Village

Helsen

Located in Bad Arolsen, Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg Coordinates: 51°23′27″ N 9°00′26″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 278 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: KSF Kassel Airport27 km; PAD Paderborn Lippstadt Airport37 km

About Helsen

Helsen is a village. Location: Bad Arolsen, Landkreis Waldeck-Frankenberg. Elevation: 278 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (27 km). Nearby sights include Wengeker Berg and Hebberg.

At a glance

Area: 14 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Helsen

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)

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12° 2°

17° 6°

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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 Helsen
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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°	4°	1°	-1°
Precipitation (mm)	63	48	56	52	66	79	69	63	62	58	65	72

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Helsen

The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (KSF), 27 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kassel, 35 km to the east.

Airports

Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 27 kmeast
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 37 kmnorthwest
Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 98 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Kassel Population: 197.2K 35 kmeast
Paderborn Population: 142.2K 41 kmnorthwest
Göttingen Population: 122.1K 66 kmeast
Bielefeld Population: 331.9K 79 kmnorthwest
Hamm Population: 179K 88 kmwest

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

Day trips from Helsen

Within 100 km: 302 historic and cultural sites, 5,068 natural sites, 815 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km442 places

Wande River 8 kmE
Erpe River 9 kmNE
Naure River 15 kmN
Eder Stausee Lake 22 kmS

25–60 km1,942 places

Valme River 42 kmW
Ogge River 25 kmSW
Liese River 40 kmSW
Grimke River 47 kmNW

60–100 km3,801 places

Else River 81 kmW
Weibe River 98 kmSW
Ohe River 100 kmNE
Ohe River 70 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Wengeker Berg Mountain, Bad Arolsen
1.8 km NW
Hebberg Mountain, Bad Arolsen
1.9 km SW
Arolsen Concentration Camp Historic site, Bad Arolsen
1.3 km S
Weinberg Mountain, Bad Arolsen
3.4 km SW
Thielenkopf Mountain, Bad Arolsen
3.4 km NW
Habichtsberg Mountain, Bad Arolsen
3.4 km NW