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Winsen (Luhe)

Located in Landkreis Harburg, Lower Saxony Coordinates: 53°20′54″ N 10°12′24″ E

Map showing the location of Winsen (Luhe) Winsen (Luhe)
Location in Germany
Population
36,961
37K
Elevation
7 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
23
listed under Winsen (Luhe)
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HAM Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport35 km
LBC Lübeck Blankensee Airport61 km

About Winsen (Luhe)

Winsen (Luhe) is a village. Location: Landkreis Harburg, Lower Saxony. Population: 36,961. Elevation: 7 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (35 km). Nearby sights include Aubach and Hauptkanal Ilau-Schneegraben.

Climate of Winsen (Luhe)

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 60 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
June (70 mm)
Driest month
February (40 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 Winsen (Luhe)
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°12°18°20°22°23°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°1°3°8°11°13°12°9°6°3°0°
Precipitation (mm)584054455170696363586067

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Winsen (Luhe)

The nearest airport is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM), 35 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lübeck, 66 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 35 kmnorthwest
  • Lübeck Blankensee Airport (LBC) Lübeck 61 kmnortheast
  • Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 100 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Lübeck Population: 212.2K 66 kmnortheast
  • Bremen Population: 546.5K 98 kmwest
  • Kiel Population: 252.7K 108 kmnorth
  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 110 kmsouth
  • Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 111 kmwest

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

Day trips from Winsen (Luhe)

Within 100 km: 400 historic and cultural sites, 3,053 natural sites, 1,211 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km414 places

  • Viertbusch Natural site 20 kmN
  • Billerhuder Insel Island 24 kmNW
  • Reihersee Lake 17 kmE
  • Neuländer See Lake 17 kmNW

25–60 km1,594 places

  • Pagensand Island 60 kmNW
  • Hanskalbsand Island 42 kmNW
  • Fischwerder Island 59 kmNE
  • Kleiner Werder Island 59 kmNE

60–100 km2,656 places

  • Ziegelwerder Island 90 kmE
  • Sundern Natural site 68 kmSW
  • Warnau River 65 kmSW
  • Wiehe River 87 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Winsen (Luhe)

23 places
  1. 1 Winsen 32.7K

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

Cities & villages16

Mountains & nature4

Heritage & sights2

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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