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Werra-Meißner-Kreis

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Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Located in Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse Coordinates: 51°12′28″ N 9°56′17″ E

Location in Germany

Population: 97,433; 97.4K
Elevation: 257 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 19; listed under Werra-Meißner-Kreis
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: KSF Kassel Airport45 km; ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport76 km

About Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Werra-Meißner-Kreis is a municipality. Location: Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse. Population: 97,433. Elevation: 257 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (45 km). Nearby sights include Höllental and Alte Wehre.

Photos of Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Rabenkuppe Jörg Braukmann · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kalbe Dirk Schmidt · CC BY-SA 3.0
Großer Leuchtberg Jörg Braukmann · CC BY-SA 3.0
Blaue Kuppe Heinz K. S · CC BY-SA 4.0
Arnstein Jan Stubenitzky · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 69 mm

Hottest month: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night -2°)
Wettest month: June (82 mm)
Driest month: February (50 mm)

3° -2°

4° -2°

8° 1°

12° 3°

18° 7°

20° 10°

22° 12°

18° 9°

13° 5°

7° 2°

4° 0°

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Dec

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 Werra-Meißner-Kreis
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	4°	8°	12°	18°	20°	22°	22°	18°	13°	7°	4°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	1°	3°	7°	10°	12°	12°	9°	5°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	63	50	62	54	69	82	76	64	65	63	69	74

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Werra-Meißner-Kreis

The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (KSF), 45 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kassel, 33 km to the west.

Airports

Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 45 kmnorthwest
Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 76 kmeast
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 102 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Kassel Population: 197.2K 33 kmwest
Göttingen Population: 122.1K 36 kmnorth
Erfurt Population: 218.8K 81 kmeast
Paderborn Population: 142.2K 100 kmnorthwest
Salzgitter Population: 105K 111 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Within 100 km: 408 historic and cultural sites, 5,732 natural sites, 820 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km543 places

Frieda River 14 kmE
Zwickelsberg Mountain 24 kmSE
Zungenkopf Mountain 6 kmS
Zipfel Mountain 21 kmSE

25–60 km2,022 places

Felda River 42 kmS
Eitra River 46 kmS
Baune River 33 kmW
Vollmarshäuser Teich Lake 27 kmW

60–100 km4,395 places

Buchenwald concentration camp Historic site 94 kmE
Wande River 62 kmW
Erpe River 62 kmNW
Schalk River 78 kmNE

Straight-line distances.