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Mountain

Bilstein

Located in Edermünde, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis Coordinates: 51°13′37″ N 9°21′16″ E

Map showing the location of Bilstein Bilstein
Location in Germany
Elevation
455 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Niedenstein
2.7 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KSF Kassel Airport21 km
PAD Paderborn Lippstadt Airport67 km

About Bilstein

Bilstein is a mountain. Location: Edermünde, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis. Elevation: 455 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (21 km). Nearby sights include Bilstein and Langenberg.

Climate of Bilstein

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 60 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
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).

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Climate of Bilstein
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°3°7°11°16°19°21°21°17°11°5°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-1°1°6°9°11°10°7°4°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)534353486776676060566064

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bilstein

The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (KSF), 21 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kassel, 14 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 21 kmnorth
  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 67 kmnorthwest
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 116 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Kassel Population: 197.2K 14 kmnortheast
  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 53 kmnortheast
  • Paderborn Population: 142.2K 69 kmnorthwest
  • Siegen Population: 107.2K 101 kmwest
  • Bielefeld Population: 331.9K 106 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Bilstein

Within 100 km: 355 historic and cultural sites, 5,745 natural sites, 806 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km427 places

  • Baune River 8 kmE
  • Vollmarshäuser Teich Lake 15 kmE
  • Eder Stausee Lake 23 kmW
  • Ziegenkopf Mountain 18 kmS

25–60 km2,109 places

  • Wande River 27 kmNW
  • Erpe River 27 kmNW
  • Ogge River 42 kmW
  • Naure River 38 kmNW

60–100 km4,370 places

  • Valme River 68 kmW
  • Ohe River 67 kmSW
  • Lumda River 80 kmSW
  • Grimke River 74 kmNW

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