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Baltrum Island

Local name: Baltrum

Located in Landkreis Aurich, Lower Saxony Coordinates: 53°43′40″ N 7°22′11″ E

Baltrum Island
Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
471
471
Elevation
5 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
4
listed under Baltrum Island
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
FCN Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase85 km
GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde86 km

About Baltrum Island

Baltrum Island is a village. Location: Landkreis Aurich, Lower Saxony. Population: 471. Elevation: 5 m.

From Wikipedia

Baltrum (German pronunciation: [ˈbaltʁʊm] ; Low German: Baltrum) is a barrier island off the coast of East Frisia (German: Ostfriesland), in Germany, and is a municipality in the district of Aurich, Lower Saxony. It is located in-between the chain of the seven inhabited East Frisian Islands. Baltrum is the smallest island in this chain by area and inhabitants. It has a land area of 6.5 square kilometres, and a population in (2011) of just over 500 resident inhabitants.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
6.5 km²
Official website
baltrum.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Baltrum Island

  • Norderney
  • Neßmersiel

Population of Baltrum Island over time

Population of Baltrum Island over time
2015 610
2016 591
2017 617
2019 652
2021 598
2022 599
2023 573
2024 471
2025 485

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Baltrum Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 4° · Rain 84 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (84 mm)
Driest month
April (40 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Baltrum Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°7°11°15°18°20°21°17°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°8°11°13°13°11°8°4°1°
Precipitation (mm)614255404863706479768470

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Baltrum Island

The nearest airport is Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN), 85 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) (86 km). The nearest large city is Groningen, 78 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 85 kmeast
  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 86 kmsouthwest
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 121 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Groningen Population: 244.8K 78 kmsouthwest
  • Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 82 kmeast
  • Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 86 kmsoutheast
  • Leeuwarden Population: 124.5K 119 kmsouthwest
  • Bremen Population: 546.5K 120 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Baltrum Island

Within 100 km: 106 historic and cultural sites, 339 natural sites, 345 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km76 places

  • East Frisian Islands Island 3 kmE
  • Norderney Island 9 kmW
  • Insel Spiekeroog Island 22 kmE
  • Baltrum Island 2 kmE

25–60 km226 places

  • Borkum Island 48 kmW
  • Juist Island 25 kmW
  • Nordstrand Beach 42 kmW
  • Strand Harlesiel Beach 29 kmE

60–100 km488 places

  • Friesenstrand Beach 60 kmE
  • Südstrand Beach 62 kmNE
  • Nordstrand Beach 62 kmNE
  • Trischen Island 94 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Baltrum Island

4 places
  1. 1 Baltrum 465

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

Cities & villages2

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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