Lake

Waldsee

Located in Papenburg, Landkreis Emsland Coordinates: 53°04′45″ N 7°19′07″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 1 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Tunxdorf; 1 km N
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde50 km; BRE Bremen Airport99 km

About Waldsee

Waldsee is a lake. Location: Papenburg, Landkreis Emsland. Elevation: 1 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (50 km). Nearby sights include Naturschutzgebiet Nenndorfer Mörken and Tunxdorfer Ahe.

Climate of Waldsee

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 73 mm

Hottest month: August (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night -1°)
Wettest month: July (77 mm)
Driest month: February (44 mm)

4° -1°

5° -1°

8° 1°

12° 3°

18° 7°

20° 10°

22° 12°

18° 10°

13° 6°

8° 3°

5° 1°

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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 Waldsee
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°	10°	6°	3°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	65	44	60	45	53	76	77	63	69	67	73	70

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Waldsee

The nearest airport is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), 50 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Groningen, 53 km to the west.

Airports

Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 50 kmwest
Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 99 kmeast
Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 108 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Groningen Population: 244.8K 53 kmwest
Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 60 kmeast
Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 99 kmnortheast
Bremen Population: 546.5K 100 kmeast
Enschede Population: 153.7K 100 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Waldsee

Within 100 km: 148 historic and cultural sites, 766 natural sites, 536 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km69 places

Sandpoel Lake 23 kmS
Langholter Meer Lake 19 kmE
Kleines Brunselmeer Lake 14 kmE
Idasee Lake 23 kmE

25–60 km444 places

Hatzumer Sand Island 25 kmN
Goten Lake 58 kmSE
Zwischenahner Meer Lake 49 kmE
Wolfmeer Lake 26 kmNE

60–100 km937 places

East Frisian Islands Island 73 kmN
Norderney Island 71 kmN
Borkum Island 70 kmNW
Insel Spiekeroog Island 81 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

Tunxdorf Village, Papenburg
1 km N
Nenndorf Village, Papenburg
1.4 km NE
Rhede (Ems) Village, Landkreis Emsland
3.7 km W
Rhede Village, Rhede (Ems)
3.9 km SW
Papenburg Town, Papenburg
6.5 km E
Bokelerweg Village, Papenburg
2.2 km E

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Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Naturschutzgebiet Nenndorfer Mörken Natural site, Papenburg
1.2 km E
Tunxdorfer Ahe River, Lower Saxony
2.8 km N
Dever River, Lower Saxony
3.3 km E
Early Camp Rhede-Brual Historic site, Rhede (Ems)
3.4 km NW
Herbrumer Tannen Natural site, Lower Saxony
6 km SE
Nienhaus Historic site, Papenburg
4.8 km S
Naturschutzgebiet Aschendorfer Obermoor/Wildes Moor Natural site, Papenburg
10 km SE
Bingumer Sand Island, Lower Saxony
18 km N

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Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 5, 2026