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Village

Giesen

Located in Landkreis Hildesheim, Lower Saxony Coordinates: 52°12′00″ N 9°54′00″ E

Map showing the location of Giesen Giesen
Location in Germany
Population
9,382
9.4K
Elevation
72 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
9
listed under Giesen
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HAJ Hannover Airport33 km
KSF Kassel Airport94 km

About Giesen

Giesen is a village. Location: Landkreis Hildesheim, Lower Saxony. Population: 9,382. Elevation: 72 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (33 km). Nearby sights include Flußgraben and Rusterberg.

Climate of Giesen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 52 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
June (73 mm)
Driest month
February (41 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 Giesen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°9°13°19°21°23°23°19°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°1°4°8°11°13°12°9°6°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)534154485673666153515263

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Giesen

The nearest airport is Hannover Airport (HAJ), 33 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Hanover, 22 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Hannover Airport (HAJ) Hannover 33 kmnorthwest
  • Kassel Airport (KSF) Calden 94 kmsouth
  • Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) Büren 110 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Hanover Population: 515.1K 22 kmnorthwest
  • Salzgitter Population: 105K 36 kmeast
  • Braunschweig Population: 244.7K 43 kmeast
  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 65 kmnortheast
  • Göttingen Population: 122.1K 74 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Giesen

Within 100 km: 370 historic and cultural sites, 3,674 natural sites, 757 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km248 places

  • Ohe River 13 kmW
  • Maschsee Lake 20 kmNW
  • Sonnensee Lake 23 kmN
  • Ziegenberg Mountain 18 kmSE

25–60 km1,507 places

  • Wiehe River 51 kmNE
  • Schalk River 55 kmSE
  • Badeinsel Island 47 kmNW
  • Unter Hahnebalzer Teich Lake 54 kmSE

60–100 km3,046 places

  • Sundern Natural site 69 kmN
  • Warnau River 78 kmN
  • Naure River 95 kmSW
  • Leine River 62 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Giesen

9 places
  1. 1 Giesen 9.9K

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

Cities & villages6

Mountains & nature2

Nearby attractions & nature

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