Village

Insel

Located in Schneverdingen, Landkreis Heidekreis Coordinates: 53°08′40″ N 9°45′55″ E

Location in Germany

Elevation: 60 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 Airport56 km; BRE Bremen Airport66 km

About Insel

Insel is a village. Location: Schneverdingen, Landkreis Heidekreis. Elevation: 60 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (56 km). Nearby sights include Moor bei Osterwede and Heimatmuseum De Theeshof.

At a glance

Area: 29 km²

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Insel

Moor bei Osterwede smarties · CC BY-SA 4.0
Oberes Fintautal smarties · CC BY-SA 3.0
Heidemoor bei Ottermoor smarties · CC BY-SA 3.0
Finteler Wacholderlandschaft Smarties · CC BY-SA 4.0
Jettepark ChristianSW · CC0

Climate of Insel

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 71 mm

Hottest month: August (day 23°)
Coldest month: January (night -2°)
Wettest month: December (80 mm)
Driest month: February (49 mm)

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18° 7°

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18° 9°

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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 Insel
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	3°	4°	8°	13°	18°	21°	22°	23°	18°	13°	7°	4°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	1°	3°	7°	10°	12°	12°	9°	5°	2°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	71	49	63	51	56	77	69	65	64	62	71	80

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Insel

The nearest airport is Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM), 56 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bremen, 65 km to the west.

Airports

Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) Hamburg 56 kmnorth
Bremen Airport (BRE) Bremen 66 kmwest
Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 76 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Bremen Population: 546.5K 65 kmwest
Hanover Population: 515.1K 86 kmsouth
Bremerhaven Population: 118.6K 91 kmnorthwest
Lübeck Population: 212.2K 101 kmnortheast
Oldenburg Population: 159.2K 104 kmwest

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

Day trips from Insel

Within 100 km: 393 historic and cultural sites, 2,767 natural sites, 1,040 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km284 places

Brunausee Lake 15 kmE
Birkensee Lake 8 kmS
Mühlenbachsee Lake 24 kmW
Moränasee Lake 18 kmSE

25–60 km1,408 places

Viertbusch Natural site 56 kmNE
Sundern Natural site 37 kmS
Warnau River 31 kmS
Leine River 48 kmS

60–100 km2,508 places

Wiehe River 74 kmSE
Rhinplate Island 75 kmN
Pagensand Island 63 kmN
Harrier Sand Island 86 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Moor bei Osterwede Natural site, Schneverdingen
2.3 km W
Heimatmuseum De Theeshof Museum, Schneverdingen
2.1 km SE
Oberes Fintautal Natural site, Schneverdingen
3.2 km N
St. Ansgar Attraction, Schneverdingen
3 km SE
St. Peter und Paul Attraction, Schneverdingen
3.4 km SE
Jettepark Natural site, Schneverdingen
3.5 km SE