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Population
8,828
8.8K
Elevation
574 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 Airport78 km
HAJ Hannover Airport86 km

About Clausthal

Clausthal is a village. Location: Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Landkreis Goslar. Population: 8,828. Elevation: 574 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (78 km). Nearby sights include Hüttenkopf and Mühlenberg.

Population of Clausthal over time

Population of Clausthal over time
1910 8,266
1912 8,268
1917 6,592
1919 7,741

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Clausthal

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 19°)
Coldest month
February (night -4°)
Wettest month
December (139 mm)
Driest month
April (81 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 Clausthal
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°5°9°15°17°19°19°15°10°5°2°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-2°1°6°9°11°10°7°4°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)1218711281821081079697103119139

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Clausthal

The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (KSF), 78 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Salzgitter, 40 km to the north.

Airports

  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 78 kmsouthwest
  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 86 kmnorthwest
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 102 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 40 kmnorth
  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 41 kmsouthwest
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 53 kmnorth
  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 75 kmnorthwest
  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 75 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Clausthal

Within 100 km: 468 historic and cultural sites, 4,112 natural sites, 824 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km612 places

  • Schalk River 8 kmNE
  • Unter Hahnebalzer Teich Lake 3 kmSW
  • Sösestausee Lake 7 kmS
  • Prinzenteich Lake 4 kmSW

25–60 km1,732 places

  • Ohe River 59 kmNW
  • Bere River 41 kmSE
  • Aue River 42 kmNE
  • Aue River 37 kmNE

60–100 km3,060 places

  • Wande River 95 kmSW
  • Erpe River 94 kmSW
  • Wiehe River 85 kmN
  • Sarre River 74 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Hüttenkopf Mountain, Clausthal-Zellerfeld
    1.3 km SW
  • Mühlenberg Mountain, Clausthal-Zellerfeld
    2.3 km E
  • Flamsberg Mountain, Clausthal-Zellerfeld
    2.3 km S
  • Brandkopf Mountain, Clausthal-Zellerfeld
    3.3 km SE
  • Seidelskopf Mountain, Clausthal-Zellerfeld
    3.3 km SW
  • Kehrzug Mountain, Clausthal-Zellerfeld
    3.3 km SE

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources