- Population
- 37,206
- 37.2K
- Elevation
- 4 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 21
- listed under Papenburg
- Airports
- GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde55 km
- BRE Bremen Airport93 km
About Papenburg
Papenburg is a village. Location: Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony. Population: 37,206. Elevation: 4 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (55 km). Nearby sights include Dever and Herbrumer Tannen.
Climate of Papenburg
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 74 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- July (79 mm)
- Driest month
- February (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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 4° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 18° | 20° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 13° | 8° | 5° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 7° | 10° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 67 | 45 | 62 | 46 | 55 | 76 | 79 | 64 | 72 | 68 | 74 | 72 |
How to get to Papenburg
The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 55 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Oldenburg, 55 km to the east.
Airports
- Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 55 kmwest
- Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 93 kmeast
- Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 107 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 55 kmeast
- Groningen Population: 244.8K 58 kmwest
- Bremen Population: 546.5K 94 kmeast
- Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 95 kmnortheast
- Osnabrück Population: 166.5K 100 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Papenburg
Within 100 km: 164 historic and cultural sites, 808 natural sites, 558 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km98 places
- Wolfmeer Lake 24 kmN
- Sandpoel Lake 22 kmS
- Langholter Meer Lake 15 kmNE
- Kleines Brunselmeer Lake 8 kmE
25–60 km474 places
- Hatzumer Sand Island 26 kmN
- Goten Lake 54 kmSE
- Zwischenahner Meer Lake 43 kmE
- Uphuser Meer Lake 34 kmN
60–100 km958 places
- East Frisian Islands Island 73 kmN
- Norderney Island 72 kmN
- Borkum Island 73 kmNW
- Insel Spiekeroog Island 80 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Places in Papenburg
21 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Cities & villages14
- Aschendorf · Village
- Aschendorferkämpe · Village
- Aschendorfermoor · Village
- Aschendorf-Moor-Siedlung · Village
- Aschendorf-Papenburger Weg · Village
- Bokel · Village
- Bokelermoor · Village
- Bokelerweg · Village
- Herbrum · Village
- Herbrumerkämpe · Village
- Neu Herbrum · Village
- Nostenbusch · Village
- Obenende · Village
- Vosseberg · Village
Mountains & nature2
- Naturschutzgebiet Aschendorfer Obermoor/Wildes Moor · Natural site
- Naturschutzgebiet Nenndorfer Mörken · Natural site
Lakes, rivers & coasts1
- Waldsee · Lake
Heritage & sights1
- Nienhaus · Historic site
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Dever River, Lower Saxony2.3 km W
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Herbrumer Tannen Natural site, Lower Saxony5.3 km SW
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Tunxdorfer Ahe River, Lower Saxony5.7 km NW
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Early Camp Rhede-Brual Historic site, Rhede (Ems)8.3 km W
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Early Camp Esterwegen Historic site, Esterwegen18 km SE -
Kleines Brunselmeer Lake, Lower Saxony8.4 km E
Sources & licences
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