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Village

Brocken

Located in Egestorf, Landkreis Harburg Coordinates: 53°08′23″ N 10°03′39″ E

Map showing the location of Brocken Brocken
Location in Germany
Elevation
82 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HAM Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport55 km
HAJ Hannover Airport80 km

About Brocken

Brocken is a village. Location: Egestorf, Landkreis Harburg. Elevation: 82 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include Worthberg and Horn.

Climate of Brocken

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 67 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (77 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 Brocken
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°13°18°21°22°22°18°13°7°4°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°3°7°10°12°12°9°5°2°0°
Precipitation (mm)704962515476696562606777

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Brocken

The nearest airport is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM), 55 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bremen, 84 km to the west.

Airports

  • Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 55 kmnorth
  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 80 kmsouth
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 86 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bremen Population: 546.5K 84 kmwest
  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 88 kmsouth
  • Lübeck Population: 212.2K 91 kmnortheast
  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 93 kmsoutheast
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 102 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Brocken

Within 100 km: 394 historic and cultural sites, 2,907 natural sites, 976 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km384 places

  • Brunausee Lake 7 kmSW
  • Flüggenhofsee Lake 16 kmS
  • Birkensee Lake 20 kmSW
  • Lopausee Lake 11 kmE

25–60 km1,524 places

  • Viertbusch Natural site 46 kmN
  • Sundern Natural site 43 kmSW
  • Warnau River 41 kmSW
  • Leine River 56 kmSW

60–100 km2,369 places

  • Wiehe River 66 kmS
  • Rhinplate Island 84 kmNW
  • Pagensand Island 71 kmNW
  • Schwarztonnensand Island 75 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

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