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Emden

Located in Kreisfreie Stadt Emden, Lower Saxony Coordinates: 53°22′12″ N 7°12′11″ E

Map showing the location of Emden Emden
Location in Germany
Population
49,202
49.2K
Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
25
listed under Emden
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde50 km
FCN Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase106 km

About Emden

Emden is a village. Location: Kreisfreie Stadt Emden, Lower Saxony. Population: 49,202. Elevation: 1 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (50 km). Nearby sights include Kurzes Tief and Twixlumer Tief.

Climate of Emden

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 81 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (81 mm)
Driest month
February (42 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 Emden
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°11°16°19°21°21°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)0°-1°2°4°8°11°13°13°10°7°4°1°
Precipitation (mm)634256425270746677698168

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Emden

The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 50 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Groningen, 46 km to the west.

Airports

  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 50 kmsouthwest
  • Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 106 kmnortheast
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 112 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Groningen Population: 244.8K 46 kmwest
  • Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 72 kmeast
  • Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 93 kmeast
  • Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 95 kmwest
  • Bremen Population: 546.5K 112 kmeast

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

Day trips from Emden

Within 100 km: 118 historic and cultural sites, 506 natural sites, 400 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km83 places

  • Hatzumer Sand Island 12 kmSE
  • Wolfmeer Lake 22 kmSE
  • Uphuser Meer Lake 5 kmE
  • Twekmeer Lake 17 kmE

25–60 km330 places

  • East Frisian Islands Island 43 kmN
  • Norderney Island 38 kmN
  • Borkum Island 41 kmNW
  • Insel Spiekeroog Island 55 kmNE

60–100 km611 places

  • Friesenstrand Beach 73 kmE
  • Minsener Oog Island 69 kmNE
  • Harrier Sand Island 87 kmE
  • Elsflether Sand Island 86 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Emden

25 places
  1. 1 Emden 51.5K
  2. 2 Petkum 1K

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

Cities & villages19

Lakes, rivers & coasts2

Heritage & sights2

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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