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Göttingen

Located in Landkreis Göttingen, Lower Saxony Coordinates: 51°30′47″ N 9°57′13″ E

Map showing the location of Göttingen Göttingen
Location in Germany
Population
127,259
127.3K
Elevation
182 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
37
listed under Göttingen
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
KSF Kassel Airport40 km
ERF Erfurt-Weimar Airport92 km

About Göttingen

Göttingen is a village. Location: Landkreis Göttingen, Lower Saxony. Population: 127,259. Elevation: 182 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (40 km). Nearby sights include Diemardener Berg and Westerberg.

Climate of Göttingen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 62 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (71 mm)
Driest month
April (46 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 Göttingen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°13°18°20°23°23°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°7°10°12°12°9°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)614858466271666158546267

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Göttingen

The nearest airport is Kassel Airport (KSF), 40 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Göttingen, 3 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 40 kmwest
  • Erfurt-Weimar Airport (ERF) Erfurt 92 kmsoutheast
  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 93 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 3 kmnorthwest
  • Kassel Population: 197.2K 38 kmsouthwest
  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 78 kmnortheast
  • Paderborn Population: 142.2K 86 kmwest
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 93 kmnortheast

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

Places in Göttingen

37 places
  1. 1 Göttingen 122.1K

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

Cities & villages13

Mountains & nature14

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Heritage & sights8

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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