- Population
- 51,310
- 51.3K
- Elevation
- 26 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Airports
- FMO Münster Osnabrück Airport50 km
- GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde83 km
About Lingen
Lingen is a town. Location: Lingen (Ems), Landkreis Emsland. Population: 51,310. Elevation: 26 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Münster Osnabrück Airport (50 km). Nearby sights include Sendemast Lingen and Galgensand.
Photos of Lingen
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Travel notes for Lingen
From Wikivoyage
Lingen is a town in Western Plains, in the west part of Lower Saxony in Germany.
Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged
Climate of Lingen
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 68 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- July (78 mm)
- Driest month
- April (45 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 18° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 14° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 0° | 2° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 10° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 68 | 47 | 60 | 45 | 54 | 74 | 78 | 66 | 69 | 65 | 68 | 74 |
How to get to Lingen
The nearest airport is Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO), 50 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Enschede, 45 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 50 kmsoutheast
- Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 83 kmnorthwest
- Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 113 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Enschede Population: 153.7K 45 kmsouthwest
- Osnabrück Population: 166.5K 57 kmsoutheast
- Münster Population: 308.3K 66 kmsouth
- Zwolle Population: 129.8K 84 kmwest
- Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 91 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Lingen
Within 100 km: 150 historic and cultural sites, 949 natural sites, 522 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km143 places
- Mickelmeer Lake 8 kmE
- Fallermoor Lake 12 kmE
- Biener See Lake 7 kmN
- Speicherbecken Lake 8 kmN
25–60 km571 places
- Werse River 60 kmSE
- Goten Lake 54 kmNE
- Theikenmeer Lake 40 kmNE
- Sandpoel Lake 41 kmN
60–100 km907 places
- Putjensberg Mountain 91 kmW
- Hatzumer Sand Island 87 kmN
- Zwischenahner Meer Lake 88 kmNE
- Wolfmeer Lake 86 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Lingen and similar cities
Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.
| Measure | Lingen | Landshut | Bayreuth | Detmold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 51.3K | 71.9K | 72.9K | 73.7K |
| Elevation | 26 m | 488 m | 338 m | 135 m |
| Summer day (hottest month) | 22° | 23° | 23° | 22° |
| Winter night (coldest month) | 0° | -4° | -3° | -1° |
| Annual rainfall | 768 mm | 807 mm | 810 mm | 969 mm |
| Best months | Jun–Aug | Jun–Aug | Jun–Aug | Jun–Aug |
| Distance | — | 561 km | 413 km | 124 km |
Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Sendemast Lingen Landmark, Lingen (Ems)2.3 km NE
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Galgensand Natural site, Lingen (Ems)2.9 km SE
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Fernmeldeturm Lingen Landmark, Lingen (Ems)2.9 km SW
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Großer Sand Natural site, Lower Saxony3.1 km N
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Dieksee Lake, Lingen (Ems)2.9 km E
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Wellberg Mountain, Lingen (Ems)3.7 km S
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Lingener Wald Natural site, Lingen (Ems)3.6 km SE
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Hilgenberg Mountain, Lingen (Ems)4.4 km S
Sources & licences
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