Village

Altenau

Located in Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar Coordinates: 51°48′04″ N 10°26′29″ E

Location in Germany

Population: 2,045; 2K
Elevation: 513 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: KSF Kassel Airport84 km; HAJ Hannover Airport90 km

About Altenau

Altenau is a village. Location: Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar. Population: 2,045. Elevation: 513 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (84 km). Nearby sights include Großer Gerlachsbach and Rotenberg.

Photos of Altenau

Lerchenköpfe ArtMechanic · CC BY-SA 3.0
Großer Sonnenberg Kassandro · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Altenau

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 119 mm

Hottest month: August (day 20°)
Coldest month: February (night -4°)
Wettest month: December (139 mm)
Driest month: April (81 mm)

1° -4°

2° -4°

5° -1°

9° 1°

15° 6°

17° 9°

19° 11°

20° 11°

15° 8°

11° 4°

5° 0°

2° -2°

Jan

121

Feb

Mar

112

Apr

May

Jun

108

Jul

107

Aug

Sep

Oct

103

Nov

119

Dec

139

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 Altenau
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	1°	2°	5°	9°	15°	17°	19°	20°	15°	11°	5°	2°
Average low (°C)	-4°	-4°	-1°	1°	6°	9°	11°	11°	8°	4°	0°	-2°
Precipitation (mm)	121	87	112	81	82	108	107	96	97	103	119	139

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Altenau

The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (KSF), 84 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Salzgitter, 40 km to the north.

Airports

Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 84 kmsouthwest
Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 90 kmnorthwest
Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 98 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Salzgitter Population: 105K 40 kmnorth
Göttingen Population: 122.1K 46 kmsouthwest
Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 52 kmnorth
Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 73 kmnorth
Hanover Population: 515.1K 80 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Altenau

Within 100 km: 471 historic and cultural sites, 4,018 natural sites, 809 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km629 places

Schalk River 4 kmN
Zillerbachtalsperre Lake 23 kmE
Unter Hahnebalzer Teich Lake 10 kmW
Steinbruchsteich Lake 24 kmSE

25–60 km1,685 places

Bere River 36 kmSE
Aue River 37 kmNE
Aue River 31 kmNE
Tietal Lake 57 kmE

60–100 km2,984 places

Wiehe River 86 kmN
Sarre River 68 kmE
Ohe River 65 kmNW
Frieda River 72 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Großer Gerlachsbach River, Lower Saxony
0.6 km E
Rotenberg Mountain, Lower Saxony
1.7 km W
Schwarzenberg Mountain, Clausthal-Zellerfeld
2.5 km E
Sageholzkopf Mountain, Landkreis Goslar
2.1 km NE
Großer Kautzkopf Mountain, Lower Saxony
2.6 km SW
Kleine Oker River, Lower Saxony
1.7 km E