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Village

Brake

Located in Mellinghausen, Landkreis Diepholz Coordinates: 52°43′55″ N 8°54′23″ E

Map showing the location of Brake Brake
Location in Germany
Elevation
50 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRE Bremen Airport36 km
HAJ Hannover Airport61 km

About Brake

Brake is a village. Location: Mellinghausen, Landkreis Diepholz. Elevation: 50 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Bremen Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Hahnhorst and Hingstberg.

Climate of Brake

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
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
June (74 mm)
Driest month
February (44 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 Brake
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°8°12°18°20°22°22°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°3°7°10°12°12°9°6°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)604456465374666561606068

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Brake

The nearest airport is Bremen Airport (BRE), 36 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bremen, 39 km to the north.

Airports

  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 36 kmnorth
  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 61 kmsoutheast
  • Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 106 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bremen Population: 546.5K 39 kmnorth
  • Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 65 kmnorthwest
  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 69 kmsoutheast
  • Osnabrück Population: 166.5K 77 kmsouthwest
  • Bielefeld Population: 331.9K 82 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Brake

Within 100 km: 297 historic and cultural sites, 2,279 natural sites, 837 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km158 places

  • Alveser See Lake 23 kmNE
  • Wiedesee Lake 19 kmNE
  • Marschsee Lake 21 kmE
  • Estorfer See Lake 22 kmSE

25–60 km905 places

  • Sundern Natural site 55 kmE
  • Warnau River 51 kmE
  • Leine River 46 kmE
  • Badeinsel Island 43 kmSE

60–100 km2,350 places

  • Wiehe River 98 kmE
  • Ohe River 83 kmSE
  • Harrier Sand Island 69 kmNW
  • Elsflether Sand Island 63 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Hahnhorst Natural site, Lower Saxony
    1.7 km NW
  • Hingstberg Mountain, Lower Saxony
    1.8 km SW
  • Sünder Natural site, Lower Saxony
    2.3 km E
  • Dankelhorst Natural site, Lower Saxony
    2.4 km NW
  • Trennthorst Natural site, Bruchhausen-Vilsen, Flecken
    2.8 km N
  • Seelhorst Natural site, Schwaförden
    3 km NW

Sources & licences

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