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Natural site

Helmsheide

Located in Meine, Landkreis Gifhorn Coordinates: 52°25′15″ N 10°33′37″ E

Map showing the location of Helmsheide Helmsheide
Location in Germany
Elevation
66 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gravenhorst
1.4 km S
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HAJ Hannover Airport60 km
KSF Kassel Airport137 km

About Helmsheide

Helmsheide is a natural site. Location: Meine, Landkreis Gifhorn. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (60 km). Nearby sights include Grabenhorster Riede and Eyßelgehege.

Climate of Helmsheide

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)

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 Helmsheide
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)493749445169596249465057

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Helmsheide

The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (HAJ), 60 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Wolfsburg, 15 km to the east.

Airports

  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 60 kmwest
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 137 kmsouthwest
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 138 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 15 kmeast
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 17 kmsouth
  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 31 kmsouth
  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 57 kmwest
  • Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 80 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Helmsheide

Within 100 km: 413 historic and cultural sites, 3,440 natural sites, 773 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km190 places

  • Wiehe River 23 kmNW
  • Schapenbruch Teich Lake 16 kmS
  • Kreuzteich Lake 17 kmS
  • Wehnser See Lake 19 kmW

25–60 km1,278 places

  • Aue River 45 kmS
  • Aue River 51 kmS
  • Innerstestausee Lake 60 kmS
  • Granestausee Lake 58 kmS

60–100 km3,158 places

  • Sundern Natural site 72 kmNW
  • Warnau River 81 kmNW
  • Schalk River 66 kmS
  • Sarre River 73 kmSE

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