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Apen

Located in Landkreis Ammerland, Lower Saxony Coordinates: 53°13′34″ N 7°44′56″ E

Map showing the location of Apen Apen
Location in Germany
Population
12,118
12.1K
Elevation
5 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
24
listed under Apen
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRE Bremen Airport72 km
GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde79 km

About Apen

Apen is a village. Location: Landkreis Ammerland, Lower Saxony. Population: 12,118. Elevation: 5 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bremen Airport (72 km). Nearby sights include Große Norderbäke and Mühlenbäke.

Climate of Apen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 78 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
July (79 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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Climate of Apen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°12°17°20°22°22°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°3°7°10°12°12°9°6°3°0°
Precipitation (mm)684563485875796575697873

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Apen

The nearest airport is Bremen Airport (BRE), 72 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Oldenburg, 33 km to the east.

Airports

  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 72 kmeast
  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 79 kmwest
  • Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 85 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 33 kmeast
  • Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 66 kmnortheast
  • Bremen Population: 546.5K 73 kmeast
  • Groningen Population: 244.8K 79 kmwest
  • Osnabrück Population: 166.5K 108 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Apen

Within 100 km: 174 historic and cultural sites, 917 natural sites, 618 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km119 places

  • Zwischenahner Meer Lake 18 kmE
  • Wolfmeer Lake 17 kmNW
  • Twekmeer Lake 24 kmNW
  • Riesmeer Lake 16 kmN

25–60 km579 places

  • Strand Harlesiel Beach 54 kmN
  • Friesenstrand Beach 51 kmNE
  • Harrier Sand Island 51 kmE
  • Elsflether Sand Island 48 kmE

60–100 km1,011 places

  • East Frisian Islands Island 61 kmN
  • Norderney Island 64 kmNW
  • Borkum Island 81 kmNW
  • Insel Spiekeroog Island 61 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Apen

24 places
  1. 1 Apen 11K

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

Cities & villages21

Mountains & nature2

Nearby attractions & nature

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