Village

Gifhorn

Located in Landkreis Gifhorn, Lower Saxony Coordinates: 52°29′34″ N 10°32′01″ E

Location in Germany

Population: 42,726; 42.7K
Elevation: 65 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 26; listed under Gifhorn
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: HAJ Hannover Airport58 km; HAM Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport132 km

About Gifhorn

Gifhorn is a village. Location: Landkreis Gifhorn, Lower Saxony. Population: 42,726. Elevation: 65 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (58 km). Nearby sights include Ise and Dragen.

Climate of Gifhorn

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 50 mm

Hottest month: August (day 23°)
Coldest month: January (night -2°)
Wettest month: June (69 mm)
Driest month: February (37 mm)

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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 Gifhorn
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	4°	8°	12°	18°	20°	22°	23°	18°	13°	7°	5°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	1°	3°	8°	11°	12°	12°	9°	6°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	49	37	49	44	51	69	59	62	49	46	50	57

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Gifhorn

The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (HAJ), 58 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Wolfsburg, 18 km to the southeast.

Airports

Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 58 kmwest
Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 132 kmnorth
Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 133 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 18 kmsoutheast
Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 25 kmsouth
Salzgitter Population: 105K 38 kmsouth
Hanover Population: 515.1K 56 kmwest
Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 85 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Gifhorn

Within 100 km: 384 historic and cultural sites, 3,342 natural sites, 787 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km213 places

Wiehe River 17 kmNW
Schapenbruch Teich Lake 24 kmS
Kreuzteich Lake 25 kmS
Wehnser See Lake 19 kmW

25–60 km1,223 places

Aue River 53 kmS
Aue River 59 kmS
Hardausee Lake 43 kmN
Maschsee Lake 56 kmW

60–100 km3,077 places

Sundern Natural site 66 kmNW
Warnau River 75 kmNW
Schalk River 74 kmS
Sarre River 79 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Gifhorn

26 places

1 Gifhorn 43K

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

Cities & villages9

Bahnhof Gifhorn · Neighbourhood
Bromer Straße · Village
Gamsen · Village
Kästorf · Village
Neubokel · Village
Ringelah · Village
Siedlung Winkeler Straße · Neighbourhood
Wilsche · Village
Winkel · Village

Mountains & nature10

Bärenberg · Mountain
Fuchsberg · Mountain
Hangelberg · Mountain
Kesselberg · Mountain
Krähenberg · Mountain
Maashorn · Natural site
Naturschutzgebiet Gifhorner Heide · Natural site
Ringelah · Natural site
Wieckelah · Mountain
Wittkopsberge · Natural site

Lakes, rivers & coasts5

Erikasee · Lake
Hehlenriede · River
Neue Ise · River
Waldsee · Lake
Wildsee · Lake

Heritage & sights1

Mühlenmuseum · Museum

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Ise River, Lower Saxony
1 km SE
Dragen Natural site, Sassenburg
3.3 km NE
Naturschutzgebiet Fahle Heide Natural site, Leiferde
4.3 km SW
Eyßelgehege Natural site, Lower Saxony
4.8 km SE
Alte Hehlenriede River, Lower Saxony
4.5 km SW
Gifhorner Stadtwald Natural site, Lower Saxony
5.7 km E