 111 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Kassel Population: 197.2K 2 kmeast
- Göttingen Population: 122.1K 40 kmnortheast
- Paderborn Population: 142.2K 66 kmnorthwest
- Bielefeld Population: 331.9K 102 kmnorthwest
- Siegen Population: 107.2K 113 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kreisfreie Stadt Kassel
Within 100 km: 349 historic and cultural sites, 5,668 natural sites, 834 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km381 places
- Baune River 9 kmS
- Vollmarshäuser Teich Lake 9 kmSE
- Mühlstädter Teich Lake 20 kmN
- Bennhäuser Teich Lake 14 kmN
25–60 km2,146 places
- Wande River 27 kmNW
- Erpe River 27 kmNW
- Ogge River 51 kmW
- Naure River 35 kmNW
60–100 km4,324 places
- Valme River 75 kmW
- Schalk River 88 kmNE
- Ohe River 96 kmN
- Ohe River 80 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Kreisfreie Stadt Kassel and similar cities
Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.
| Measure | Kreisfreie Stadt Kassel | Kassel | Rostock | Hagen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 197.2K | 197.2K | 198.3K | 199K |
| Elevation | 180 m | 164 m | 18 m | 111 m |
| Summer day (hottest month) | 23° | 23° | 22° | 23° |
| Winter night (coldest month) | -2° | -2° | -2° | -1° |
| Annual rainfall | 707 mm | 752 mm | 596 mm | 980 mm |
| Best months | Jun–Aug | Jun–Aug | Jun–Aug | Jun–Aug |
| Distance | — | 2 km | 357 km | 139 km |
Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.
Places in Kreisfreie Stadt Kassel
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Osterberg Mountain, Vellmar3.4 km N
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Ahne River, Hesse3.4 km E
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Wahlebach River, Hesse3.5 km E
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Doenche, Kassel Natural site, Hesse4 km SW
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Breiter Stein Mountain, Vellmar5.9 km N
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Forst Wilhelmshöhe Natural site, Hesse4.9 km W
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Hohes Gras Mountain, Schauenburg8 km W -
Losse River, Hesse4.9 km E
Sources & licences
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