Municipality

Landkreis Kassel

Located in Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse Coordinates: 51°24′40″ N 9°22′26″ E

Location in Germany

Population: 231,073; 231.1K
Elevation: 273 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 29; listed under Landkreis Kassel
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: KSF Kassel Airport1 km; PAD Paderborn Lippstadt Airport57 km

About Landkreis Kassel

Landkreis Kassel is a municipality. Location: Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse. Population: 231,073. Elevation: 273 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (1 km). Nearby sights include Nebelbeeke and Forst Laar.

Photos of Landkreis Kassel

Weidelsberg Jörg Braukmann · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wattenberg Florianru1984 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Rodeser Berg DF5GO · CC BY-SA 3.0
Isthaberg Jörg Braukmann · CC BY-SA 4.0
Hohes Gras Presse03 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Landkreis Kassel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night 2° · Rain 62 mm

Hottest month: August (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night -2°)
Wettest month: June (75 mm)
Driest month: February (46 mm)

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12° 3°

17° 7°

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18° 9°

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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 Landkreis Kassel
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	2°	4°	8°	12°	17°	20°	22°	22°	18°	12°	6°	4°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	0°	3°	7°	10°	12°	12°	9°	5°	2°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	59	46	56	47	65	75	67	60	60	56	62	69

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Landkreis Kassel

The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (KSF), 1 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kassel, 14 km to the southeast.

Airports

Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 1 kmnortheast
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 57 kmnorthwest
Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 119 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

Kassel Population: 197.2K 14 kmsoutheast
Göttingen Population: 122.1K 41 kmeast
Paderborn Population: 142.2K 55 kmnorthwest
Bielefeld Population: 331.9K 90 kmnorthwest
Hanover Population: 515.1K 110 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Landkreis Kassel

Within 100 km: 350 historic and cultural sites, 5,455 natural sites, 834 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km340 places

Wande River 18 kmW
Erpe River 18 kmW
Naure River 24 kmNW
Baune River 21 kmS

25–60 km2,150 places

Ogge River 48 kmSW
Grimke River 60 kmNW
Frieda River 58 kmSE
Seeburger See Lake 58 kmE

60–100 km4,149 places

Valme River 68 kmW
Schalk River 87 kmNE
Ohe River 88 kmN
Ohe River 84 kmSW

Straight-line distances.