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Nordhorn

Located in Nordhorn, Landkreis Grafschaft Bentheim Coordinates: 52°25′51″ N 7°04′06″ E

Map showing the location of Nordhorn Nordhorn
Location in Germany
Population
52,803
52.8K
Elevation
25 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
FMO Münster Osnabrück Airport54 km
GRQ Groningen Airport Eelde83 km

About Nordhorn

Nordhorn is a town. Location: Nordhorn, Landkreis Grafschaft Bentheim. Population: 52,803. Elevation: 25 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Münster Osnabrück Airport (54 km). Nearby sights include Vechtesee and Naturschutzgebiet Syenvenn.

Climate of Nordhorn

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 71 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
December (78 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 Nordhorn
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°9°13°18°20°22°22°18°14°8°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°8°11°12°12°9°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)704764465577766171677178

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Nordhorn

The nearest airport is Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO), 54 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Enschede, 26 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Münster Osnabrück Airport (FMO) Greven 54 kmsoutheast
  • Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) Groningen 83 kmnorthwest
  • Dortmund Airport (DTM) Dortmund 108 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Enschede Population: 153.7K 26 kmsouthwest
  • Münster Population: 308.3K 65 kmsoutheast
  • Zwolle Population: 129.8K 67 kmwest
  • Osnabrück Population: 166.5K 69 kmeast
  • Apeldoorn Population: 136.7K 79 kmwest

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

Day trips from Nordhorn

Within 100 km: 148 historic and cultural sites, 881 natural sites, 455 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km90 places

  • Biener See Lake 22 kmNE
  • Speicherbecken Lake 23 kmNE
  • Vechtesee Lake 1 kmE
  • Blauer See Lake 24 kmE

25–60 km415 places

  • Theikenmeer Lake 59 kmNE
  • Sandpoel Lake 56 kmNE
  • Mickelmeer Lake 26 kmE
  • Kleines Heiliges Meer Lake 40 kmE

60–100 km979 places

  • Putjensberg Mountain 73 kmW
  • Werse River 61 kmSE
  • Ahse River 99 kmSE
  • Hatzumer Sand Island 99 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nordhorn and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Nordhorn Landshut Bayreuth Detmold
Population 52.8K 71.9K 72.9K 73.7K
Elevation 25 m 488 m 338 m 135 m
Summer day (hottest month) 22° 23° 23° 22°
Winter night (coldest month) 0° -4° -3° -1°
Annual rainfall 783 mm 807 mm 810 mm 969 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug
Distance — 565 km 419 km 135 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Nearby attractions & nature

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