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Assel

Located in Otterndorf, Landkreis Cuxhaven Coordinates: 53°48′36″ N 8°51′27″ E

Map showing the location of Assel Assel
Location in Germany
Elevation
1 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
FCN Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase14 km
HAM Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport77 km

About Assel

Assel is a village. Location: Otterndorf, Landkreis Cuxhaven. Elevation: 1 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (14 km). Nearby sights include Südsee and See Achtern Diek.

Climate of Assel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 76 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
September (81 mm)
Driest month
February (39 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 Assel
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°7°11°17°19°21°21°17°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°3°8°11°13°13°10°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)613955445376776781777670

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Assel

The nearest airport is Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN), 14 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) (77 km). The nearest large city is Bremerhaven, 34 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 14 kmwest
  • Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 77 kmeast
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 85 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 34 kmsouthwest
  • Bremen Population: 546.5K 82 kmsouth
  • Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 86 kmsouthwest
  • Kiel Population: 252.7K 101 kmnortheast
  • Lübeck Population: 212.2K 121 kmeast

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

Day trips from Assel

Within 100 km: 309 historic and cultural sites, 1,225 natural sites, 1,022 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km138 places

  • Medemsand-Insel Island 9 kmN
  • Halemer See Lake 16 kmS
  • Flögelner See Lake 16 kmS
  • Dahler See Lake 15 kmSW

25–60 km586 places

  • Friesenstrand Beach 48 kmSW
  • Trischen Island 30 kmN
  • Rhinplate Island 36 kmE
  • Pagensand Island 45 kmE

60–100 km1,832 places

  • East Frisian Islands Island 95 kmW
  • Nordstrand Natural site 77 kmN
  • Insel Spiekeroog Island 77 kmW
  • Baltrum Island 97 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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