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Meppen

Located in Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony Coordinates: 52°41′55″ N 7°17′36″ E

Map showing the location of Meppen Meppen
Location in Germany
Population
36,930
36.9K
Elevation
12 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
47
listed under Meppen
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde67 km
FMO Münster Osnabrück Airport68 km

About Meppen

Meppen is a village. Location: Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony. Population: 36,930. Elevation: 12 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (67 km). Nearby sights include Hase and Nordradde.

Climate of Meppen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 68 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
July (78 mm)
Driest month
February (46 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 Meppen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°9°13°18°20°22°22°18°14°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°-1°1°3°8°10°12°12°9°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)674662465477786268676873

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Meppen

The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 67 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Enschede, 60 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 67 kmnorthwest
  • Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 68 kmsoutheast
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 108 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Enschede Population: 153.7K 60 kmsouthwest
  • Osnabrück Population: 166.5K 70 kmsoutheast
  • Groningen Population: 244.8K 76 kmnorthwest
  • Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 79 kmnortheast
  • Zwolle Population: 129.8K 84 kmwest

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

Day trips from Meppen

Within 100 km: 143 historic and cultural sites, 879 natural sites, 508 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km142 places

  • Sandpoel Lake 22 kmN
  • Mickelmeer Lake 24 kmSE
  • Fallermoor Lake 22 kmSE
  • Dankernsee Lake 13 kmNW

25–60 km485 places

  • Goten Lake 49 kmE
  • Thülsfelder Talsperre Lake 50 kmNE
  • Theikenmeer Lake 27 kmNE
  • Rehen Schlatt Lake 56 kmNE

60–100 km903 places

  • Putjensberg Mountain 94 kmW
  • Werse River 79 kmS
  • Elsflether Sand Island 99 kmNE
  • Hatzumer Sand Island 68 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Meppen

47 places
  1. 1 Meppen 34.2K

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

Cities & villages35

Mountains & nature6

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Heritage & sights4

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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