Kreisfreie Stadt Wilhelmshaven
Located in Lower Saxony, Germany Coordinates: 53°32′51″ N 8°06′14″ E
- Population
- 75,745
- 75.7K
- Elevation
- 2 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Kreisfreie Stadt Wilhelmshaven
- Airports
- FCN Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase44 km
- BRE Bremen Airport72 km
About Kreisfreie Stadt Wilhelmshaven
Kreisfreie Stadt Wilhelmshaven is a municipality. Location: Lower Saxony, Germany. Population: 75,745. Elevation: 2 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (44 km). Nearby sights include Groß Fedderwarder Tief and Maade.
Photos of Kreisfreie Stadt Wilhelmshaven
Climate of Kreisfreie Stadt Wilhelmshaven
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 85 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- November (85 mm)
- Driest month
- February (45 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 5° | 8° | 11° | 17° | 19° | 21° | 21° | 18° | 13° | 8° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 1° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 7° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 71 | 45 | 64 | 50 | 59 | 78 | 79 | 67 | 79 | 72 | 85 | 76 |
How to get to Kreisfreie Stadt Wilhelmshaven
The nearest airport is Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN), 44 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Bremen Airport (BRE) (72 km). The nearest large city is Bremerhaven, 31 km to the east.
Airports
- Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 44 kmnortheast
- Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 72 kmsoutheast
- Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 112 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 31 kmeast
- Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 46 kmsouth
- Bremen Population: 546.5K 70 kmsoutheast
- Groningen Population: 244.8K 109 kmwest
- Osnabrück Population: 166.5K 142 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kreisfreie Stadt Wilhelmshaven
Within 100 km: 183 historic and cultural sites, 778 natural sites, 666 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km99 places
- Friesenstrand Beach 10 kmE
- Minsener Oog Island 24 kmN
- Alte Mellum Island 20 kmN
- Hooksieler Binnentief Lake 10 kmN
25–60 km544 places
- East Frisian Islands Island 50 kmNW
- Norderney Island 60 kmW
- Insel Spiekeroog Island 37 kmNW
- Baltrum Island 51 kmNW
60–100 km984 places
- Borkum Island 94 kmW
- Juist Island 75 kmW
- Nordstrand Beach 89 kmW
- Südstrand Beach 72 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Kreisfreie Stadt Wilhelmshaven and similar cities
Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.
| Measure | Kreisfreie Stadt Wilhelmshaven | Arnsberg | Detmold | Bayreuth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 75.7K | 74.9K | 73.7K | 72.9K |
| Elevation | 2 m | 295 m | 135 m | 338 m |
| Summer day (hottest month) | 21° | 21° | 22° | 23° |
| Winter night (coldest month) | -1° | -2° | -1° | -3° |
| Annual rainfall | 825 mm | 1,046 mm | 969 mm | 810 mm |
| Best months | Jun–Aug | Jun–Aug | Jun–Aug | Jun–Aug |
| Distance | — | 241 km | 186 km | 467 km |
Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.
Places in Kreisfreie Stadt Wilhelmshaven
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Groß Fedderwarder Tief River, Lower Saxony2.1 km W
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Maade River, Lower Saxony3.4 km NE
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Klein Fedderwarder Tief River, Lower Saxony3.5 km NW
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Hafeninsel Island, Lower Saxony4.6 km SE
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Accumer Tief River, Lower Saxony4.6 km SW
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Anzeteler Grenzleide River, Lower Saxony4.7 km NW
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Kirchspieltief River, Lower Saxony4.7 km W
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Mariensieler Tief River, Lower Saxony5 km SW
Sources & licences
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