Skip to content
Geonivora
Village

Zetel

Located in Landkreis Friesland, Lower Saxony Coordinates: 53°24′08″ N 7°57′52″ E

Zetel
Michiel1972 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
12,293
12.3K
Elevation
4 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
22
listed under Zetel
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
FCN Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase61 km
BRE Bremen Airport68 km

About Zetel

Zetel is a village. Location: Landkreis Friesland, Lower Saxony. Population: 12,293. Elevation: 4 m.

From Wikipedia

Zetel (German pronunciation: [ˈtseːtl̩]) is a municipality in the district of Friesland, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km southwest of Wilhelmshaven, and 12 km west of Varel. Zetel is twinned with the county of Sutherland in the Highlands of Scotland.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
81.4 km²
Official website
zetel.de

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Zetel

  • Friedeburg

Population of Zetel over time

Population of Zetel over time
2016 11,684
2017 11,715
2019 11,720
2021 11,981
2022 12,233
2023 12,318
2024 12,293
2025 12,349

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Zetel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 81 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
November (81 mm)
Driest month
February (44 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
Climate of Zetel
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°8°12°17°19°21°21°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°3°7°10°12°12°9°6°3°0°
Precipitation (mm)694463495976796677718174

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Zetel

The nearest airport is Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN), 61 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Bremen Airport (BRE) (68 km). The nearest large city is Oldenburg, 34 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) Wurster Nordseeküste 61 kmnortheast
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 68 kmsoutheast
  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 98 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 34 kmsoutheast
  • Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 44 kmnortheast
  • Bremen Population: 546.5K 67 kmsoutheast
  • Groningen Population: 244.8K 95 kmwest
  • Osnabrück Population: 166.5K 126 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Zetel

Within 100 km: 179 historic and cultural sites, 877 natural sites, 635 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km131 places

  • Zwischenahner Meer Lake 23 kmS
  • Riesmeer Lake 14 kmW
  • Lengener Meer Lake 8 kmSW
  • Im Diek Lake 10 kmS

25–60 km568 places

  • East Frisian Islands Island 52 kmNW
  • Norderney Island 59 kmNW
  • Insel Spiekeroog Island 45 kmNW
  • Baltrum Island 52 kmNW

60–100 km992 places

  • Borkum Island 87 kmW
  • Juist Island 71 kmNW
  • Nordstrand Beach 83 kmW
  • Südstrand Beach 87 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Zetel

22 places
  1. 1 Zetel 11.7K

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

Cities & villages19

Mountains & nature2

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources