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Natural site

Jafel

Located in Steinhorst, Landkreis Gifhorn Coordinates: 52°40′56″ N 10°26′06″ E

Map showing the location of Jafel Jafel
Location in Germany
Elevation
78 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Steinhorst
2.2 km W
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HAJ Hannover Airport56 km
HAM Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport110 km

About Jafel

Jafel is a natural site. Location: Steinhorst, Landkreis Gifhorn. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Naturschutzgebiet Obere Lachte, Kainbach, Jafelbach and Thornberg.

Climate of Jafel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 64 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (75 mm)
Driest month
February (49 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 Jafel
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°12°18°20°22°22°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°2°7°10°12°11°8°5°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)674960525275687157546474

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Jafel

The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (HAJ), 56 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Wolfsburg, 37 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 56 kmsouthwest
  • Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 110 kmnorth
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 118 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 37 kmsoutheast
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 47 kmsouth
  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 58 kmsouth
  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 59 kmsouthwest
  • Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 102 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Jafel

Within 100 km: 363 historic and cultural sites, 3,203 natural sites, 786 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km281 places

  • Wiehe River 14 kmSW
  • Hardausee Lake 21 kmN
  • Parksee Lake 23 kmNE
  • Isernhagener See Lake 14 kmNE

25–60 km1,240 places

  • Sundern Natural site 51 kmW
  • Warnau River 59 kmW
  • Leine River 57 kmW
  • Schapenbruch Teich Lake 46 kmS

60–100 km2,831 places

  • Viertbusch Natural site 93 kmN
  • Schalk River 94 kmS
  • Sarre River 99 kmSE
  • Ohe River 75 kmSW

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