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Bad Arolsen

Located in Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg, Regierungsbezirk Kassel Coordinates: 51°22′00″ N 9°01′00″ E

Map showing the location of Bad Arolsen Bad Arolsen
Location in Germany
Population
16,050
16K
Elevation
260 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
38
listed under Bad Arolsen
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KSF Kassel Airport27 km
PAD Paderborn Lippstadt Airport39 km

About Bad Arolsen

Bad Arolsen is a village. Location: Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg, Regierungsbezirk Kassel. Population: 16,050. Elevation: 260 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Twistetalsperre and Matzenhöhe.

Climate of Bad Arolsen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 65 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -3°)
Wettest month
June (79 mm)
Driest month
February (48 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 Bad Arolsen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°12°17°20°22°22°17°12°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°2°6°9°11°11°8°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)634856526679696362586572

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bad Arolsen

The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (KSF), 27 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kassel, 34 km to the east.

Airports

  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 27 kmeast
  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 39 kmnorthwest
  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 99 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Kassel Population: 197.2K 34 kmeast
  • Paderborn Population: 142.2K 43 kmnorthwest
  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 66 kmeast
  • Bielefeld Population: 331.9K 81 kmnorthwest
  • Siegen Population: 107.2K 88 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Bad Arolsen

Within 100 km: 303 historic and cultural sites, 5,109 natural sites, 800 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km481 places

  • Wande River 9 kmNE
  • Erpe River 10 kmNE
  • Ogge River 24 kmSW
  • Naure River 17 kmN

25–60 km1,953 places

  • Valme River 43 kmW
  • Liese River 39 kmSW
  • Grimke River 49 kmNW
  • Elpe River 42 kmW

60–100 km3,778 places

  • Else River 82 kmW
  • Weibe River 97 kmSW
  • Ohe River 68 kmS
  • Lumda River 84 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Bad Arolsen

38 places
  1. 1 Bad Arolsen 16.9K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages14

Mountains & nature20

Heritage & sights3

Nearby attractions & nature

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