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Bassum

Located in Landkreis Diepholz, Lower Saxony Coordinates: 52°52′30″ N 8°44′30″ E

Map showing the location of Bassum Bassum
Location in Germany
Population
16,604
16.6K
Elevation
35 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
52
listed under Bassum
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRE Bremen Airport19 km
HAJ Hannover Airport79 km

About Bassum

Bassum is a village. Location: Landkreis Diepholz, Lower Saxony. Population: 16,604. Elevation: 35 m.

From Wikipedia

Bassum (German pronunciation: [ˈbasʊm] ; Northern Low Saxon: Bassen) is a town in the district of Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 35 km northeast of Diepholz, and 25 km south of Bremen.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
169 km²
Official website
bassum.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Bassum

  • Syke
  • Twistringen

Twin towns and sister cities of Bassum

  • Telšiai· Lithuania

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

Population of Bassum over time

Population of Bassum over time
2010 15,899
2014 15,634
2016 15,737
2017 15,818
2019 15,955
2021 16,289
2022 16,658
2023 16,794
2024 16,604
2025 16,617

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Bassum

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 60 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -1°)
Wettest month
June (71 mm)
Driest month
February (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 Bassum
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°8°12°17°20°22°22°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°3°7°10°12°12°9°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)574054445371676260596064

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bassum

The nearest airport is Bremen Airport (BRE), 19 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bremen, 23 km to the north.

Airports

  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 19 kmnorth
  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 79 kmsoutheast
  • Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 100 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Bremen Population: 546.5K 23 kmnorth
  • Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 46 kmnorthwest
  • Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 76 kmnorth
  • Osnabrück Population: 166.5K 82 kmsouthwest
  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 88 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Bassum

Within 100 km: 306 historic and cultural sites, 2,033 natural sites, 852 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km158 places

  • Kirchweyher See Lake 16 kmNE
  • Wieltsee Lake 18 kmNE
  • Hemelinger See Lake 21 kmNE
  • Mahndorfer See Lake 22 kmNE

25–60 km896 places

  • Warnau River 60 kmE
  • Leine River 60 kmE
  • Harrier Sand Island 51 kmN
  • Elsflether Sand Island 44 kmNW

60–100 km2,137 places

  • Sundern Natural site 66 kmE
  • Friesenstrand Beach 85 kmNW
  • Hanskalbsand Island 99 kmNE
  • Langlütjen II Island 80 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Bassum

52 places
  1. 1 Bassum 16.2K

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

Cities & villages47

Mountains & nature1

Lakes, rivers & coasts2

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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