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Landkreis Friesland

Located in Lower Saxony, Germany Coordinates: 53°30′01″ N 8°00′23″ E

Map showing the location of Landkreis Friesland Landkreis Friesland
Location in Germany
Population
100,411
100.4K
Elevation
-3 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
8
listed under Landkreis Friesland
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
FCN Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase52 km
BRE Bremen Airport73 km

About Landkreis Friesland

Landkreis Friesland is a municipality. Location: Lower Saxony, Germany. Population: 100,411. Elevation: -3 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (52 km). Nearby sights include Upjeversches Tief and Mariensieler Tief.

Climate of Landkreis Friesland

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 85 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (85 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).

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Climate of Landkreis Friesland
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°11°17°19°21°21°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°4°8°11°13°13°10°7°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)714564505978796779728576

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Landkreis Friesland

The nearest airport is Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN), 52 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Bremen Airport (BRE) (73 km). The nearest large city is Bremerhaven, 38 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 52 kmnortheast
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 73 kmsoutheast
  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 104 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 38 kmeast
  • Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 42 kmsouth
  • Bremen Population: 546.5K 71 kmsoutheast
  • Groningen Population: 244.8K 101 kmwest
  • Osnabrück Population: 166.5K 136 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Landkreis Friesland

Within 100 km: 165 historic and cultural sites, 774 natural sites, 625 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km104 places

  • Friesenstrand Beach 18 kmNE
  • Riesmeer Lake 22 kmSW
  • Lengener Meer Lake 18 kmSW
  • Im Diek Lake 21 kmS

25–60 km549 places

  • East Frisian Islands Island 47 kmNW
  • Norderney Island 56 kmNW
  • Insel Spiekeroog Island 36 kmNW
  • Baltrum Island 48 kmNW

60–100 km911 places

  • Borkum Island 88 kmW
  • Juist Island 70 kmW
  • Nordstrand Beach 84 kmW
  • Südstrand Beach 76 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Landkreis Friesland and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Landkreis Friesland Trier Erlangen Moers
Population 100.4K 100.1K 102.7K 103.5K
Elevation -3 m 141 m 290 m 29 m
Summer day (hottest month) 21° 24° 24° 24°
Winter night (coldest month) -1° 0° -3° 1°
Annual rainfall 825 mm 817 mm 745 mm 770 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Sep May–Sep Jun–Sep
Distance — 427 km 482 km 246 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Landkreis Friesland

8 places
  1. 1 Varel 24.7K
  2. 2 Schortens 21K
  3. 3 Jever 14.8K
  4. 4 Zetel 12.3K
  5. 5 Wangerland 9.1K
  6. 6 Bockhorn 8.9K
  7. 7 Sande 8.6K
  8. 8 Wangerooge, Nordseebad 1K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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