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Schwalm-Eder-Kreis

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Schwalm-Eder-Kreis

Located in Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse Coordinates: 51°02′27″ N 9°22′22″ E

Location in Germany

Population: 180,071; 180.1K
Elevation: 181 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 27; listed under Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: KSF Kassel Airport42 km; PAD Paderborn Lippstadt Airport83 km

About Schwalm-Eder-Kreis

Schwalm-Eder-Kreis is a municipality. Location: Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse. Population: 180,071. Elevation: 181 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Ohebach and Rinnebach.

Climate of Schwalm-Eder-Kreis

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 56 mm

Hottest month: August (day 23°)
Coldest month: February (night -2°)
Wettest month: June (74 mm)
Driest month: February (38 mm)

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9° 1°

13° 3°

19° 7°

21° 11°

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19° 9°

13° 5°

7° 2°

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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 Schwalm-Eder-Kreis
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	5°	9°	13°	19°	21°	23°	23°	19°	13°	7°	5°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	1°	3°	7°	11°	12°	12°	9°	5°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	46	38	48	49	67	74	66	60	58	54	56	55

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Schwalm-Eder-Kreis

The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (KSF), 42 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kassel, 32 km to the north.

Airports

Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 42 kmnorth
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 83 kmnorthwest
Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 112 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Kassel Population: 197.2K 32 kmnorth
Göttingen Population: 122.1K 67 kmnortheast
Paderborn Population: 142.2K 87 kmnorthwest
Siegen Population: 107.2K 97 kmwest
Offenbach Population: 119.2K 113 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Schwalm-Eder-Kreis

Within 100 km: 418 historic and cultural sites, 5,877 natural sites, 786 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km430 places

Baune River 23 kmN
Knüllteich Lake 16 kmS
Ziegenkopf Mountain 4 kmNE
Ziegenkopf Mountain 15 kmSW

25–60 km2,173 places

Wande River 45 kmNW
Erpe River 46 kmN
Ohe River 55 kmSW
Ogge River 49 kmNW

60–100 km4,478 places

Valme River 77 kmNW
Lumda River 65 kmSW
Grimke River 93 kmNW
Elpe River 76 kmNW

Straight-line distances.