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Cuxhaven

Located in Landkreis Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony Coordinates: 53°51′30″ N 8°42′33″ E

Map showing the location of Cuxhaven Cuxhaven
Location in Germany
Population
49,697
49.7K
Elevation
2 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
48
listed under Cuxhaven
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
FCN Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase11 km
HAM Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport88 km

About Cuxhaven

Cuxhaven is a village. Location: Landkreis Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony. Population: 49,697. Elevation: 2 m.

From Wikipedia

Cuxhaven (German: [kʊksˈhaːfn̩] ; Low German: Cuxhoben) is a port town and seat of the Cuxhaven district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town includes the northernmost point of Lower Saxony. The city serves as a gateway to the nearby Heligoland islands, a tax free zone off the coast of Germany. Cuxhaven is situated on the shore of the North Sea at the mouth of the Elbe River. Cuxhaven has a footprint of 14 kilometres (9 miles) (east–west) by 7 km (4 mi) (north–south).

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At a glance

Built
1907
Area
162 km²
Official website
cuxhaven.de

Source: Wikidata

In comparison

  • Most populous of 29 places in Landkreis Cuxhaven
  • Nearest larger town: Cuxhaven, 1 km NW
  • 26 sights and natural places within 10 km Amtsgericht Cuxhaven, Sendeturm des Wasser- und Schiffahrtsamts Cuxhaven
  • Listed here: Village: 16, Mountain: 13, Neighbourhood: 8, Landmark: 7

Twin towns and sister cities of Cuxhaven

  • Binz· Germany
  • City of New Bedford· United States

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Cuxhaven over time

Population of Cuxhaven over time
2014 48,221
2016 48,551
2017 48,470
2019 48,358
2020 48,356
2021 48,318
2022 48,562
2023 48,713
2024 49,697
2025 49,545

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Cuxhaven

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

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 Cuxhaven
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°7°11°16°18°20°21°17°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°9°12°14°14°11°8°4°1°
Precipitation (mm)644155424974756784838174

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

Airports nearest to Cuxhaven

  • Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 11 km
  • Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 88 km
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 90 km

Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).

Places in Cuxhaven

48 places

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources